Three Dramatic Changes to the Illinois Child Support Law
On July 1, 2017, at the legislature's modifications to Illinois' child support statute (750 ILCS 5/505) became effective. On the surface the modifications may not appear that significant but they are in practice in a number of ways. Below are the three most dramatic ways in which the child support law changes. 1. Both parents incomes are considered when determining the amount of child support to be paid; 2. If the person paying child support exercises 146 or more overnigh