To Apply for Services You can apply for child support services by clicking the link below or calling 1-800-447-4278. Note: You do not need to be a Department of Human Services client to receive child support services.
The Clean Slate program is offered by Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Child Support Services. If you qualify, the program allows permanent removal of past due child support debt owed to the State of Illinois in exchange for regular ordered payments of child support to the family.
If the other parent does not agree to dismiss the child support arrearage, file a motion in court and ask a judge to dismiss the arrearage. Then, ask the judge to schedule a hearing date. At the hearing, you will be allowed to present evidence as to why the judge should dismiss the arrearage.
Motions How to Prepare a Motion: You will title your Motion and write what you are asking the judge for and why the judge should agree with you. Available Motion Forms: There are general motion and notice forms that can be found here. Obtain a Court Date. Notice of Court Date for Motion.
Child support collected and retained by DHFS between January 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024 will be passed on to the family, thanks to a new law signed by Governor Pritzker. This makes Illinois the first state in the nation to ensure that families receive 100 percent of the child support they should receive.
The varying yardsticks create some surprising results. For example, New Jersey ranks 47th in child support payments, even though it's one of the most expensive states in which to live. Massachusetts is first, and Nevada second.
Non-Hispanic Black noncustodial parents owe the highest level of child support orders compared to non- Hispanic White noncustodial parents, partly due to the higher proportion of non- Hispanic Black parents who have children with multiple partners.