Chicago Divorce Lawyer Russell Knight Explains Child Support and Custody in Illinois
Mar 1, 2022
March 01, 2022 - /PressAdvantage/ - Chicago divorce lawyer Russell Knight (https://rdklegal.com/child-support-and-50-50-custody-in-illinois/) releases a new article that explains how child support and shared custody work in Illinois. The lawyer mentions that most of the time, the parent who is with the child most of the time is awarded child support. However, when neither parent has the child for the majority of the time, the question of how child support is calculated is often asked.
According to the Chicago divorce lawyer, “An Illinois family law court has the power to award child support. The amount of that child support is not so clear to the layperson or even most attorneys. In reality, we all use online calculators to determine child support but it is important to know the principles that those online calculators operate under. Illinois law imposes a series of byzantine steps in order to calculate child support.”
The lawyer then explains that there is a schedule in Illinois that parents follow when it comes to child support. The schedule contains hundreds of combined incomes in $25 to $100 increments and can be used to total each parent’s share of child support. Once the amount of obligation is determined, each parent’s percentage share of the basic child support obligation can then be calculated.
Attorney Russell Knight mentions in the article that after the child support obligation multiplied by 1.5 is determined, that number is to be divided by the percentage of time the obligor parent has with the child. These two respective amounts of support are then offset by each other. The smaller child support amount is then subtracted from the larger child support amount.
In the article, the divorce lawyer explains that many parents engage in custody or parenting time that provides for a 50/50 split of the children’s time. An equal amount of parenting time, however, does not mean that one parent does not owe the other child support.
Furthermore, attorney Knight also says that all the decisions made by the court are based on the best interests of the child. Sometimes, a parent who spends the majority of the time with the children may have to pay child support to the other parent who only sees the children sporadically.
Lastly, the Chicago divorce lawyer emphasizes the importance of seeking the help of an experienced lawyer when it comes to matters like child support. Having a skilled attorney may be able to help the client understand their rights and whether they may be able to get a favorable outcome.
About The Law Office of Russell D. Knight
The Law Office of Russell D. Knight was established in 2009 by the divorce attorney Russell D. Knight. The lawyer’s love for family law is demonstrated by the numerous articles personally written by the lawyer. Russell is a licensed lawyer throughout Florida and Illinois. The attorney has a legal practice in both states and employs an entire staff of paralegals and attorneys in the two states of Chicago, Illinois, and Naples, Florida. Contact them today at (773) 334-6311.
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