People v. Goossens, 39 N.E.3d 956

Raymond Goossens, a police sergeant, was convicted by a jury of intimidation (Class 3 felony) and sentenced to two years’ probation.
The trial court imposed a probation condition requiring Goossens to "become current in his child support in case number 2002 D 528" and not be released from probation until payments were current.
The presentencing report showed Goossens owed $11,779.89 in back child support.
On appeal he argued the trial court lacked authority under 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3(b) to order child support as a probation condition because the condition did not relate to the underlying offense (intimidation).
The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed; the Illinois Supreme Court granted leave and likewise affirmed, holding subsection (b)(6) ("support his dependents") authorizes such a condition regardless of relatedness to the offense.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether a trial court may impose child support payment as a condition of probation for an unrelated offense	State: §5-6-3(b) expressly authorizes listed conditions (including support dependents) and need not relate to the offense	Goossens: Enumerated conditions must still relate to the nature of the offense; absent relatedness the court exceeded statutory authority	The Court held subsection 5-6-3(b)(6) authorizes imposing child support as a probation condition without a relatedness requirement; Campbell to the contrary overruled

People v. Lampitok, 207 Ill.2d 231 (recognizing subsection (b) lists conditions a court may impose in its discretion)
People v. Meyer, 176 Ill.2d 372 (holding unenumerated conditions must be reasonable and relate to the offense or defendant's rehabilitation)
People v. Campbell, 325 Ill. App. 3d 569 (4th Dist.) (interpreted §5-6-3(b) to require relatedness; rejected and overruled to the extent inconsistent)