Non-payment of support

The amount of child support determined to be paid in a divorce proceeding is a binding court order. Any failure to pay can be considered grounds for being held in contempt. If you are not receiving support payments, Lavelle Law, Ltd. will send a Notice to Withhold Income for Support to your spouse's employer to garnish their wages. This notice requires the employer to withhold the appropriate amount from your spouse's paycheck and provide payment to the Illinois State Disbursement Unit (SDU) which cashes the check, records the payment and forwards a check directly to you. In cases of continued avoidance of payments, we can also seek attorney's fees and interest as well as further action, such as having the spouse's driver's license revoked, or in extreme cases, seek a jail sentence.

Enforce existing orders for support.