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Parents have options for negotiating terms of child support
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The terms for child support payments do not necessarily have to be determined after a contentious court battle. Private negotiations between the parents or more formal proceedings such as mediation might enable Illinois parents who are ending their marriae to focus on the financial needs of the family and reach an agreement. Although private negotiations are informal in nature, each party may want to have an attorney present during discussions. Alternatively, a parent could take a draft of the terms to an attorney for
Older siblings can obtain custody of younger one
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. In some cases where Illinois parents are not capable of taking care of their child, a sibling may attempt to get custody. However, this can sometimes be difficult as siblings are often close in age. As such, the sibling seeking custody will have to show the court that he or she is independent, stable and can financially support the child. People can become a legal guardian to their younger sibling without having to go to court. For example, the parents can relinquish legal custody
Nesting as a type of co-parenting
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Illinois parents who decide to divorce must determine how they will handle child custody. Historically, women have been granted physical custody of their children with the fathers having visitation on the weekends and during summer months. More recently, courts have been favoring shared custody arrangements in which the children spend nearly equal amounts of time with both parents. Instead of making the children move back and forth between their homes, some parents are trying a new type of shared parenting called nesting. In this
Illinois changes child support law
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Following the lead of other states, Illinois is implementing major changes to the way child support gets calculated. The changes are meant to make the way the state calculates child support similar to those other states and to result in fair child support payments. According to the new changes, in order to calculate child support, the incomes of both parents will be considered, as well as the amount of time each parent spends with their children. The changes also eliminate the use of hard
How states collect and distribute child support
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. If Illinois divorced parents have a formal child support order, this support is administered through the state disbursement unit. In general, this unit receives support from the noncustodial parent and then distributes it to the custodial parent. If a noncustodial parent is receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, in some states, the child support might be used to reimburse the state and federal government for the TANF payments. However, research supports passing through the child support to families because it has been shown to
How parents should navigate a child custody hearing
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. There are a number of mistakes that Illinois parents might make in a child custody hearing that could jeopardize their chances of getting custody. Displaying anger or bitterness toward the other parent could make a poor impression on a judge if it implies that the parent is unlikely to be cooperative. Friends and family members may also try to be helpful by suggesting that a parent ask for more support or time with the child, but parents should not allow themselves to be pressured.
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