Our Services

Illinois Divorce and Family Law Weblog

Helping You and Your Family get through DivorceSM.
Weblog of DuPage County Attorney Raiford D. Palmer, focusing on divorce and family law.
(Copyright© 2005-2008 by Raiford D. Palmer. All rights reserved.) This blog is for advertising only and the contents are not legal advice.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Illinois Child Support Law -- Paying Child Support for Adult Children

"My son is age 19 but my ex-wife wants me to keep paying child support, do I have to?" Clients ask this question from time to time. Under certain circumstances, the answer is yes. Illinois law provides that the court may order child support to continue past age 18 to pay for a child with special needs or a disability. Unless the divorce decree provides for support to continue past age 18 however, the party seeking child support for an adult child (an oxymoron?) must seek permission from the court.

Please call attorney Raiford Palmer at 630.434.0400 Ext. 165 for a free consultation.

posted by Raiford Palmer at 9:15 AM