Get IL DAH H 79.2 2016

You go back to court. Once a child support order is issued, either parent may request that a court modify (change) the amount of support, either up or down. Although either parent can ask a court to modify child support, this article will focus on increasing child support payments.

Income Is a Factor Since child support is based primarily on parental income, a change in either parent's earnings may provide a good reason to modify support. ... In any case, one parent must go back to court to request a modification: It won't happen automatically.

A Large Inheritance or a Substantial Increase in Income If a custodial parent discovers that the parent responsible for payments child support payments (the obligor) is the beneficiary of a large sum of money, a custodial parent might consider petitioning the court for an increase in child support responsibilities.

When non-custodial parents change jobs, the amount of child support they are responsible for does not change automatically to reflect their new salary. ... A parent whose pay has decreased may be entitled to a reduction in court-ordered payments.

Show a Substantial Change in Circumstances A substantial increase in the non-custodial parent's (paying parent) income, usually 10% or more - courts consider it in the best interests of the child to live in reasonably equal circumstances when residing in either parent's home.

The child support agency automatically reviews the support orders in TANF cases as least once every three years. In non-TANF cases, the child support agency will review the child support order at least once every three years at the request of either parent.

Purpose of a Child Support Modification Hearing Life events that may require a modification hearing include a change in jobs or marital status, and financial hardship, incarceration or serious injury. Child support payments can be increased or decreased only by order of a judge.

Gather evidence of changes in circumstances. ... File a Petition to Modify Child Support. ... Argue that you are paying extras. ... Identify a change in financial circumstances. ... Submit a joint request to the court.

A modification hearing is an attempt by the moving party to change something about the current order. The standard is usually that there needs to be a material change of circumstances.

Child support does not automatically go up. You have to ask to modify your child support. The fact that the child is now 12 is a factor. The child support schedule (the table that sets how much should be paid according to the parties' combined monthly incomes) has separate categories for children 0-11 and 12-18.

Typically the non-custodial parent, will be ordered to pay some amount of child support to his or her former spouse who is now acting as the custodial parent. ... A parent can ask for a child support modification when there is a change in circumstances.

A legal parent's spouse is not responsible for supporting a child who is not theirs. ... This may seem like a reason for bringing in a spouse's income into child support calculations. However, child support is not based on the two spouses' household income or joint net worth, but on the individual obligor's own net income.

Generally speaking, remarriage has no impact on whether you receive child support or not. ... Therefore, in most states, the courts will not reduce an obligor's child support payments due to a custodial parent's decision to remarry.

Most states determine child support, in part, based on family size, so your child support payments may go down if you have another child. However, it isn't an automatic reduction and, depending on your circumstances and your state's laws, you may not receive a reduction at all.

Child support payments can be changed only by a court's modification order. The modification process can increase or decrease payments. The ways you can lower child support payments will vary by circumstance.