Category Archives for Modification & Enforcement
Is It Time to Take Your Child Support Case Back to Court?
If your child support order was entered prior to 2017, it was calculated under old law. Previously, child support was based solely on the income of the non-residential parent (i.e. the parent who does live with the children most of … Continue reading
PARENTAL RELOCATION… THE DO’S & DON’TS
You are a parent raising young kids in the state of Illinois but you think another state or county within Illinois would benefit your family more. Problem: you share parental allocation or responsibility (formerly custody) with your ex-spouse. In the … Continue reading
College? How will you pay?
Your high school student has likely received his or her college acceptance letters for regular admission. In divorce, post- divorce, or parentage cases in Illinois, the Court can order parents to assist their children with their college expenses. In previous posts, we have … Continue reading
Dependency Exemption for Taxes: Are you maximizing your tax refund?
It’s that time of year, again: time to file your taxes. Are you looking to get as much of a refund back as possible? One of the most desirable exemptions is the dependency exemption. Parents are entitled to a dependency exemption for … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Fathers
Or, the second choice and more blunt title: File Your Case or Lose Your Kid(s) Forever. This article is specifically intended for fathers who are not Continue reading
