Child Support & Modification

Child support is a topic that probably weighs on your mind as a single parent. If you receive support, you may need a larger amount because your child’s needs have changed. Conversely, you might pay support and need to lower your payments because you recently lost...

Child support is an obligation. Every parent has a responsibility to provide financially for their child. While all parents should also provide emotionally for their children, the court can only mandate financial care. Once you have an order for child support, the...

After an Allocation Judgment and Parenting Plan is entered with the court, the next major topic may be child support and child related expenses. Child support is now calculated based upon the net incomes of both parents. Net income is the income a party receives after...

Parents in Lake County, Illinois, and other parts of the suburbs of Northern Chicago may know enough about how child support works in this state to recognize that it in many cases follows a formula. In other words, while parents might quibble about the numbers that...