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To use this form, you must have an existing parental responsibility (formerly custody), parenting time (formerly visitation) or child support order that you want to change.
Learn more about changing parental responsibilities for a child.
To complete this form, you will need to know:
- The other parent's address,
- The reason for modifying the allocation of parental responsibility, parenting time, or child support, and
- How you want to modify parental responsibility, parenting time, or child support.
Legal Comment
Legal Comment
Ex moved to another state? School records?
Submitted by Jo Smith on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 14:16
Re: Ex moved to another state? School records?
Submitted by Jordan Papai on Fri, 05/05/2023 - 16:06
Hello and thank you for your comment. Because parenting plan agreements can be complicated and you indicated that there is a history of abuse, we recommend going to Get Legal Help to find a free legal aid attorney in your area who can help. Be sure to mark "a survivor of abuse or crime" when asked in the questionnaire. Having an attorney help you can also prevent the abuser from contacting you directly regarding the case.
If you'd like more information on changing parenting responsibilities, you can go to Changing parental responsibilities or custody.
Good luck to you.
Child support modification
Submitted by Courtney Esterdahl on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 12:36
Re: Child support modification
Submitted by Jordan Papai on Tue, 04/25/2023 - 13:59
Hello and thank you for your comment. These situations can be complicated, so we recommend sitting down with an attorney who can help review your documents and advise you on your specific situation.
For help finding a legal aid attorney near you, you can go to Get Legal Help or you can go to a free walk-in legal aid clinic in your area, like Legal Aid Chicago. You can also get a 30 minute consultation with an attorney for $25 through the Illinois State Bar Association.
You may also want to learn more about Limited scope representation, where an attorney would only do the work for the case that you cannot do on your own. Because the attorney is not doing all the work for the case, there is typically a reduced fee.
If you want to learn more about discovery, you can view our article on Using discovery in a lawsuit. To learn more about modifying child support orders, you can also visit the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services site.
Good luck to you!
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