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My son's mom doesn't buy him what he needs. She takes him only once a week to her house. She doesn't even take him to school. He doesn't talk prolerly, he is gaining weight, all he does is play games and eat. He doesnt like coming with me because I put him to do homework, I... View More 
The mom waited 5 years to tell me, so i pay backtracked child support?
Can he do this and win?
answered on Aug 22, 2017
A parent can petition to change the Parenting Plan.
As to whether he will win, depends on if he can convince the court that it is in the child's best interest.
where to go and what to do do I need to go to the police to set the set the abandoned?
I don't work we don't have money to pay for food and groceries for the hpuse.
please help me i don't know what to do.
answered on Aug 22, 2017
Either hire a private lawyer to file for child support or contact Public Aid and they will connect you to an office that helps people with child support at no cost.
Over to il dcfs who needed more help and treatment then what i could do. So i had no income now i am still a stay at home mom but my fiance does have income will the state of Illinois go after his income even tho the child is not his if we are to get married ?
answered on Aug 21, 2017
His income should have nothing to do with it.
Sometimes it comes up because the household expenses include his expenses.
We have 1 child together and he has another from a previous relationship. He pays $350/month to his ex plus half of all other expenses for that child but this IS NOT court ordered. They don't have any legal documentation of this arrangement as they were never married and never filed any legal... View More
answered on Aug 20, 2017
It is possible.
A lot of things are taken into account.
If ordered, it would be for a limited amount of time.
answered on Aug 18, 2017
If they r not working fast enough for u, which is typical, hire a private lawyer or go to the circuit clerk's office to represent yourself.
answered on Aug 17, 2017
If he is behind in support, he needs to be taken to court for contempt.
Then he'll have to explain what he does for work and how much he gets paid.
I Was on medical leave from my job for the past 4 and a half months. Who do I contact about the child support I was unable to pay?
answered on Aug 13, 2017
It all comes out of the court.
You can ask the court to add the arrearage and allow you to make regular payments plus additional to catch up.
answered on Aug 10, 2017
Contact Cook County Clerk of Court to see if they have what you need.
They have a lot of forms online.
How long before i get a payment? Father has a stable job
answered on Aug 9, 2017
Either hire a lawyer or defend yourself.
If she has custody, you need to show her your paystub to figure out the child support amount.
How about the father.
answered on Aug 9, 2017
Usually doesn't go retroactive unless you were supposed to provide income information and didn't.
We're legally separated and live with our current significant others and everytime I get my son back he's dirty, and needs to be taken to print care for something. Last time I had him he was covered in flea bites because my exes house was infested even tho he claims it wasn't.
answered on Aug 9, 2017
Ask for temporary custody in your divorce case.
It isn't called custody anymore. It's parenting plan.
I am almost going to turn 18 in a month, my dad has evaded child support since I was 3-4 years old only gave me for like a month and then he moved to Mexico. Is there a way he can pay me all that he has evaded or is that all lost? Does it matter that I have a child of my own? Recently I found out... View More
answered on Aug 8, 2017
If and only if there was a court order for him to pay support does he owe it if hasn't paid it.
It belongs to the custodian who was supposed to get it, not the child.
my son now lives with me, he is 19, my child support ends when my daughter is 19, i filed for a motion to change child support, with the goal of reducing the payment, as my son now lives with me. does he need to go to court to testify to this living with me, sorry for the abbreviations.
answered on Aug 7, 2017
Does anyone dispute that he lives with you.
You are only paying for the one child.
I got divorced in Will County over 10 years ago. I have sole custody of our 10 year old daughter. I live in Aurora, IL however my ex moved to St Louis, MO. He refused to pay his share of expenses for our daughter and he's ignoring my calls/emails. Since our divorce he's only been... View More
answered on Aug 8, 2017
Call Will County State's Attorney's Office-they may have a child support enforcement division that may be able to help you. If they don't, then you can call the Will County Circuit Clerk's office and they may have a list of organizations that offer free or reduced cost services
I did need assistance (foodstamps) as Im not making much money, but he works odd jobs to help care for them Im concerned about filling out the forms I dont want to harm our family. The forms do state they are attornies for the state, Is it that im on assistance that's making this harder than... View More
He states due to new Illinois child support law... Needs to make sure he is not paying to much. My understanding we are grandfathered into old law because divorce final in 2015 and no significant change to our situation.
He now refuses to split court ordered costs of school fees etc because... View More
answered on Aug 7, 2017
You are correct. Our new child support law specifically spells out that the new law, in and of itself, is not a valid reason to revisit the amount of child support that was ordered prior to July 1, 2017. Your ex would have to be able to prove a substantial change of circumstance that is separate... View More
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