No more flat percentage for child support

For 30 years, Illinois has used a flat percentage guidelines model ranging from 20 to 50 percent of net income to determine child support. Next year, this will change. Illinois will join 40 other states that use the income shares model to determine child support when Public Act 99-0764 takes effect July 1.The income shares model is a model that considers both parents’ incomes when determining child …

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