Would my husband terminated his parental rights is he still obligated to pay child support?
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The court may order either or both parties to pay child support in an amount reasonable to provide for the child's necessary needs. The State of Illinois has enacted child support guidelines which establish the amount of support which is presumed to be correct. The court may deviate from the guidelines, however, when it finds that the application of the guidelines would be inappropriate, after consideration of the following factors: 1) The financial resources and needs of the child; 2) The financial resources and needs of the custodial parent; 3) The standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved; 4) The physical and emotional condition of the child and his educational needs; and 5) The financial resources and needs of the non-custodial parent.
If the court deviates from the guidelines, it must state its reasons for deviating from the guidelines and state the amount which would have been required under the guidelines.
The court shall also include in any order for child support a provision providing for the health care coverage of the child.
"Termination of parental rights" is a legal action of the court or a voluntary action by the parents which relieves the birth parents of a child of all parental responsibility for the child and deprives them of all legal rights with respect to the child.
