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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ( HFS ), formerly the Department of Public Aid, [1] is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing child support services to help ensure that ...
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ( DCFS) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government responsible for child protective services. [4] [5] As of June 2019, Marc Smith is the acting Director of Children and Family Services. [6]
Child support in the United States. In the United States, child support is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an "obligor" (or paying parent or payer) to an "obligee" (or receiving party or recipient) for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or a (possibly terminated) marriage.
May 13, 2024 at 7:00 AM. During National Foster Care month, let’s take a break from the challenges facing Illinois’ child welfare system to instead spotlight the unsung heroes of Illinois: our ...
Lawmakers and advocates express support for House Bill 4917, creating a $300 tax credit per child for eligible households, during a press conference on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
The states, which include Alaska, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont and Washington, are providing funds for child care provider ...
Filial support laws were an outgrowth of the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601. At one time [year needed], as many as 45 U.S. states had statutes obligating an adult child to care for his or her parents. Some states repealed their filial support laws after Medicaid took a greater role in providing relief to elderly patients without means.
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ( UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As of 2021, the only state that has not adopted the ...