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How Garnishment Withholding Is Calculated in Child Support By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC Child support may be ordered as part of a divorce, in legal proceedings when unmarried couples split up, or as a result of a paternity case. These payments help ensure your child’s needs are provided for and offset basic living costs, such […]

Are College Expenses Automatically Added to Child Support in Illinois? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC One of the most important aspects of raising a child is making sure they have everything they need, including a good education. College expenses are not automatically added to support, but a contribution to college expenses may be considered under […]

How Is Child Support Decided When There Are Multiple Mothers? By: Gordon & Perlut, LLC Court-ordered child support in Illinois helps to protect the standard of living for children whose parents are divorced or unmarried. It ensures they have the food, clothing, medical care, and other items they need, which is often impossible to adequately […]

Child Custody and Visitation Laws in Illinois When parents in Illinois divorce, they must make decisions regarding their children. In Illinois, parents have rights and responsibilities when it comes to parenting their children. The law allows parents to spend time with their child, even if the child lives primarily with the other parent. Illinois child […]