Notification for Change and Termination of Employment
Notification for Change and Termination of Employment
(A) 750 ILCS 505(f) — First Notification Provision: All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall include a provision requiring the obligor to notify the court [and, in cases where the party is receiving child and support services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Department of Public Aid -- now the Department of Healthcare and Family Services] within 7 days. The obligor must notify the court of the following:
(1) of the name and address of any new employer of the obligor,
(2) whether the obligor has access to health insurance coverage through the employer or other group coverage and, if so, the policy name and number and the names or persons covered under the policy,
(3) of any new residential or mailing address or telephone number of the non-custodial parent. In any subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a sufficient showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the last known address of the non-custodial parent in any manner expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure of this Act, which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process
(B) 750 ILCS Sec. 505(h) - Notification of Employment Termination: Section 505(h) requires written notification as to new employment and termination of employment. This notification must also be sent to the recipient the statute provides:
(1) An order entered under this Section shall include a provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and the clerk of the court within 10 days each time the obligor obtains new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is terminated for any reason.
(2) The report shall be in writing and shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and address of the new employer.
(3) Failure to report new employment or the termination of current employment, if coupled with nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is indirect criminal contempt.
(4) An order entered under this Section shall include a provision requiring the obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in residence within 5 days of the change.
(C) There must be disclosure by both parents to the State Case Registry: 750 ILCS Sec. 505.3. Information to State Case Registry.
(1) Each order for support entered or modified by the circuit court under this Act shall require that the obligor and obligee (I) file with the clerk of the circuit court the information required by this Section ... at the time of entry or modification of the order for support and (ii) file updated information with the clerk within 5 business days of any change. Failure of the obligor or obligee to file or update the required information shall be punishable as in cases of contempt. The failure shall not prevent the court from entering or modifying the order for support, however.
(2) The obligor shall file the following information:
(a) the obligor's name, date of birth, social security number, and mailing address.
(b)If either the obligor or the obligee receives child support enforcement services from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the obligor shall also file the following information:
- the obligor's telephone number,
- driver's license number,
- residential address (if different from the obligor's mailing address),
- and the name, address, and telephone number of the obligor's employer or employers.
(3) The obligee shall file the following information:
(a) The names of the obligee and the child or children covered by the order for support.
(b) The dates of birth of the obligee and the child or children covered by the order for support.
(c) The social security numbers of the obligee and the child or children covered by the order for support.
(d) The obligee's mailing address.
