HOW IS CHILD SUPPORT PAID?

In Illinois, the majority of case where child support will be paid will go through the state disbursement unit.  When a divorce involving child support is finalized, a withholding order will be sent to the payer's employer stating the amount of money that should be withheld from the payer's check every pay period for the purposes of child support.  That money will then pass directly from the employer to the state disbursement unit, which then passes it to the payee.  Obviously, if the payer is unemployed or self-employed, it can become much more difficult to collect if the payer is unwilling to cooperate.

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