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Illinois State's Disbursement Unit (SDU)

The Illinois State's Disbursement Unit (SDU) processes all child support payments. If you have been ordered to pay child support, you may be required to make your payments directly to the SDU. You can visit their website here to view information about your case, including your payment history. In order to find out to whom child support is owed

Child Support Order

A child support order is a legally-binding court order requiring a legal parent of a child, typically the child's non-custodial parent, to make a certain amount of child support payments on a regular basis. There are two types of child support orders: judicial child support orders, and administrative child support orders. The main difference betw

Educational (College) Expenses

If you are the custodial parent of a child that is over the age of 17 and/or has graduated high school that plans on enrolling, or is currently enrolled in college or another post-secondary educational institution, you may be able to receive financial assistance from the child's non-custodial parent with college expenses.Expenses that can be covere

Declaring the Non-Existence of a Parent-Child Relationship

Declaring the non-existence of a parent-child relationship means that a child's legal parent is NO LONGER recognized as that child's legal parent. This can be made based on the results of DNA testing or by acquiring knowledge of the relevant facts of the situation, but ONLY IF it has been less than TWO (2) YEARS since the petitioner to the declarat

Affidavit

An affidavit is a written document that alleges a set of factual statements, and may be submitted as evidence as part of a court case. In other words, an affidavit is the written version of testifying in court under oath, and requires signing by a licensed public notary.

E-Filing Exemption

A Certification for Exemption from E-Filing, if approved by the courts, allows you to file a petition or notice of motion on paper rather than doing so online (e-filing).You may qualify for an E-Filing exception if:You do NOT own or have access to a computer or a stable internet connectionYou have previously tried and were unable to e-file; orYou a

Temporary Child Support

Temporary child support refers to a type of child support payment to be made to your spouse or partner while the two of you are legally separated, and/or are currently in the process of dissolving your marriage (divorce) or dissolving your civil union.Generally speaking, a spouse or partner will only be ordered to pay temporary child support if bot

Modifying a Legal Separation Agreement

If a judge has ordered that you and your partner or spouse are legally separated, and you have experience a significant change in financial circumstances – such as a change in employment status or the additional presence of a mental or physical disability – you may be able to modify certain aspects of your legal separation agreement, including:temp

Department of Family Services (HFS)

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is an administrative agency with two primary functions: Providing Medicaid coverage to those who qualify; and Child support enforcement services through their IV-D program Enrolling in the IV-D program gives HFS the right to establish legal parentage, as well as enter and enforce an

Maintenance (Alimony)

Maintenance (alimony) refers to a financial contribution to your spouse or partner while or after you have gotten a divorce, dissolution of civil union, or legally separated.Like other child support payments, maintenance will become past-due maintenance if the paying ex fails to make payments on time.The amount an ex is ordered to pay in maintenanc

Administrative Child Support Order

An administrative child support order is a legally-binding child support order that is issued by the Department of Family Services (HFS). This means that in order to modify, enforce, or terminate an administrative child support order, one should either call HFS or visit their downtown office. If you are the custodial parent of a child or are recei

Past-Due Cash Medical Support

If you have been ordered to pay cash medical support and you fail to make a payment on time, the amount that was owed will become past-due cash medical support. Unless the past-due cash medical support is paid off, the next child support order you receive will show that you owe both the current cash medical support payments plus the past-due cash m

Appealing or Modifying a Divorce Judgement

The process of getting a divorce will likely involve many hearings in court and the issuing of many different court orders. Some of the court orders or "judgements" made throughout a divorce case can be appealed or changed (modify) depending on the situation. Examples of court orders and judgements that can be appealed or modified may include:

Terminating a Child Support Order

Terminating a child support order is the process through which a child support order is declared null and void. Once a child support order is terminated, no future child support payments are owed for the child(s) on the order.Generally speaking, there are two valid reasons to terminate a child support order:the child(s) on the order is over the age

Docket Number

In Illinois, every civil court case is filed with a unique docket number. Your cases's docket number will be written on every court order you receive. Additionally, each time you file a notice of motion, you will have to include the docket number for the case. For family law cases (Domestic Relations cases), every docket number will contain the

Past-Due Alimony

If you have been ordered to pay maintenance (alimony) and you fail to make an alimony payment on time, the amount that was owed will become past-due maintenance. Unless the past-due maintenance is paid off, the next child support order you receive will show that you owe both the current alimony payments plus the past-due alimony. In Illinois, past

Temporary Maintenance (Alimony)

Temporary maintenance (alimony) refers to payments made to your spouse or partner while the two of you are getting or currently are legally separated, OR are in the process of getting a divorce or dissolving your civil union.

