The amount of child support you receive is based on the financial obligations you have to provide for your child’s physical, mental and emotional needs. These obligations can vary drastically from family to family, so the child support calculation process requires an understanding of your unique circumstances. Illinois, like all states, has a process for calculating the support you are entitled to receive. If you have questions about how support calculation works in your case, an experienced Hillside, IL child support lawyer can help.
How Is Child Support Calculated in Illinois?
Illinois uses the “shares model” approach to calculate the appropriate child support payment. This model determines support by:
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Combining the net incomes of both parents to determine what the combined household income would have been had they stayed married;