HB5172

CHILD SUPPORT CHANGES

Introduced·2/5/26
Introduced Text

Illinois HB5172 amends child support laws to adjust calculations for shared physical care, modify support obligations during incarceration, and.

Illinois HB5172 introduces significant changes to child support laws, focusing on shared physical care, incarceration, and new guidelines. It adjusts child support calculations for parents with shared physical care, defining shared care as each parent having 110 or more overnights per year with the child. For shared care situations, the basic child support obligation is multiplied by 1.5. The bill also modifies support obligations for incarcerated parents, presuming they cannot pay support if incarcerated for over 180 days, though this can be rebutted.

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Where it stands

Current
Rules Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 26

2:00 PM

House Judiciary - Civil Committee Hearing

Mar 25

8:00 AM

House Judiciary - Civil Committee Hearing

History

Mar 27

House

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Mar 27

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Mar 19

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee