100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3008

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
750 ILCS 5/505  from Ch. 40, par. 505

    Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that for purposes of the Section concerning child support, "high school" means the types of schools contained in the School Code or a similar statute in the state where the student resides and includes: a public school; a charter school; a private school, including a parochial or home-based school; an alternative school; and any other program providing instruction in grades 9 through 12. Provides that the court may determine if any other type of program is included in the definition of "high school". Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
5Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 505 as follows:
 
6    (750 ILCS 5/505)  (from Ch. 40, par. 505)
7    (Text of Section from P.A. 99-90)
8    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
9    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal
10separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, a
11proceeding for child support following dissolution of the
12marriage by a court that lacked personal jurisdiction over the
13absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a previous
14order for child support under Section 510 of this Act, or any
15proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act, the
16court may order either or both parents owing a duty of support
17to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable and
18necessary for the support of the child, without regard to
19marital misconduct. The duty of support owed to a child
20includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and
21necessary educational, physical, mental and emotional health
22needs of the child. For purposes of this Section, the term
23"child" shall include any child under age 18 and any child

 

 

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1under age 19 who is still attending high school. For purposes
2of this Section, "high school" means the types of schools
3contained in the School Code or a similar statute in the state
4where the student resides and includes: a public school; a
5charter school; a private school, including a parochial or
6home-based school; an alternative school; and any other program
7providing instruction in grades 9 through 12. The court may
8determine if any other type of program is included in the
9definition of "high school" under this Section. For purposes of
10this Section, the term "supporting parent" means the parent
11obligated to pay support to the other parent.
12        (1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of
13    support by using the following guidelines:
14Number of ChildrenPercent of Supporting Party's
15Net Income
16120%
17228%
18332%
19440%
20545%
216 or more50%
22        (2) The above guidelines shall be applied in each case
23    unless the court finds that a deviation from the guidelines
24    is appropriate after considering the best interest of the
25    child in light of the evidence, including, but not limited
26    to, one or more of the following relevant factors:

 

 

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1            (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
2            (b) the financial resources and needs of the
3        parents;
4            (c) the standard of living the child would have
5        enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;
6            (d) the physical, mental, and emotional needs of
7        the child; and
8            (d-5) the educational needs of the child.
9        If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court's
10    finding shall state the amount of support that would have
11    been required under the guidelines, if determinable. The
12    court shall include the reason or reasons for the variance
13    from the guidelines.
14        (2.5) The court, in its discretion, in addition to
15    setting child support pursuant to the guidelines and
16    factors, may order either or both parents owing a duty of
17    support to a child of the marriage to contribute to the
18    following expenses, if determined by the court to be
19    reasonable:
20            (a) health needs not covered by insurance;
21            (b) child care;
22            (c) education; and
23            (d) extracurricular activities.
24        (3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income
25    from all sources, minus the following deductions:
26            (a) Federal income tax (properly calculated

 

 

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1        withholding or estimated payments);
2            (b) State income tax (properly calculated
3        withholding or estimated payments);
4            (c) Social Security (FICA payments);
5            (d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by
6        law or as a condition of employment;
7            (e) Union dues;
8            (f) Dependent and individual
9        health/hospitalization insurance premiums and premiums
10        for life insurance ordered by the court to reasonably
11        secure payment of ordered child support;
12            (g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance
13        actually paid pursuant to a court order;
14            (g-5) Obligations pursuant to a court order for
15        maintenance in the pending proceeding actually paid or
16        payable under Section 504 to the same party to whom
17        child support is to be payable;
18            (h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that
19        represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the
20        production of income including, but not limited to,
21        student loans, medical expenditures necessary to
22        preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures for
23        the benefit of the child and the other parent,
24        exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income
25        in determining the minimum amount of support to be
26        ordered only for the period that such payments are due

 

 

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1        and shall enter an order containing provisions for its
2        self-executing modification upon termination of such
3        payment period;
4            (i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of
5        Children and Family Services for providing licensed
6        foster care to a foster child.
7        (4) In cases where the court order provides for
8    health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to
9    Section 505.2 of this Act, the premiums for that insurance,
10    or that portion of the premiums for which the supporting
11    party is responsible in the case of insurance provided
12    through an employer's health insurance plan where the
13    employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be
14    subtracted from net income in determining the minimum
15    amount of support to be ordered.
16        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
17    dissolution of the marriage by a court that lacked personal
18    jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in which the court
19    is requiring payment of support for the period before the
20    date an order for current support is entered, there is a
21    rebuttable presumption that the supporting party's net
22    income for the prior period was the same as his or her net
23    income at the time the order for current support is
24    entered.
25        (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of
26    default or any other reason, the court shall order support

 

 

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1    in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.
2    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
3    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
4    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
5    dollar amount because all or a portion of the supporting
6    parent's net income is uncertain as to source, time of
7    payment, or amount, the court may order a percentage amount
8    of support in addition to a specific dollar amount and
9    enter such other orders as may be necessary to determine
10    and enforce, on a timely basis, the applicable support
11    ordered.
12        (6) If (i) the supporting parent was properly served
13    with a request for discovery of financial information
14    relating to the supporting parent's ability to provide
15    child support, (ii) the supporting parent failed to comply
16    with the request, despite having been ordered to do so by
17    the court, and (iii) the supporting parent is not present
18    at the hearing to determine support despite having received
19    proper notice, then any relevant financial information
20    concerning the supporting parent's ability to provide
21    child support that was obtained pursuant to subpoena and
22    proper notice shall be admitted into evidence without the
23    need to establish any further foundation for its admission.
24    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on
25the respondent's failure to make support payments as required
26by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the respondent in

 

 

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1contempt for that failure may be served on the respondent by
2personal service or by regular mail addressed to the
3respondent's last known address. The respondent's last known
4address may be determined from records of the clerk of the
5court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders,
6or by any other reasonable means.
7    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
8support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
9addition to other penalties provided by law the Court may,
10after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the
11parent be:
12        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
13    probation as the Court deems advisable;
14        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not
15    to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the Court may
16    permit the parent to be released for periods of time during
17    the day or night to:
18            (A) work; or
19            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
20        occupation.
21    The Court may further order any part or all of the earnings
22of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
23the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent receiving the
24support or to the guardian receiving the support of the
25children of the sentenced parent for the support of said
26children until further order of the Court.

