Does the mom have to actually use the money to support the kids?
After all, the amounts of support ordered pursuant to the chart can seem well in excess of the cost of the
children's needs, and we all can picture situations in which, although the kids aren't starving or
neglected, mom also has a nice new wardrobe courtesy of the support money. In general, courts presume
that the party receiving child support spends the money to support the children, and the burden is on you
to prove otherwise. Because just about everyone paying support complains of paying "too much," judges
have a tendency to take a cynical view of parties coming into court with this kind of an issue.
Further, it is difficult to prove that expenditures do not benefit the children. For instance, if mom buys a
nice new house and uses some support money for it, that would benefit the kids even if it benefits mom
more. As a result, it takes fairly direct evidence to get the party receiving support in trouble for not using
it properly. Some states have statutes that can require the recipient of support to provide the payor with
an accounting of where the support money went; it is difficult, however, to convince a judge to actually
make this happen.
MLG LAW GROUP 121 West Wacker Drive Suite 1404 Chicago, IL. 60601 http://www.mlglawgroupillinois.com/ #letsguide How do you prove a parent unfit in Illinois? How do I prove the other parent is unfit? Abandonment. Habitual substance abuse problems. Physical or emotional abuse. Mental illness or instability. Putting the children in an unsafe living environment. Being incarcerated. Not being interested in the children's welfare. Neglect.
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