Enforcement of Child Support 

Child support enforcement in this country has, in the past, been a national disgrace, due both to the lack of effective enforcement programs and the failure to implement those programs by the officials charged with the enforcement…  It was the legislature’s province to assess this crisis and determine whether, and how, to respond.  We are not persuaded that the legislature exceeded the bounds of its discretion in enacting the legislature here challenged.  The Illinois Supreme Court (1997).

IMDMA §505(b) spells out the available remedies to collect child support that is owed to the custodial parent.  Those remedies have been greatly expanded by P.A. 90-18, an omnibus bill that amended many statutes related to child support and it’s collection.

Failure to pay ordered child support is a form of contempt, and can lead to probation, periodical imprisonment, and suspension of Illinois driving privileges.

In every proceeding for the enforcement of an order or judgment when the court finds that the failure to comply with the order of judgment was without compelling cause or justification, the court shall order the party against whom the proceeding is brought to pay promptly the cost and reasonable attorney’s fees of the prevailing party.  750 ILCS 5/508(b)

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Child Support Enforcement Agencies 

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