 

 

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1    If a parent who is found guilty of contempt for failure to
2comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a
3business or who is self-employed, the court in addition to
4other penalties provided by law may order that the parent do
5one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly
6financial statements showing income and expenses from the
7business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and
8report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or
9other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or
10(iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job
11search services to find employment that will be subject to
12withholding for child support.
13    If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to
14render no financial separation between a supporting parent and
15another person or persons or business entity, the court may
16pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
17entity to discover assets of the supporting parent held in the
18name of that person, those persons, or that business entity.
19The following circumstances are sufficient to authorize a court
20to order discovery of the assets of a person, persons, or
21business entity and to compel the application of any discovered
22assets toward payment on the judgment for support:
23        (1) the supporting parent and the person, persons, or
24    business entity maintain records together.
25        (2) the supporting parent and the person, persons, or
26    business entity fail to maintain an arm's length

 

 

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1    relationship between themselves with regard to any assets.
2        (3) the supporting parent transfers assets to the
3    person, persons, or business entity with the intent to
4    perpetrate a fraud on the parent receiving the support.
5    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
6entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
7fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
8holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
9the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
10Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the
11office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
12real property is located.
13    The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90
14days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
15adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation
16or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be
17suspended until the court determines that the parent is in
18compliance with the order of support. The court may also order
19that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility
20driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for
21employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section
227-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit
23court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges
24of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial
25responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
26forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the

 

 

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1authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend
2the parent's driving privileges until further order of the
3court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the
4provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
5issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the
6parent.
7    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
8imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
9constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
10Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person
11convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
12that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
13requirement that the person perform community service under
14Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
15program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
16required to participate in a work alternative program under
17Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating
18in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.
19    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
20obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
21of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
22that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
23shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
24the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
25modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
26that a support obligation required under the order, or any

 

 

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1portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
2becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
3excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
4extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
5interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
6Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
7support does not affect the validity of the order or the
8accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
9    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
10of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has
11accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
12shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
1310-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
14the court upon petition.
15    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
16under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
17against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
18such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
19installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
20entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
21becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such
22judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
23any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
24enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
25contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real
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1installment of overdue support owed by the supporting parent.
2    (e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of
3the court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the
4order shall direct the supporting parent to pay to the clerk,
5in addition to the child support payments, all fees imposed by
6the county board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of
7Section 27.1 of the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash
8or pursuant to an order for withholding, the payment of the fee
9shall be by a separate instrument from the support payment and
10shall be made to the order of the Clerk.
11    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
12include a provision requiring the supporting parent to notify
13the court and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and
14spouse services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid
15Code, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within
167 days, (i) of the name and address of any new employer of the
17obligor, (ii) whether the supporting parent has access to
18health insurance coverage through the employer or other group
19coverage and, if so, the policy name and number and the names
20of persons covered under the policy, except only the initials
21of any covered minors shall be included, and (iii) of any new
22residential or mailing address or telephone number of the
23supporting parent. In any subsequent action to enforce a
24support order, upon a sufficient showing that a diligent effort
25has been made to ascertain the location of the supporting
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1the case may be made at the last known address of the
2supporting parent in any manner expressly provided by the Code
3of Civil Procedure or this Act, which service shall be
4sufficient for purposes of due process.
5    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
6current support obligation terminates. The termination date
7shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
8the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
9not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
1018, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
11earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
12will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
13of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
14date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
15that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
16prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
17order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
18    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
19those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
20Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
21termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
22is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
23child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
24the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
25that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
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1periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
2delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
3periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
4arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
5toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
6enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
7enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
8limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
9Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
10after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
11General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
12of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
13statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
14of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
15subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
16be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
17modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
18establishment or modification of an order for support of a
19non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
20this Act.
21    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
22provision requiring either parent to report to the other parent
23and to the clerk of court within 10 days each time either
24parent obtains new employment, and each time either parent's
25employment is terminated for any reason. The report shall be in
26writing and shall, in the case of new employment, include the

 

 

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1name and address of the new employer. Failure to report new
2employment or the termination of current employment, if coupled
3with nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days,
4is indirect criminal contempt. For either parent arrested for
5failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
6amount of the child support that should have been paid during
7the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
8this Section shall also include a provision requiring either
9parent to advise the other of a change in residence within 5
10days of the change except when the court finds that the
11physical, mental, or emotional health of a party or that of a
12child, or both, would be seriously endangered by disclosure of
13the party's address.
14    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
15driver's license suspension, or other child support
16enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
17criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
18emancipation of the minor child or children.
19(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-961, eff. 1-1-15; 99-90,
20eff. 1-1-16.)
 
