Chicago Child Support Legal Articles
INTRODUCTION
Establishing Child Support
Statutory and Common Law Basis of Obligation
Children’s Right To Be Supported
Jurisdiction To Award Child Support
Temporary Support
Statutory Basis
Standards
Termination of Temporary Support Orders
Application of IMNDMA 505
Minimum Percentage Guidelines
Percentages
Net Income
Unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, and other types of income
Multiple support orders
Deviation from the Guidelines
Statutory Factors
Custodial Parent’s Financial Resources and Needs
Standard of Living
High-income situations
Educational expenses
Physical Emotional, and Educational Needs of Child
Non-custodial Parent’s Financial Resources and Needs
Miscellaneous Factors Affecting Deviation from the Guidelines
Financial Misconduct/Inability To Pay Adequate Support
Split Custody and the Application of the Guidelines
Deviation by Agreement
Default and Other Situations in Which Income is Unknown
Unallocated Support
Health Insurance
Security for Child Support
Insurance as Security in the Event of the Supporting Parent’s Death
Trusts as Security or Source for Support
Withholding
Mechanics of Child Support
Overview of Requirements and Procedures
Percentage vs. Amount Dilemma in Specifying Support
Family Support Affidavit
Payment to Clerk
Enforcement of Support Orders
The Effect of In re Marriage of Lappe
Specific Remedies
Termination and Modification
Agreements
Visitation-Support Tradeoff
Specific Terms in Private Agreements
Modification Provisions in Settlement Agreements
Termination
Support Of Non-minor Children And College Education
Post-Majority High School Support
Disabled Children
Educational Expenses
Factors Used in Allocation
Agreements
Standing To Enforce
Modification Of Child Support Procedures
Venue
Petition and Notice
In Personam Jurisdiction
Non-Modifiability of Vested Child Support
Pendency of Appeal
Child Support Always Modifiable
Applicable Law for Modification
Guideline Modification
Substantial Change in Circumstances
Modification Factors
Increased Needs of Children
Increased Financial Ability
Recipient Parent
Decreased Financial Ability
Recipient Parent In modification of support proceedings
Remarriage
Recipient Parent law
Change of Custody
Emancipation
Resources of Child
Temporary Suspension of Abatement
Denial or Reservation of Child Support/Retroactivity
Termination of Child Support
CONCLUSION
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