Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Child Support Adjustment

Child support is a matter for a court to decide. Although the statutory child support guideline (20% of net income for one child, 25% for two, 32% for three; 40% for four, 45% for five; 50% for 6 and up) is applied in almost all cases, it is not mandatory. A court may deviate from the guidelines, in the best interests of a child, for many reasons including �the financial resources and needs of the custodial parent.�

Here are all the reasons for deviating from the guideline set forth in the statute governing the amount of child support:

(a) the financial resources and needs of the child;

(b) the financial resources and needs of the custodial parent;

(c) the standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;

(d) the physical and emotional condition of the child, and his educational needs; and

(e) the financial resources and needs of the non-custodial parent.

It appears that all the above issues are relevant to the modifacation of support you are seeking.