Multi-State Divorce & Family Law Blog by Stange Law Firm, PC

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. When Illinois parents get divorced or decide to separate, one parent is often required to pay a certain amount in child support. Judges use financial information provided by both parents to make determinations about how much these payments will be. Because judges generally do not know the families, parents should prepare for the hearing. Parents should read all of their mail to ensure that they do not miss any piece of information that may come from their attorney, the other parent or the court.

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Friday, June 15, 2018. Some parents in Illinois may be struggling to collect child support from their exes. The parent who is owed support may suspect the other parent of underreporting income or deliberately earning less in order to avoid higher child support payments. The latter is known as “voluntary impoverishment,” and there are ways to detect if this might be happening. The office of child support enforcement can assist a parent in collecting support. If the parents do not already have a legally binding support arrangement in

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Friday, April 20, 2018. When people are involved in child custody cases in Illinois, there are some important things that they should know about how it might affect their taxes. Child custody may affect the dependency exemptions and the available credits that people can claim on their income tax forms. Parents may receive several tax benefits when they claim their children as dependents. They may receive the dependency exemption, the child tax credit, the earned income credit, and the credit for child care expenses, and they may be