Driver's License Suspension

If you have failed to make child support payments on time, your driver's license can be suspended as part of a child support enforcement penalty. IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION: If you believe that you have not fallen behind on your child support payments, you may be able to contest the suspension If you cannot work

Fee Waiver

A fee waiver is an application open to those who cannot afford to pay court fees or any related legal fees, such as filing a petition or filing an appearance. You will need to have the following information to apply for a fee waiver: the public benefits you receive, such as LINK/SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or SSI the amount income you earned last month,

Court Order

A court order is a written document issued by a judge in court. Court orders are given to both parties to a court case – called the petitioner and the respondent – each time your case is heard in front of a judge in court. The court order describes what events took place in court on the date it is issued, and it typically requires one or both par

Civil Union License

A civil union license, otherwise known as a civil union certificate, is a document that confirms that both partners have entered into a legally recognized civil union. In order to enter into a civil union in the state of Illinois, both parties must sign the civil union license, and pay a $60 USD filing fee. If you cannot pay the fee, you may be a

Adjudication of Parentage

An adjudication of parentage refers to a court order (or a legally equivalent administrative order) that establishes a parent-child relationship between the adjudicated parent and a child. A judge or the Department of Family Services (HFS) may adjudicate parentage on the basis of DNA testing, or because of the relevant facts of the situation. Pare

IV-D Program

The IV-D program, otherwise known as child support enforcement services, is a social service program run by the Illinois Department of Family Services (HFS).Parents enrolled in the IV-D program are given free assistance with: establishing a parent's legal paternity, issuing an administrative child support order, and/or enforcing a

Contempt of Court

Being held in contempt of court is typically the result of a failure to follow the directions of a court order. It may also be the result of child support enforcement. If you are held in contempt or court, you may be subject to certain penalties, such as a fine or a short period of incarceration.

Parenting Plan

A parenting plan is a legally-binding document that orders the allocation of parental responsibilities (custody arrangement), parenting time (visitation rights), or both.The content of a parenting plan may include, but is not limited to the following information:which parent(s) has primary custody of the child(s)how much parenting time (visitation

(Marital) Settlement Agreement

A (marital) settlement agreement is a legally-binding court order made between two spouses when getting a divorce or two partners when dissolving a civil union. Settlement agreement can order one or both parties to make certain payments to the other, or to divide certain assets, including: alimony payments child support payments for minor children

Income Withholding

Income withholding is a method of child support collection. A notice of income withholding legally requires an employer to withhold a certain amount of income made by a parent paying child support from their paycheck. The income that is withheld should equal the amount of current child support owed, and sometimes plus the amount of past-due child s

Modifying a Child Support Order

Modifying a child support order is the process through which certain aspects of a previously issued child support order are changed, and a new child support order is created. There are two main reasons for modifying a child support order:1. Modifying the $ amount of child support owed (including alimony and cash-medical support)Depending on the cir

Child Support

Child support refers to payments made by one legal parent of a child(s) to the other legal parent towards the cost of caring for and raising a minor child. Generally speaking, the parent that makes child support payments is called the child's non-custodial parent, while the parent that receives payments is called the custodial parent. A child sup

Marriage License

A marriage license is both the first step towards getting legally married in Illinois, as well as a document that confirms the legal marriage between two persons. In order to get married, you and your partner must first apply for a marriage license together at an approved location BEFORE solemnizing the marriage, which requires the following: pre

Current Child Support

Current child support is the amount that you have been ordered to pay on a regular basis as part of a child support order. In contrast, past-due child support is the amount one is ordered to to pay if one fails to make a current child support payment on time. If one still owes current child support after failing to make a payment, the past-due

