Petition For Child Support

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You can file a Petition for Rule to Show Cause against the non-custodial parent for non-payment of past due child support. Additionally, you can report the employer to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services for not complying with wage withholding orders. Filing a petition to enforce past-due child support payments is also an option.

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I need to find out what type of petition or motion I can file with a child support court in Chicago Illinois Cook County if The non-custodial parents employer was served with wage withholding notices twice and ordered to withhold a total of $*.* meaning the child support monthly payments were $*.* biweekly plus $* in past due meaning retroactive but they were not sending the past two amounts they were only sending $*.*
Hello Alisa, you can consider filing a 'Petition for Rule to Show Cause'. This can be filed when the non-custodial parent or their employer fails to comply with the court's order. This petition will require them to explain their non-compliance to the court.
I’m a bit confused why would I file a petition for rule to show cars against the non-custodial parent since it was their employer that was not following the wage withholding notices
Hello Alisa, you file a Petition for Rule to Show Cause against the non-custodial parent because they're ultimately responsible for child support. However, you can also report the employer to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services for not complying with wage withholding orders.
So now if I file this petition for route to show cause For the past due child support payments which was the retroactive do I file it against the employer or against the non-custodial parent I can I just file a petition to enforce past due child support payments
You can file a 'Petition for Rule to Show Cause' against the non-custodial parent for non-payment of past due child support. In Illinois, you can also report the employer to the Division of Child Support Enforcement for violating wage withholding orders.
Can I just file petition to enforce past due child support payments
Yes, you can file a petition to enforce past-due child support payments. It's generally against the non-custodial parent but you may also report the employer's non-compliance to the appropriate authorities.