21    (Text of Section from P.A. 99-763)
22    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
23    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal
24separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, a
25proceeding for child support following dissolution of the

 

 

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1marriage by a court that lacked personal jurisdiction over the
2absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a previous
3order for child support under Section 510 of this Act, or any
4proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act, the
5court may order either or both parents owing a duty of support
6to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable and
7necessary for the support of the child, without regard to
8marital misconduct. The duty of support owed to a child
9includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and
10necessary educational, physical, mental and emotional health
11needs of the child. For purposes of this Section, the term
12"child" shall include any child under age 18 and any child
13under age 19 who is still attending high school. For purposes
14of this Section, "high school" means the types of schools
15contained in the School Code or a similar statute in the state
16where the student resides and includes: a public school; a
17charter school; a private school, including a parochial or
18home-based school; an alternative school; and any other program
19providing instruction in grades 9 through 12. The court may
20determine if any other type of program is included in the
21definition of "high school" under this Section. For purposes of
22this Section, the term "supporting parent" means the parent
23obligated to pay support to the other parent.
24        (1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of
25    support by using the following guidelines:
26Number of ChildrenPercent of Supporting Party's

 

 

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1Net Income
2120%
3228%
4332%
5440%
6545%
76 or more50%
8        (2) The above guidelines shall be applied in each case
9    unless the court finds that a deviation from the guidelines
10    is appropriate after considering the best interest of the
11    child in light of the evidence, including, but not limited
12    to, one or more of the following relevant factors:
13            (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
14            (b) the financial resources and needs of the
15        parents;
16            (c) the standard of living the child would have
17        enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;
18            (d) the physical, mental, and emotional needs of
19        the child; and
20            (d-5) the educational needs of the child.
21        If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court's
22    finding shall state the amount of support that would have
23    been required under the guidelines, if determinable. The
24    court shall include the reason or reasons for the variance
25    from the guidelines.
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1    setting child support pursuant to the guidelines and
2    factors, may order either or both parents owing a duty of
3    support to a child of the marriage to contribute to the
4    following expenses, if determined by the court to be
5    reasonable:
6            (a) health needs not covered by insurance;
7            (b) child care;
8            (c) education; and
9            (d) extracurricular activities.
10        (3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income
11    from all sources, minus the following deductions:
12            (a) Federal income tax (properly calculated
13        withholding or estimated payments);
14            (b) State income tax (properly calculated
15        withholding or estimated payments);
16            (c) Social Security (FICA payments);
17            (d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by
18        law or as a condition of employment;
19            (e) Union dues;
20            (f) Dependent and individual
21        health/hospitalization insurance premiums and premiums
22        for life insurance ordered by the court to reasonably
23        secure payment of ordered child support;
24            (g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance
25        actually paid pursuant to a court order;
26            (g-5) Obligations pursuant to a court order for

 

 

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1        maintenance in the pending proceeding actually paid or
2        payable under Section 504 to the same party to whom
3        child support is to be payable;
4            (h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that
5        represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the
6        production of income including, but not limited to,
7        student loans, medical expenditures necessary to
8        preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures for
9        the benefit of the child and the other parent,
10        exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income
11        in determining the minimum amount of support to be
12        ordered only for the period that such payments are due
13        and shall enter an order containing provisions for its
14        self-executing modification upon termination of such
15        payment period;
16            (i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of
17        Children and Family Services for providing licensed
18        foster care to a foster child.
19        (4) In cases where the court order provides for
20    health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to
21    Section 505.2 of this Act, the premiums for that insurance,
22    or that portion of the premiums for which the supporting
23    party is responsible in the case of insurance provided
24    through an employer's health insurance plan where the
25    employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be
26    subtracted from net income in determining the minimum

 

 

