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Ohiogal, The initial decree had a downward deviation from guidelines in the amount I paid to the mother. To actually have the mother pay me child support would have required a separate petition (according to my attorney) at a significant additional cost. The juice was not worth the...

Zigner, I’ve never had a modification review as far as I can tell. Am I picking the fly stuff out of the pepper? The reason I didn’t request my attorney file for a child support modification is because he told me how much it would cost, the mother would only be required to pay me $40/mo...

Illinois D12 I’m fully aware that you cannot get blood from a turnip (the mother chooses not to work). Is it possible to simply call up DCSS to have them impute income to her and issue an order or would I need to file a petition for modification of child support with the court? The...