Q: Child is in HS and custodial parent still doesn't work. Paying $1700/month. Can court force her to work and contribute?
Illinois. Divorced 15 years ago and paid 3 years of alimony so that the ex could go back to college. She had only completed college through her junior year. She took the money but didn't go back to college. The last of our 3 children will be turning 18 next year and ex has been living off child support, with me paying for absolutely every extra (not court ordered, just doing so to keep kids happy). We're going to court to lower child support based upon Illinois' new income share model. Ex isn't working although there's no reason in the world she shouldn't be. Is Illinois likely to revise child support based upon what she could be making full time, even at minimum wage? She woirked full time before we were married and before we had kids. She is Peruvian and, in her own mind, she thinks I should support her forever.
A:
The court can impute income to a non-working parent.
Every case is different.
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