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May 20
2009

Ask A Lawyer: Do I Have To Provide My Income/Tax Information?

Posted by pmcmahon in tax records , income , Cordell Cordell, PC , Clarissa Finnell , Ask A Lawyer

 

Question:

My case is nearly complete. I have been wronged from the start and I have a lawyer that has charged me almost $15,000 with nothing in my favor to support it.

My ex wifes lawyer is now asking me to provide my yearly income and tax information. Is this normal? Do I have to supply this, my lawyer said I did. He has been wrong at my expense already and I am too close to being finished to switch laywers now, nor can I afford a new one.

I do not want to "willingly" provide my annual earnings/tax info, she has taken everything already.

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Nov 29
1999

Ask a Lawyer: How do they determine child support for seasonal workers?

Posted by Dads Divorce in wages , tax records , seasonal , paternity , Maintenance , income , IL , Child Support , Child Support , Ask A Lawyer

Question:

Hi, How is child support determined if the father has a job such as a roofer that works seasonally? Is it based on his past tax records? Or his current hourly? Can a unwed father get joint physical custody in Illinois if his child has reached age 12 but he has always been involved in the child's life and the mother has never taken him to court for child support (no court orders exist)? Thanks for your time and information.

Answer:

I cannot answer your question specifically to the laws of IL as I am not licensed in that State. In my jurisdiction, the Court is allowed to review the past three years of income and take an average of that income. It is possible to get joint physical custody in a paternity action. The court will look at the totality of the circumstances to determine what is in the best interests of the child. If the child is of school age at a minimum, you must live reasonably close to the child's school to get the child there on time each day of custody.
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