Illinois Alimony and Child Support Lawyers
Matters of alimony and child support are often the most hotly contested issues in a divorce. At Lois Kulinsky & Associates, Ltd., we have more than 26 years of experience helping hundreds of Illinois residents make the best possible arrangements.
Our attorneys meet with new clients free of charge in a half-hour consultation. All later fees can be paid with a payment plan or credit cards. We service clients throughout Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County and McHenry County, and other areas of Illinois.
What follows are a few things you should know about Illinois alimony (maintenance) and child support. The lawyers of Lois Kulinsky & Associates, Ltd. can answer any further questions you may have in a free initial consultation; contact us.
Alimony (Spousal Support or Maintenance)
Spousal maintenance is a complex matter, and an attorney should take all of its aspects into account while drafting a divorce agreement. For example, the maintenance that a person receives is taxable. Meanwhile, the person paying maintenance can deduct the amount from his or her gross income, thus saving income taxes.
Child Support
Illinois child support law has basic guidelines for the amount of support that should be provided. Typically, 20% of the payor's income will be paid for one child, 28% for two children, and 32% for three children. Child Support is not tax deductible by the person paying it, and the person receiving it does not pay taxes on it.
The recipient has the right to be paid through a notice for withholding with the payor's employer. Child support is then automatically deducted from the person's paycheck. Our child support lawyers can also make arrangements for unallocated family support, in which alimony (maintenance) and child support are combined into one payment and tax deductible to the payor.
Contact Us
To set up a consultation, contact our alimony and child support lawyers. We offer free half-hour consultations to all new clients. Our main offices are in Wheeling, but we also have offices in Libertyville, Lake County.
Serving people throughout Illinois, the Chicago divorce lawyers, estate planning, probate attorneys, and business law advocates of Lois Kulinsky & Associates, Ltd. serve clients in the Chicago metro, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mt. Prospect, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Skokie, Evanston, Lindenhurst, Northbrook, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Glenview, Libertyville, Mundelein, Palatine, Vernon Hills, Grayslake, Gurnee, Rolling Meadows, and Lincolnshire areas and throughout Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County and McHenry County, IL.
