Q: If I'm a primary caregiver, and wife and I are divorcing with joint custody, will I have to pay IL's 40% child support?
I'm seeing a lawyer soon, so I'm not wanting specific legal advice, just generalities so I know what to expect. I take the kids to school, get them dressed, buy all the food for the house (including spouse), pay all the bills, give spouse money occasionally, work on school projects and homework 90% of the time, and generally do the most of the housework (cleaning, laundry, etc.). She wants a divorce, is going to school (after 11 years at home), working full time (earns $2-3K / mo), and is in general checked out from the kids (on her phone, doing homework, lets them graze instead of feeding them). She took out multiple loans ($8K total) in my name without my knowledge and in general mismanages her money. We will do a collaborative divorce with joint custody. I earn $5300 / mo and am very concerned that the law in Illinois will force me to pay the 40% child support to her. I don't believe, with her debt load (consumer), that she is capable of renting a house for 4 kids. Thanks!
A:
Illinois did away with percentages for child support.
The new formula compares both incomes and parenting time.
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