In re Parentage of M.M.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Child Support
Citation
Case Number: 
2015 IL App (2d) 140772
Decision Date: 
Thursday, March 26, 2015
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Du Page Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded with directions.
Justice: 
ZENOFF
(Court opinion corrected.) After hearing on mother's petition for allocation of daughter's college expenses, court apportioned costs of attending Augustana College among parents, who had never been married (33% to mother and 45% to father), and daughter (22%). Court improperly considered income of mother's new husband in allocation of expenses. Mother, who is not employed outside the home, relies on husband for nearly all her financial support. Court improperly used husband's income as baseline to determine mother's contribution toward college expenses. Court did not impute income to mother in amount commensurate with her own skills and experience, and incorrectly imputed her husband's income to her.(SCHOSTOK and BURKE, concurring.)