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Illinois Child Support

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In Illinois, both parents have a duty to pay reasonable and necessary support to provide for the reasonable and necessary physical, mental and emotional health needs of the minor children, as well as for adult children who continue to require parental support, and children who are mentally or physically disable or attending school. Neglect or refusal "without any lawful excuse" to support or maintain a child under the age of 18 years, or a needy spouse, is a Class A misdemeanor and creates civil liability in the non-supporter for the amount of any public assistance provided the spouse or child.

The following links will provide helpful information about Illinois child support. If you have questions about Illinois child support laws or would like a referral to an Illinois child support lawyer, please do not hesitate to contact us. All inquiries are free and confidential.

• Circumstances where a court can require payment of child support in Illinois
• Court followed guidelines to awards in Illinois
• Determination of a parent's income in Illinois
• Post majority child support in Illinois
• Factors considered in awarding post-majority support in Illinois
• Modification of Illinois child support
• Impact of Remarriage or having other children
• Paternity in Illinois
• Frequently Asked Questions About Illinois Child Support
• What makes a great Illinois child support lawyer?
• Knowing Your Family Law Judge
• Forensic Accounting in Family Law Proceedings

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Helpful tips for those going through a divorce in Illinois

We have been helping people find Illinois divorce lawyers since 2001. Here is some information that people have found useful and interesting over the years.

If you sign a prenuptial agreement right before you were married it will not likely be enforceable.

If both parties agree on every aspect of the divorce, the 6 month waiting period can be waived.

An Illinois divorce lawyer cannot represent a client on a contingency basis.

There are no jury trials in Illinois divorce cases.

Once a divorce case has been filed in the courts, you typically cannot move out of state with your children without the courts permission.

In an Illinois divorce, in order to get your maiden name back you need a court order.

Inherited money or property is not a marital asset.

If you move out of the house during divorce you are not abandoning your rights to that property.

A truly uncontested divorce means that you and your spouse have worked out every issue.

In many counties if you are getting divorced and the parties cannot work out a joint parenting agreement the court will order mandatory mediation.

Where you were married is not relevant in determining where divorce should be filed. What is important is where you are currently living.

Although adultery is grounds for a divorce in Illinois, judges usually do not factor adultery into their decisions about child custody unless it is affecting the best interests of the child.

When a divorcing couple lives in a separate county or state, the jurisdiction for the divorce will be determined by the first party that files for divorce and serves the other side.

Illinois does not have alimony, but does have maintenance which is similar to what most people think of when they say alimony.

Although there are guidelines on how a judge should decide a divorce case, the parties can agree on whatever they want and the courts will usually approve it.

Annulment is usually a church term. In Illinois you can only get an annulment if you did not consummate your marriage or if you were forced to marry under some sort of duress.

If you file for divorce in Illinois you must have lived here for at least 90 days.

If your spouse cheats on you, in order to sue his or mistress, you must show that the mistress essentially put them under a spell to which point they could not control their actions.