The Law Offices of Brian A. Grady
Attorney At Law
125 S. Bloomingdale Road
Suite 11
Bloomingdale, IL. 60108
Phone:(630) 351 - 4466
Fax: (630) 894 - 2528
E-Mail: bgrady@illinois-custody.com
Attorney At Law
125 S. Bloomingdale Road
Suite 11
Bloomingdale, IL. 60108
Phone:(630) 351 - 4466
Fax: (630) 894 - 2528
E-Mail: bgrady@illinois-custody.com
CHILD SUPPORT
The court will make one party pay support to the parent who has physical residential custody of the minor child. The amount of support is usually based upon a percentage of the non-custodian's net income and is as follows:
| Number of Children | Percent of Supporting Party's Net Income |
| 1 | 20% |
| 2 | 28% (effective 7/10/03) |
| 3 | 32% |
| 4 | 40% |
| 5 | 45% |
| 6 or more | 50% |
The court can determine, taken into account of the best interests of the child, that the payor shall pay a less or greater amount of his / her income, based upon the following factors:
- (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
- (b) the financial resources and needs of the custodial parent;
- (c) the standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;
- (d) the physical and emotional condition of the child, and his educational needs; and
- (e) the financial resources and needs of the non-custodial parent.
750 ILCS 5 / 505
Net Income is defined, pursuant to 750 ILCS 505 (a)(3):
"Net Income" is defined as the total of all income from all sources, minus the following deductions:
(a) Federal income tax (properly calculated withholding or estimated payments);
(b) State income tax (properly calculated withholding or estimated payments);
(c) Social Security (FICA) payments);
(d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by law or as a condition of employment;
(e) Union dues;
(f) Dependent and individual health/hospitalizationinsurance premiums;
(g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance actually paid pursuant to a court order;
(h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the production of income, medical expenditures necessary to preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures for the benefit of the child and other parent, exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income in determining the minimum amount of support to be ordered only for the period that such payments are due and shall enter an order containing provisions for its self-executing modification upon termination of such payment period.