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Illinois courts may deviate above or below these guidelines based upon the best interests of the child, considering in light of evidence including but not limited to the following relevant factors:

1. the financial resources of the child
2. the financial resources and needs of the custodial parent
3. the standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved
4. the physical and emotional condition of the child, and his educational needs; and
5. the financial resources and needs to the non-custodial parent.

In Illinois, a court may deviate below the guidelines only upon entering specific findings to justify the lower amount. No specific findings are needed to deviate above the guidelines, but in practice, the court generally state their reasons, which usually have to do with the children's special needs of the condition of the custodian parent.

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