Illinois Senate Bill 3524 proposes significant changes to how child support is calculated in shared parenting arrangements, lowering the threshold from 146 to 110 overnights and introducing a sliding scale for parenting time calculations. These modifications could have substantial financial implications for divorcing parents, particularly high-net-worth families with complex income structures.

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Illinois parents involved in divorce, parentage, or child support proceedings should be aware of important changes coming to the state's child support laws.

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Most parents do not think about what would happen if they could not agree on where their child will live. In cases where parents do not live together...

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