Many reasons arise throughout a person’s life to cause them to consider moving to another state. For example, new job opportunities, educational pursuits, or being closer to extended family. While these reasons are valid, sharing custody or a placement schedule of children with the other parent...
Garbage In = Garbage Out for Child Support
When child custody is a factor in your divorce, providing accurate financial information to your legal counsel is of critical importance to determining child support payments. The phrase “garbage in = garbage out” refers to circumstances in which the use of inaccurate data (garbage in) in a...
What Counts as “Income” for Child Support Purposes?
Child support is used to ensure that children are taken care of and that both parents are financially supporting the children. Ideally, children should be able to maintain a certain living standard even after their parents are divorced and child support allows their basic needs to be met, no...
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT VS. CHILD CUSTODY ENFORCEMENT
On behalf of Law Office of Bradley R. Tengler, P.C. posted in Child Custody on Monday, November 4, 2013. According to Joseph Cordell, founder of DadsDivorce.com, there is a disparity between the child support enforcement and custody enforcement. Cordell argues this disparity tends to show...
WHAT HAPPENS IF I FALL BEHIND ON CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS?
On behalf of Law Office of Bradley R. Tengler, P.C. posted in Child Support on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. The Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) helps custodial parents obtain and enforce child support orders. DCSS services are provided free of charge. The DCSS has statutory...
CHILD SUPPORT AFTER 18: CAN I BE FORCED TO PAY FOR MY CHILD’S COLLEGE TUITION?
On behalf of Law Office of Bradley R. Tengler, P.C. posted in Child Support on Sunday, June 30, 2013. In Illinois, a court may, in some cases, order parents to contribute to their child's college expenses as part of the child support agreement. Illinois law refers to this as "non-minor...