IL HB2542

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to change how shared physical care is calculated for child support purposes

Replaces the current threshold of 146 or more overnights per year with a new standard of 3,504 hours or more per year for each parent to qualify for shared care child support calculations

When the shared care threshold is met, the basic child support obligation is multiplied by 1.5 to determine the shared care child support obligation

The change shifts the measurement from counting overnight stays to counting total hours of parenting time annually (3,504 hours equals approximately 40% of the year)