Judicial Child Support Order

A judicial child support order is a legally-binding child support order that is entered by a judge in court. This means that in order to modify, enforce, or terminate a judicial child support order, you will need to file a notice motion to the other parent and have your case heard by a judge.If you have a copy of your child support order, you can t

Gestational Surrogacy Agreement

Gestational surrogacy is the process through which a woman carries and gives birth to a child that was conceived through in vitro fertilization, with the intent to place said child in the care of another parent, referred to as the intended parent. In order to have a valid gestational surrogacy agreement, the intended parent must have made a geneti

Cash Medical Support

Cash medical support is a type of child support payment one can be ordered to pay or receive through a legally-binding child support order. If you are ordered to pay cash medical support, that means you have been ordered to pay a certain amount to reimburse the cost of medical services covered by Medicaid for the child. Like all other forms of chi

Past-Due Child Support (Arrears)

If you have been ordered to pay child support, and you fail to make a child support payment on time, the amount that was owed will become past-due child support (arrears). Unless the past-due child support is paid off, the next child support order you receive will show that you owe both the current child support payments plus the amount that is pas

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Driver's License Suspension

Maintenance (Alimony)

Past-Due Child Support (Arrears)

Contempt of Court

Terminating a Child Support Order

Past-Due Cash Medical Support

Court Order

Department of Family Services (HFS)

Administrative Child Support Order

Gestational Surrogacy Agreement

Modifying a Child Support Order

Affidavit

Past-Due Alimony

Modifying a Legal Separation Agreement

Cash Medical Support

Child Support

Income Withholding

E-Filing Exemption

Adjudication of Parentage

Appealing or Modifying a Divorce Judgement

Civil Union License

(Marital) Settlement Agreement

Child Support Order

Judicial Child Support Order

Illinois State's Disbursement Unit (SDU)

Parenting Plan

Temporary Child Support

Educational (College) Expenses

Docket Number

Temporary Maintenance (Alimony)

Current Child Support

IV-D Program

Fee Waiver

Marriage License

Declaring the Non-Existence of a Parent-Child Relationship

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Illinois State's Disbursement Unit (SDU)

Child Support Order

Educational (College) Expenses

Declaring the Non-Existence of a Parent-Child Relationship

Affidavit

E-Filing Exemption

Temporary Child Support

Modifying a Legal Separation Agreement

Department of Family Services (HFS)

Maintenance (Alimony)

Administrative Child Support Order

Past-Due Cash Medical Support

Appealing or Modifying a Divorce Judgement

Terminating a Child Support Order

Docket Number

Past-Due Alimony

Temporary Maintenance (Alimony)

Driver's License Suspension

Fee Waiver

Court Order

Civil Union License

Adjudication of Parentage

IV-D Program

Contempt of Court

Parenting Plan

(Marital) Settlement Agreement

Income Withholding

Modifying a Child Support Order

Child Support

Marriage License

Current Child Support

Judicial Child Support Order

Gestational Surrogacy Agreement

Cash Medical Support

Past-Due Child Support (Arrears)

Definitions

Driver's License Suspension

Maintenance (Alimony)

Past-Due Child Support (Arrears)

Contempt of Court

Terminating a Child Support Order

Past-Due Cash Medical Support

Court Order

Department of Family Services (HFS)

Administrative Child Support Order

Gestational Surrogacy Agreement

Modifying a Child Support Order

Affidavit

Past-Due Alimony

Modifying a Legal Separation Agreement

Cash Medical Support

Child Support

Income Withholding

E-Filing Exemption

Adjudication of Parentage

Appealing or Modifying a Divorce Judgement

Civil Union License

(Marital) Settlement Agreement

Child Support Order

Judicial Child Support Order

Illinois State's Disbursement Unit (SDU)

Parenting Plan

Temporary Child Support

Educational (College) Expenses

Docket Number

Temporary Maintenance (Alimony)

Current Child Support

IV-D Program

Fee Waiver

Marriage License

Declaring the Non-Existence of a Parent-Child Relationship

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How To Check Your Child Support Balance

Paying Child Support Via Check or Money Order

Child Support Owed to a Parent vs. the State