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1    amount of support to be ordered.
2        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
3    dissolution of the marriage by a court that lacked personal
4    jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in which the court
5    is requiring payment of support for the period before the
6    date an order for current support is entered, there is a
7    rebuttable presumption that the supporting party's net
8    income for the prior period was the same as his or her net
9    income at the time the order for current support is
10    entered.
11        (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of
12    default or any other reason, the court shall order support
13    in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.
14    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
15    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
16    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
17    dollar amount because all or a portion of the supporting
18    parent's net income is uncertain as to source, time of
19    payment, or amount, the court may order a percentage amount
20    of support in addition to a specific dollar amount and
21    enter such other orders as may be necessary to determine
22    and enforce, on a timely basis, the applicable support
23    ordered.
24        (6) If (i) the supporting parent was properly served
25    with a request for discovery of financial information
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1    child support, (ii) the supporting parent failed to comply
2    with the request, despite having been ordered to do so by
3    the court, and (iii) the supporting parent is not present
4    at the hearing to determine support despite having received
5    proper notice, then any relevant financial information
6    concerning the supporting parent's ability to provide
7    child support that was obtained pursuant to subpoena and
8    proper notice shall be admitted into evidence without the
9    need to establish any further foundation for its admission.
10    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on
11the failure of the supporting parent to make support payments
12as required by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the
13supporting parent in contempt for that failure may be served on
14the supporting parent by personal service or by regular mail
15addressed to the last known address of the supporting parent.
16The last known address of the supporting parent may be
17determined from records of the clerk of the court, from the
18Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders, or by any other
19reasonable means.
20    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
21support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
22addition to other penalties provided by law the Court may,
23after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the
24parent be:
25        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
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1        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not
2    to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the Court may
3    permit the parent to be released for periods of time during
4    the day or night to:
5            (A) work; or
6            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
7        occupation.
8    The Court may further order any part or all of the earnings
9of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
10the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent receiving the
11support or to the guardian receiving the support of the
12children of the sentenced parent for the support of said
13children until further order of the Court.
14    If a parent who is found guilty of contempt for failure to
15comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a
16business or who is self-employed, the court in addition to
17other penalties provided by law may order that the parent do
18one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly
19financial statements showing income and expenses from the
20business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and
21report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or
22other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or
23(iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job
24search services to find employment that will be subject to
25withholding for child support.
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1render no financial separation between a supporting parent and
2another person or persons or business entity, the court may
3pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
4entity to discover assets of the supporting parent held in the
5name of that person, those persons, or that business entity.
6The following circumstances are sufficient to authorize a court
7to order discovery of the assets of a person, persons, or
8business entity and to compel the application of any discovered
9assets toward payment on the judgment for support:
10        (1) the supporting parent and the person, persons, or
11    business entity maintain records together.
12        (2) the supporting parent and the person, persons, or
13    business entity fail to maintain an arm's length
14    relationship between themselves with regard to any assets.
15        (3) the supporting parent transfers assets to the
16    person, persons, or business entity with the intent to
17    perpetrate a fraud on the parent receiving the support.
18    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
19entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
20fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
21holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
22the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
23Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the
24office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
25real property is located.
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1days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
2adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation
3or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be
4suspended until the court determines that the parent is in
5compliance with the order of support. The court may also order
6that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility
7driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for
8employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section
97-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit
10court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges
11of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial
12responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
13forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the
14authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend
15the parent's driving privileges until further order of the
16court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the
17provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
18issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the
19parent.
20    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
21imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
22constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
23Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person
24convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
25that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
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1Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
2program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
3required to participate in a work alternative program under
4Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating
5in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.
6    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
7obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
8of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
9that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
10shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
11the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
12modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
13that a support obligation required under the order, or any
14portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
15becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
16excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
17extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
18interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
19Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
20support does not affect the validity of the order or the
21accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
22    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
23of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has
24accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
25shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
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1the court upon petition.
2    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
3under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
4against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
5such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
6installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
7entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
8becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such
9judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
10any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
11enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
12contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real
13and personal property of the supporting parent for each
14installment of overdue support owed by the supporting parent.
15    (e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of
16the court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the
17order shall direct the supporting parent to pay to the clerk,
18in addition to the child support payments, all fees imposed by
19the county board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of
20Section 27.1 of the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash
21or pursuant to an order for withholding, the payment of the fee
22shall be by a separate instrument from the support payment and
23shall be made to the order of the Clerk.
24    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
25include a provision requiring the supporting parent to notify
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1spouse services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid
2Code, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within
37 days, (i) of the name and address of any new employer of the
4obligor, (ii) whether the supporting parent has access to
5health insurance coverage through the employer or other group
6coverage and, if so, the policy name and number and the names
7of persons covered under the policy, except only the initials
8of any covered minors shall be included, and (iii) of any new
9residential or mailing address or telephone number of the
10supporting parent. In any subsequent action to enforce a
11support order, upon a sufficient showing that a diligent effort
12has been made to ascertain the location of the supporting
13parent, service of process or provision of notice necessary in
14the case may be made at the last known address of the
15supporting parent in any manner expressly provided by the Code
16of Civil Procedure or this Act, which service shall be
17sufficient for purposes of due process.
18    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
19current support obligation terminates. The termination date
20shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
21the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
22not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
2318, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
24earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
25will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
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1date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
2that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
3prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
4order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
5    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
6those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
7Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
8termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
9is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
10child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
11the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
12that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
13continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
14periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
15delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
16periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
17arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
18toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
19enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
20enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
21limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
22Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
23after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
24General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
25of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
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1of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
2subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
3be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
4modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
5establishment or modification of an order for support of a
6non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
7this Act.
8    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
9provision requiring either parent to report to the other parent
10and to the clerk of court within 10 days each time either
11parent obtains new employment, and each time either parent's
12employment is terminated for any reason. The report shall be in
13writing and shall, in the case of new employment, include the
14name and address of the new employer. Failure to report new
15employment or the termination of current employment, if coupled
16with nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days,
17is indirect criminal contempt. For either parent arrested for
18failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
19amount of the child support that should have been paid during
20the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
21this Section shall also include a provision requiring either
22parent to advise the other of a change in residence within 5
23days of the change except when the court finds that the
24physical, mental, or emotional health of a party or that of a
25child, or both, would be seriously endangered by disclosure of
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1    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
2driver's license suspension, or other child support
3enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
4criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
5emancipation of the minor child or children.
6(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-961, eff. 1-1-15; 99-90,
7eff. 1-1-16; 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
8    (Text of Section from P.A. 99-764)
9    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
10    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal
11separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, dissolution
12of a civil union, a proceeding for child support following
13dissolution of the marriage or civil union by a court that
14lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse, a
15proceeding for modification of a previous order for child
16support under Section 510 of this Act, or any proceeding
17authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act, the court may
18order either or both parents owing a duty of support to a child
19of the marriage or civil union to pay an amount reasonable and
20necessary for support. The duty of support owed to a child
21includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and
22necessary physical, mental and emotional health needs of the
23child. For purposes of this Section, the term "child" shall
24include any child under age 18 and any child age 19 or younger
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1Section, "high school" means the types of schools contained in
2the School Code or a similar statute in the state where the
3student resides and includes: a public school; a charter
4school; a private school, including a parochial or home-based
5school; an alternative school; and any other program providing
6instruction in grades 9 through 12. The court may determine if
7any other type of program is included in the definition of
8"high school" under this Section.
9        (1) Child support guidelines. The Department of
10    Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules
11    establishing child support guidelines which include
12    worksheets to aid in the calculation of the child support
13    award and a table that reflects the percentage of combined
14    net income that parents living in the same household in
15    this State ordinarily spend on their children. The child
16    support guidelines have the following purposes:
17            (A) to establish as State policy an adequate
18        standard of support for children, subject to the
19        ability of parents to pay;
20            (B) to make awards more equitable by ensuring more
21        consistent treatment of persons in similar
22        circumstances;
23            (C) to improve the efficiency of the court process
24        by promoting settlements and giving courts and the
25        parties guidance in establishing levels of awards;
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1        parents' combined adjusted net income estimated to
2        have been allocated to the child if the parents and
3        children were living in an intact household;
4            (E) to adjust the child support based upon the
5        needs of the children; and
6            (F) to allocate the amount of child support to be
7        paid by each parent based upon the child support and
8        the child's physical care arrangements.
9        (2) Duty of support. The court shall award child
10    support in each case by applying the child support
11    guidelines unless the court makes a finding that
12    application of the guidelines would be inappropriate,
13    after considering the best interest of the child in light
14    of evidence which shows relevant factors including, but not
15    limited to, one or more of the following:
16            (A) the financial resources and needs of the child;
17            (B) the financial resources and needs of the
18        custodial parent;
19            (C) the standard of living the child would have
20        enjoyed had the marriage or civil union not been
21        dissolved;
22            (D) the physical and emotional condition of the
23        child and his or her educational needs; and
24            (E) the financial resources and needs of the
25        noncustodial parent.
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1            (A) As used in this Section, "gross income" means
2        the total of all income from all sources, except "gross
3        income" does not include (i) benefits received by the
4        parent from means-tested public assistance programs,
5        including, but not limited to, Temporary Assistance to
6        Needy Families, Supplemental Security Income, and the
7        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or (ii)
8        benefits and income received by the parent for other
9        children in the household, including, but not limited
10        to, child support, survivor benefits, and foster care
11        payments. Social security disability and retirement
12        benefits paid for the benefit of the subject child must
13        be included in the disabled or retired parent's gross
14        income for purposes of calculating the parent's child
15        support obligation, but the parent is entitled to a
16        child support credit for the amount of benefits paid to
17        the other parent for the child. Spousal support or
18        spousal maintenance received pursuant to a court order
19        in the pending proceedings or any other proceedings
20        must be included in the recipient's gross income for
21        purposes of calculating the parent's child support
22        obligation.
23            (B) As used in this Section, "net income" means
24        gross income minus either the standardized tax amount
25        calculated pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this
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1        calculated pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this
2        paragraph (3), and minus any adjustments pursuant to
3        subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (3). The
4        standardized tax amount shall be used unless the
5        requirements for an individualized tax amount set
6        forth in subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (3) are
7        met.
8            (C) As used in this Section, "standardized tax
9        amount" means the total of federal and state income
10        taxes for a single person claiming the standard tax
11        deduction, one personal exemption, and the applicable
12        number of dependency exemptions for the minor child or
13        children of the parties, and Social Security tax and
14        Medicaid tax calculated at the Federal Insurance
15        Contributions Act rate.
16                (I) Unless a court has previously determined
17            otherwise or the parties otherwise agree, the
18            custodial parent shall be deemed entitled to claim
19            the dependency exemption for the parties' minor
20            child or children.
21                (II) The Department of Healthcare and Family
22            Services shall promulgate a chart that computes
23            net income by deducting the standardized tax
24            amount from gross income.
25            (D) As used in this Section, "individualized tax
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1                (I) federal income tax (properly calculated
2            withholding or estimated payments);
3                (II) State income tax (properly calculated
4            withholding or estimated payments); and
5                (III) Social Security (or, if none, mandatory
6            retirement contributions required by law or as a
7            condition of employment) and Medicare tax
8            calculated at the Federal Insurance Contributions
9            Act rate.
10            (E) In lieu of a standardized tax amount, a
11        determination of an individualized tax amount may be
12        made under items (I), (II), or (III) below. If an
13        individualized tax amount determination is made under
14        this subparagraph (E), all relevant tax attributes
