Hanover Park, Illinois Child Support Lawyers
In Illinois, where the parties have minor children, child support is almost always ordered in divorce cases. Child support is not designed to punish the non-custodial parent or enrich the custodial parent, but rather to assure that the children share in the income of both of their parents. At the Law Offices of Elliot Heidelberger , we have helped numerous families deal with child support issues and protect the interests of their children.
We have helped individuals modify their existing agreement, as well as enforce existing orders. In Illinois, the State Dispersement Unit (SDU) provides an effective tool to collect child support, and we can make sure your ex-spouse lives up to their support obligation by utilizing the services of the SDU.
Our child support lawyers represent men and women throughout the Chicago area, including the northwest suburbs of Chicago, such as Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Schaumburg, Hanover Park, Streamwood, Carol Stream , Bloomingdale, Roselle and Arlington Heights, as well as former area residents who need in-state representation.
Illinois Child Support Guidelines
The State of Illinois has laid out child support guidelines for payments by non-custodial parents to custodial parents. The guidelines require child support payments of any where from 20% of the non-custodial parent’s income for one child to 50% of the non-custodial parent’s income for six or more children.
Child support payments are generally based on the net income of the non-custodial parent. Our child support attorneys work with our clients to determine their net income--and the net income of their spouses--in an effort to determine the amount of child support to be paid. For the sake of child support, net income is income from all sources minus state and federal taxes, Social Security and Medicare payments, mandatory retirement contributions, union dues, healthcare premiums, and prior child support obligations
Experienced Child Support Attorneys
Nevertheless, guidelines are just that, guidelines. Our attorneys can help parents determine appropriate child support payments for each parent’s specific economic situation. Issues such as illness, children from another marriage, high incomes, the age of the children, and the non-custodial parent’s income potential can have a substantial impact on child support awards. Our goal when dealing with child support issues is to assure our clients’ children do not suffer as a result of the divorce, while providing our clients with enough money to support themselves and their families.
Contact Our Northwest Suburban Chicago Child Support Attorneys
If you are currently involved in a divorce and need legal advice regarding child support issues, please contact the Law Offices of Elliot Heidelberger at (630) 289-4000. Our experienced child support lawyers will provide legal advice regarding the financial consequences of a child support action, as well as information about protecting the interests of your children.
