Areas of Practice

Child Support

Where the State of Illinois has failed for years to collect from a “deadbeat parent” and where countless of other attorneys have thrown up their hands in frustration, RCA attorneys have succeeded…over and again. When the nation’s largest and best child support collection agency (National Child Support) needs legal attorneys in the Chicago area, they call REED, CENTRACCHIO & ASSOCIATES, LLC In fact, NCS consistently ranks RCA one of their top producing firms in the nation.

So how does RCA do it when others fail? Quite simply, RCA attorneys have an intimate working knowledge of both family law and collection law, and the tools each area offers to maximize recovery by locating non-custodial parents, finding their assets, and using state and federal child support laws to make them pay. While most family law attorneys have no interest in collections and most collection attorneys have no interest in family law, our attorneys combine skills in both areas to create the perfect child support collection team.

RCA attorneys have collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in child support arrearages moving some custodial parents to tears of happiness and others to declare us friends for life. Some even have us on their postcard list when they travel.

At RCA, we also believe that child support is a two way street. Just as custodial parents are entitled to support, non-custodial parents should only pay what is fair. RCA attorneys have successfully helped many non-custodial parents who were overpaying have support reduced to fair amounts. For high income cases and business owners, we work with a team of accountants and economists to accurately determine a true net income and accurate forecast for future earnings.

Whether you are a custodial parent looking for what is properly owed to your children or a non-custodial parent proud to support your children by paying what is fair, we urge you to contact us today.

Child Custody

There is no issue so contentious or one more likely to drive the cost of a divorce or paternity case through the roof as a custody battle. Before you begin, you need to know your own strengths and weaknesses, and you need a team that will give you honest advice and a good cost-benefit analysis.

At REED, CENTRACCHIO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., we have a track record of turning “unwinnable” cases into victories. From getting sole custody after trial for a father who was at one time only getting two hour periods of supervised visitation to successful custody transfers on an emergency basis where the custodial parent was about to exit the state with the child, RCA attorneys have the “know how” to get results.

In addition to the experience of all RCA attorneys, Nicole Centracchio, one of the firm’s managing partners, is frequently appointed by judges to represent children in court as a child’s representative attorney. Putting children first and maintaining a good reputation for honesty and diligence benefits our clients in our work both inside and outside the courtroom.

No matter how good the team, there are times when the facts do not support a move for custody&ellipsis; at least at the present time. Clients deserve honest advice on this issue, irrespective of what they might want to hear. To that end, RCA attorneys give their clients candid opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of their case. All too often other firms allow their clients to maintain unlikely visions of success. Eventually, those dreams burst, but after a great deal of money and mental anguish have been spent. At RCA, we believe that timing in custody is important and “know how” often means “know when”. We would welcome an opportunity to discuss your chances for success.