15        (including filing status, allocation of dependency
16        exemptions, and whether a party is to claim the
17        standard deduction or itemized deductions for federal
18        income tax purposes) shall be as the parties agree or
19        as the court determines. To determine a party's
20        reported income, the court may order the party to
21        complete an Internal Revenue Service Form 4506-T,
22        Request for Tax Transcript.
23                (I) Agreement. Irrespective of whether the
24            parties agree on any other issue before the court,
25            if they jointly stipulate for the record their
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1            individualized tax amount that is different from
2            the method set forth under subparagraph (D), the
3            stipulated method shall be used by the court unless
4            the court rejects the proposed stipulated method
5            for good cause.
6                (II) Summary hearing. If the court determines
7            child support in a summary hearing under Section
8            501 and an eligible party opts in to the
9            computation method under this item (II), the
10            individualized tax amount shall be determined by
11            the court on the basis of information contained in
12            one or both parties' financial disclosure
13            statement, financial affidavit, or similar
14            instrument and relevant supporting documents under
15            applicable court rules. No party, however, is
16            eligible to opt in unless the party, under
17            applicable rules, has served the other party with
18            the required statement, affidavit, or other
19            instrument and has also substantially turned over
20            supporting documents to the extent required by the
21            applicable rule at the time of service of the
22            statement, affidavit, or other instrument.
23                (III) Evidentiary hearing. If the court
24            determines child support in an evidentiary
25            hearing, whether for purposes of a temporary order
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1            this subparagraph (E) does not apply. In each such
2            case (unless item (I) governs), the individualized
3            tax amount shall be as determined by the court on
4            the basis of the record established.
5            (F) Adjustments to gross income.
6                (I) If a parent also is legally responsible for
7            support of children not shared with the other
8            parent and not subject to the present proceeding,
9            there shall be an adjustment to gross income as
10            follows:
11                    (i) The amount of child support actually
12                paid by the parent pursuant to a support order
13                shall be deducted from the parent's gross
14                income.
15                    (ii) The amount of financial support
16                actually paid by the parent for children living
17                in or outside of that parent's household or 75%
18                of the support the parent would pay under the
19                child support guidelines, whichever is less,
20                shall be deducted from that parent's gross
21                income.
22                (II) Obligations pursuant to a court order for
23            maintenance in the pending proceeding actually
24            paid or payable under Section 504 to the same party
25            to whom child support is to be payable shall be
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1        (3.1) Business income. For purposes of calculating
2    child support, net business income from the operation of a
3    business means gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary
4    expenses required to carry on the trade or business. As
5    used in this paragraph, "business" includes, but is not
6    limited to, sole proprietorships, closely held
7    corporations, partnerships, other flow-through business
8    entities, and self-employment. The court shall apply the
9    following:
10            (A) The accelerated component of depreciation and
11        any business expenses determined either judicially or
12        administratively to be inappropriate or excessive
13        shall be excluded from the total of ordinary and
14        necessary business expenses to be deducted in the
15        determination of net business income from gross
16        business income.
17            (B) Any item of reimbursement or in-kind payment
18        received by a parent from the business, including, but
19        not limited to, a company car, free housing or a
20        housing allowance, or reimbursed meals, shall be
21        counted as income if not otherwise included in the
22        recipient's gross income, if the item is significant in
23        amount and reduces personal expenses.
24        (3.2) Unemployment or underemployment. If a parent is
25    voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, child support
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1    income. A determination of potential income shall be made
2    by determining employment potential and probable earnings
3    level based on the obligor's work history, occupational
4    qualifications, prevailing job opportunities, the
5    ownership by a parent of a substantial non-income producing
6    asset, and earnings levels in the community. If there is
7    insufficient work history to determine employment
8    potential and probable earnings level, there shall be a
9    rebuttable presumption that the parent's potential income
10    is 75% of the most recent United States Department of
11    Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for a
12    family of one person.
13        (3.3) Minimum orders. There is a rebuttable
14    presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding
15    for child support that the amount of the award which would
16    result from the application of the child support guidelines
17    is the correct amount of child support to be awarded.
18        There is a rebuttable presumption that a minimum child
19    support obligation of $40 per month, per child, will be
20    entered for a payor parent who has actual or imputed income
21    at or less than 75% of the most recent United States
22    Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty
23    Guidelines for a family of one person, with a maximum total
24    child support obligation for that payor of $120 per month
25    to be divided equally among all of the payor parent's
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1        For parents with no gross income, including those who
2    receive only means-tested assistance or who cannot work due
3    to a medically proven disability, incarceration, or
4    institutionalization, there is a rebuttable presumption
5    that the $40 per month minimum support order is
6    inappropriate and a zero dollar order shall be entered.
7        (3.4) Deviation factors. In any action to establish or
8    modify child support, whether temporary or permanent, the
9    child support guidelines shall be used as a rebuttable
10    presumption for the establishment or modification of the
11    amount of child support. The court may deviate from the
12    child support guidelines if the application would be
13    inequitable, unjust, or inappropriate. Any deviation shall
14    be accompanied by written findings by the court specifying
15    the reasons for the deviation and the presumed amount under
16    the child support guidelines without a deviation. These
17    reasons may include:
18            (A) extraordinary medical expenditures necessary
19        to preserve the life or health of a party or a child of
20        either or both of the parties;
21            (B) additional expenses incurred for a child
22        subject to the child support order who has special
23        medical, physical, or developmental needs; and
24            (C) any other factor the court determines should be
25        applied upon a finding that the application of the
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1        considering the best interest of the child.
2        (3.5) Income in excess of table. A court may use
3    discretion to determine child support if the combined
4    adjusted gross income exceeds the uppermost levels of the
5    schedule of basic child support obligations, except that
6    the presumptive basic child support obligation shall not be
7    less than it would be based on the highest level of
8    adjusted gross income set forth in the schedule of basic
9    child support obligations.
10        (3.6) Extracurricular activities and school expenses.
11    The court, in its discretion, in addition to the basic
12    child support obligation, may order either or both parents
13    owing a duty of support to the child to contribute to the
14    reasonable school and extracurricular activity expenses
15    incurred which are intended to enhance the educational,
16    athletic, social, or cultural development of the child.
17        (3.7) Child care expenses. The court, in its
18    discretion, in addition to the basic child support
19    obligation, may order either or both parents owing a duty
20    of support to the child to contribute to the reasonable
21    child care expenses of the child. The child care expenses
22    shall be made payable directly to a party or directly to
23    the child care provider at the time of services.
24            (A) As used in this paragraph (3.7), "child care
25        expenses" means actual annualized monthly child care
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1        non-parent custodian to be employed, attend education
2        and training activities, or job search, and includes
3        after-school care and all work-related child care
4        expenses incurred while receiving education or
5        training to improve employment opportunities. "Child
6        care expenses" includes deposits for the retention of
7        securing placement in child care programs. "Child care
8        expenses" may include camps when school is not in
9        session. Parties may agree on additional day camps.
10        Child care expenses due to a child's special needs
11        shall be a consideration in determining reasonable
12        child care expenses for a child with special needs.
13            (B) Child care expenses shall be calculated as set
14        forth in this paragraph. Child care expenses shall be
15        prorated in proportion to each parent's percentage
16        share of combined parental net income, and added to the
17        basic child support obligation. The obligor's portion
18        of actual child care expenses shall appear in the
19        support order. The obligee's share of child care
20        expenses shall be paid by the obligee directly to the
21        child care provider.
22            (C) The amount of child care expenses shall be
23        adequate to obtain reasonable and necessary child
24        care. The family's actual child care expenses shall be
25        used to calculate the child care expense
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1        expenses vary, the actual child care expenses shall be
2        averaged over the most recent 12-month period. When the
3        parent is temporarily unemployed or temporarily not
4        attending school, then child care expenses shall be
5        based upon prospective expenses to be incurred upon
6        return to employment.
7            (D) An order for child care expenses may be
8        modified upon a showing of a substantial change in
