Whenever a celebrity’s child support amount is announced in the news, the child support always seems absurdly high. Kelly Clarkson pays her ex-husband $ 45,601 in child support. Nick Cannon pays $2.2 million dollars a year to the mothers of his nine children. Celebrities do not live in Illinois. So, celebrities are not a useful guide to what the actual upper limits of child support are in Illinois. What is the cap on child support in Illinois? How Is Child Support Calculated In Illinois? “The court shall determine child support in each case by applying the child support guidelines” 750 ILCS 5/505(a)(2) In Illinois, child support “guidelines” are determined via an “Income Shares Method.” This method estimates what amount of money parents with their respective incomes and time with the child will spend on the child. “The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules establishing child support guidelines which include worksheets to aid in the calculation of the child support obligations and a schedule of basic child support obligations that reflects the percentage of combined net income that parents living in the same household in this State ordinarily spend on their child.” 750 ILCS 5/505(a)(1) With both parents’ net incomes and the income shares schedule, child support can be calculated. “The court shall compute the basic child support obligation by taking the following steps:(A) determine each parent’s monthly net income;(B) add the parents’ monthly net incomes together to determine the combined monthly net income of the parents;(C) select the corresponding appropriate amount from the schedule of basic child support obligations based on the parties’ combined monthly net income and number of children of the parties; and (D) calculate each parent’s percentage share of the basic child support obligation.” 750 ILCS 5/505(A)(1.5) What Is The Maximum Child Support That Can Be Paid In Illinois ***UPDATE: The Income Shares Tables Changed in February 2023. I will update this article soon*** On the current 2022 Income Shares Schedule Based On Net Income, there is a maximum net income for both parties available: $ 30,024.99. That is $ 360,299.88 a year as the maximum net income for both parents to determine child support based on the income shares schedule. Anything beyond $ 30,024.99 a month, the income shares schedule does NOT provide a corresponding child support amount. That maximum income is a net amount after taxes. What is the gross […]
from Russell D. Knight | Family Lawyer Chicago https://rdklegal.com/what-is-the-cap-on-child-support-in-illinois/
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