Welcome to the group!

It is my hope that we can be a support system to each other and supply one another with ideas and resouces to help us collect our child support.

Although I would like to help the world with the Child Support issues that they are having, I designed this group for Custodial Parents in the State of Illinois because that is where I live and I have been studing issues on Child Support Enforcement in this state for 8 years. I do not have all the answers but I do have a few and can certainly learn more from you.

Thank you for joining this group. Please if you know other custodial parents that are not collecting their child support, collecting their support or that have knowledge to share or looking for information, encourage them to join.

Again, thank you for joining!

Dawn - IL

I am proud to announce that our beloved Teri is now a moderator of this group. Please give her a warm welcome.

There are times that I am unavailable to the group and she has proven her loyalty and commitment to this group.

She has been working on something very special for us all in promoting the group, research and shows a great deal of judgement and knowledge.

Welcome Teri!

Dawn - IL

I would like to announce to the group the new CSII Website that Teri designed for us. She worked very hard on this and I would like each one of you to check it out and let her know what you think. She has been a Godsend to this group and I could of never done this without her.

I am very excited about this as this will give our group even more exposure on the internet.

CSII (Child Support in Illinois) is getting ready for new Horizons for 2006. There is no limit to our capabilities in reaching those that need our help and continuing to help ourselves.

Teri our Webmistress/Moderator - thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate your time and energy and dedication to this group.

OKAY CSII MEMBERS, ARE YOU READY?

Here it is:

http://personal.gridcom.net/patron/csii/csiihome.htm

Dawn - IL

Group offers child support advice
Suburban Chicago News

Dawn Vlaicevic is the owner of Child Support in Illinois (CSII), which was founded in April 2005.

This group and its Web site were created to help custodial parents obtain knowledge about child support and how to get child support enforcement and use the enforcement tools that are available.

With knowledge there is power. Vlaicevic's goal is to help custodial parents empower themselves by learning about the child support system and how it works and about the Office of Child Support Enforcement and other government agencies that work with Child Support Enforcement and the court system.

Child Support in Illinois also gives informative links on the Internet and lists statutes on child support in Illinois.

Vlaicevic wants people to know they are not alone in their quest to collect child support for their children. There are literally hundreds of thousand of custodial parents in Illinois alone that do not collect child support or only receive partial or sporadic payments.

Some of this is due to the fact Child Support Enforcement is overwhelmed with child support cases and there is not enough manpower to accomplish this task. This is also due to the fact that custodial parents do not understand how important it is to be involved in their own cases personally. They must take responsibility to provide information on the non-custodial parent to child support enforcement, and know what their rights are.

Vlaicevic said this is not a problem that only women face. Men are facing the same issues. More and more fathers are becoming the custodial parent. Deadbeat parents are not based on gender.

Child Support Illinois openly invites custodial dads and custodial moms to its group and Web site.

Teri Moncelle Colglazier is the group's webmaster and also is the moderator for the Child Support in Illinois group site.

Vlaicevic and Colglazier have both joined together to take Child Support in Illinois to new heights this year.

For more information, visit the Web site at http://personal.gridcom.net/patron/csii/csiihome.htm or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChildSupportinIllinois/

There is strength in numbers. Custodial parents must all ban together to make a difference for their children. They can do this by putting their hearts and minds together.

Vlaicevic has a true passion for this group and Web site. She wants to make a difference.

Group members: We now have a new website!

www.childsupportinillinois.com

Thank you Trayc for your donation of the new website!!! We are a for-real .com!!!! I am so excited. Thank you Trayc from the bottom of my heart!

Teri will be linking the other website to the new one.

Old website = http://personal.gridcom.net/patron/csii/csiihome.htm

We have to keep this one up because this is the one that is being published in the newspapers. You will also notice that we are copyrighted as Child Support in Illinois.

Dawn - IL

We are now a Not For Profit Organization!!

The time has come to move forward!

We couldn't of done it without the blessings and grace of God and we couldn't of achieved this without all of you!

Dawn - IL

Nine members and three guests enjoyed fun and fellowship at Avanti's Italian Restaurant on April 14, 2006.
Photo Courtesy of: E.S.

On Friday, April 14, 2006, nine members and three guests of the 89 member on-line group Child Support In Illinois met at 6:00 pm to celebrate the one year anniversary of the group at Avanti's Italian Restaurant in Normal, Illinois.

Members from Central Illinois and the areas of Chicago, Joliet and St. Louis attended as well as a member from Texas. For most it was the first face to face meeting with group members who have been a source of information, knowledge and support throughout the past year.

In addition to enjoying the great food and fellowship, members were given "goodie bags" that included CSII window stickers, magnets, business cards and gold ribbons that denote Child Support Education Awareness. Fun CSII trivia questions were asked by President, Dawn Vlaicevic and winners received gold heart key chains.