9        circumstances. Persons incurring child care expenses
10        shall notify the obligor within 14 days of any change
11        in the amount of child care expenses that would affect
12        the annualized child care amount as determined in the
13        support order.
14        (3.8) Shared parenting. If each parent exercises 146 or
15    more overnights per year with the child, the basic child
16    support obligation is multiplied by 1.5 to calculate the
17    shared care child support obligation. The child support
18    obligation is then computed for each parent by multiplying
19    that parent's portion of the shared care support obligation
20    by the percentage of time the child spends with the other
21    parent. The respective child support obligations are then
22    offset, with the parent owing more child support paying the
23    difference between the 2 amounts. Child support for cases
24    with shared physical care are calculated using a child
25    support worksheet promulgated by the Department of
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1    physical care is made only when each parent has the child
2    for 146 or more overnights per year.
3        (3.9) Split care. Split care refers to a situation in
4    which there is more than one child and each parent has
5    physical care of at least one but not all of the children.
6    In a split care situation, the support is calculated by
7    using 2 child support worksheets to determine the support
8    each parent owes the other. The resulting obligations are
9    then offset, with one parent owing the other the difference
10    as a child support order. The support shall be calculated
11    as follows:
12            (A) compute the support the first parent would owe
13        to other parent as if the child in his or her care was
14        the only child of the parties; then
15            (B) compute the support the other parent would owe
16        to the first parent as if the child in his or her care
17        were the only child of the parties; then
18            (C) subtract the lesser support obligation from
19        the greater.
20        The parent who owes the greater obligation shall be
21    ordered to pay the difference in support to the other
22    parent, unless the court determines, pursuant to other
23    provisions of this Section, that it should deviate from the
24    guidelines.
25        (4) Health care.
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1        is intended to cover basic ordinary out-of-pocket
2        medical expenses. The court, in its discretion, in
3        addition to the basic child support obligation, shall
4        also provide for the child's current and future medical
5        needs by ordering either or both parents to initiate
6        health or medical coverage for the child through
7        currently effective health or medical insurance
8        policies held by the parent or parents, purchase either
9        or all of health or medical, dental, or vision
10        insurance policies for the child, or provide for the
11        child's current and future medical needs through some
12        other manner.
13            (B) The court, in its discretion, may also order
14        either or both parents to contribute to the reasonable
15        health care needs of the child not covered by
16        insurance, including, but not limited to, unreimbursed
17        medical, dental, orthodontic, or vision expenses and
18        any prescription medication for the child not covered
19        under the child's health or medical insurance.
20            (C) If neither parent has access to appropriate
21        private health care coverage, the court may order:
22                (I) one or both parents to provide health care
23            coverage at any time it becomes available at a
24            reasonable cost; or
25                (II) the parent with primary physical
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1            health care coverage for the child and the other
2            parent to pay a reasonable amount of the cost for
3            medical support.
4            If cash medical support is ordered, the order may
5        also provide that any time private health care coverage
6        is available at a reasonable cost to that party it will
7        be provided instead of cash medical support. As used in
8        this Section, "cash medical support" means an amount
9        ordered to be paid toward the cost of health insurance
10        provided by a public entity or by another person
11        through employment or otherwise or for other medical
12        costs not covered by insurance.
13            (D) The amount to be added to the basic child
14        support obligation shall be the actual amount of the
15        total insurance premium that is attributable to the
16        child who is the subject of the order. If this amount
17        is not available or cannot be verified, the total cost
18        of the premium shall be divided by the total number of
19        persons covered by the policy. The cost per person
20        derived from this calculation shall be multiplied by
21        the number of children who are the subject of the order
22        and who are covered under the policy. This amount shall
23        be added to the basic child support obligation and
24        shall be divided between the parents in proportion to
25        their adjusted gross incomes.
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1        child is added to the basic child support obligation
2        and divided between the parents in proportion to their
3        respective incomes for child support purposes, if the
4        obligor is paying the premium, the amount calculated
5        for the obligee's share of the health insurance premium
6        for the child shall be deducted from the obligor's
7        share of the total child support obligation. If the
8        obligee is paying the premium, no further adjustment is
9        necessary.
10            (F) Prior to allowing the health insurance
11        adjustment, the parent requesting the adjustment must
12        submit proof that the child has been enrolled in a
13        health insurance plan and must submit proof of the cost
14        of the premium. The court shall require the parent
15        receiving the adjustment to annually submit proof of
16        continued coverage of the child to the child support
17        enforcement unit and to the other parent.
18            (G) A reasonable cost for providing health care
19        coverage for the child or children may not exceed 5% of
20        the providing parent's gross income. Parents with a net
21        income below 133% of the most recent United States
22        Department of Health and Human Services Federal
23        Poverty Guidelines or whose child is covered by
24        Medicaid based on that parent's income may not be
25        ordered to contribute toward or provide private
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1        without any financial contribution by that parent.
2            (H) If dental or vision insurance is included as
3        part of the employer's medical plan, the coverage shall
4        be maintained for the child. If not included in the
5        employer's medical plan, adding the dental or vision
6        insurance for the child is at the discretion of the
7        court.
8            (I) If a parent has been directed to provide health
9        insurance pursuant to this paragraph and that parent's
10        spouse or legally recognized partner provides the
11        insurance for the benefit of the child either directly
12        or through employment, a credit on the child support
13        worksheet shall be given to that parent in the same
14        manner as if the premium were paid by that parent.
15        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
16    dissolution of the marriage or civil union by a court that
17    lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in
18    which the court is requiring payment of support for the
19    period before the date an order for current support is
20    entered, there is a rebuttable presumption that the
21    supporting party's net income for the prior period was the
22    same as his or her net income at the time the order for
23    current support is entered.
24        (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of
25    default or any other reason, the court shall order support
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1    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
2    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
3    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
4    dollar amount because all or a portion of the payor's net
5    income is uncertain as to source, time of payment, or
6    amount, the court may order a percentage amount of support
7    in addition to a specific dollar amount and enter such
8    other orders as may be necessary to determine and enforce,
9    on a timely basis, the applicable support ordered.
10        (6) If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served
11    with a request for discovery of financial information
12    relating to the non-custodial parent's ability to provide
13    child support, (ii) the non-custodial parent failed to
14    comply with the request, despite having been ordered to do
15    so by the court, and (iii) the non-custodial parent is not
16    present at the hearing to determine support despite having
17    received proper notice, then any relevant financial
18    information concerning the non-custodial parent's ability
19    to provide child support that was obtained pursuant to
20    subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted into evidence
21    without the need to establish any further foundation for
22    its admission.
23    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on
24the respondent's failure to make support payments as required
25by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the respondent in
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1personal service or by regular mail addressed to the
2respondent's last known address. The respondent's last known
3address may be determined from records of the clerk of the
4court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders,
5or by any other reasonable means.
6    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
7support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
8addition to other penalties provided by law the court may,
9after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the
10parent be:
11        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
12    probation as the court deems advisable;
13        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not
14    to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the court may
15    permit the parent to be released for periods of time during
16    the day or night to:
17            (A) work; or
18            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
19        occupation.
20    The court may further order any part or all of the earnings
21of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
22the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent having custody
23or to the guardian having custody of the children of the
24sentenced parent for the support of said children until further
25order of the court.
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1comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a
2business or who is self-employed, the court in addition to
3other penalties provided by law may order that the parent do
