In 2017, those paying child support across Illinois rejoiced. This was because on July 1, 2017, the state’s new child support law took effect. The new model presents a vastly different calculation for support than the historic iteration.Previously, the child support presumption was calculated based only on the net income of the payor as a flat percentage. For example, support for one child was calculated as 20% of the payor’s net income, for two children it was 28%, for three 32% and so on in relation to the …