4one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly
5financial statements showing income and expenses from the
6business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and
7report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or
8other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or
9(iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job
10search services to find employment that will be subject to
11withholding for child support.
12    If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to
13render no financial separation between a non-custodial parent
14and another person or persons or business entity, the court may
15pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
16entity to discover assets of the non-custodial parent held in
17the name of that person, those persons, or that business
18entity. The following circumstances are sufficient to
19authorize a court to order discovery of the assets of a person,
20persons, or business entity and to compel the application of
21any discovered assets toward payment on the judgment for
22support:
23        (1) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
24    or business entity maintain records together.
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1    relationship between themselves with regard to any assets.
2        (3) the non-custodial parent transfers assets to the
3    person, persons, or business entity with the intent to
4    perpetrate a fraud on the custodial parent.
5    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
6entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
7fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
8holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
9the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
10Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the
11office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
12real property is located.
13    The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90
14days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
15adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation
16or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be
17suspended until the court determines that the parent is in
18compliance with the order of support. The court may also order
19that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility
20driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for
21employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section
227-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The Clerk of the Circuit
23Court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges
24of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial
25responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
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1authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend
2the parent's driving privileges until further order of the
3court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the
4provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
5issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the
6parent.
7    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
8imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
9constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
10Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person
11convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
12that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
13requirement that the person perform community service under
14Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
15program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
16required to participate in a work alternative program under
17Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating
18in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.
19    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
20obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
21of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
22that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
23shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
24the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
25modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
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1portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
2becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
3excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
4extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
5interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
6Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
7support does not affect the validity of the order or the
8accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
9    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
10of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has
11accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
12shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
1310-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
14the court upon petition.
15    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
16under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
17against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
18such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
19installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
20entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
21becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such
22judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
23any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
24enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
25contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real
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1installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
2    (e) When child support is to be paid through the Clerk of
3the Court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the
4order shall direct the obligor to pay to the Clerk, in addition
5to the child support payments, all fees imposed by the county
6board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of
7the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an
8order for withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a
9separate instrument from the support payment and shall be made
10to the order of the Clerk.
11    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
12include a provision requiring the obligor to notify the court
13and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and spouse
14services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
15Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within 7 days,
16(i) of the name and address of any new employer of the obligor,
17(ii) whether the obligor has access to health insurance
18coverage through the employer or other group coverage and, if
19so, the policy name and number and the names of persons covered
20under the policy, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing
21address or telephone number of the non-custodial parent. In any
22subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a sufficient
23showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the
24location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or
25provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the
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1expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Act,
2which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
3    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
4current support obligation terminates. The termination date
5shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
6the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
7not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
818, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
9earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
10will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
11of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
12date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
13that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
14prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
15order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
16    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
17those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
18Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
19termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
20is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
21child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
22the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
23that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
24continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
25periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
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1periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
2arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
3toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
4enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
5enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
6limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
7Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
8after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
9General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
10of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
11statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
12of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
13subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
14be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
15modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
16establishment or modification of an order for support of a
17non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
18this Act.
19    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
20provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and to
21the Clerk of Court within 10 days each time the obligor obtains
22new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
23terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
24shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
25address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
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1nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
2indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
3failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
4amount of the child support that should have been paid during
5the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
6this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
7obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
8residence within 5 days of the change except when the court
9finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party
10or that of a child, or both, would be seriously endangered by
11disclosure of the party's address.
12    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
13driver's license suspension, or other child support
14enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
15criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
16emancipation of the minor child or children.
17(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-961, eff. 1-1-15;
1899-764, eff. 7-1-17.)
 
19    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
20changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
21that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
22represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
23not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
24made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.