tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048777169443350542024-03-14T04:51:19.422-05:00McLean County Divorce -- Bloomington Law Group LLCDivorce, Adoption, Custody, Visitation, Child Support. Bloomington, Illinois.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-2347174072515676912015-11-25T20:47:00.000-06:002015-11-25T20:48:21.516-06:00New Law on Illinois Child Support<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#444444">The changes to the Child Support Laws (becoming effective 1/1/16) include an allowable deduction for student loan debt. This is pretty significant because courts have pretty much told folks to take a hike when they ask for a reduction in their child support because of their heavy student loan debt. Now things are different. The courts have to allow such deductions, unless they are prepared to make some pretty extraordinary findings, and award a lower child support amount. <br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#ff0000">This Email may have been dictated through speech-to-text software. 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Everhart, Jr., Mclean County Circuit Clerk, is pleased to present this information for public access.<br></span><br><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,101,145)">Disclaimers:</span> <br>This information pertains only to cases held before the Courts of McLean County, IL. It is provided as a service and <strong>is not considered the official court record</strong>. The Court and the Circuit Clerk do not provide any warranties ensuring its accuracy. <strong>It is the responsibility of the individual to ensure that they meet any requirements as set forth by the courts</strong>. In no event shall the Court or the Circuit Clerk be liable for damages of any nature, including any loss of profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from your use or inability to use this internet service.<br> <br>Because this information is not being drawn from our real time system, recent events may not appear as soon as they occur.<br> <br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><strong>TRAFFIC AND CRIMINAL CASES<br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(49,109,12)">IMPORTANT:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,101,145)"> For those performing record (</span><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(49,109,12)">background</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,101,145)">) checks</span>, </strong>when searching Traffic and Criminal cases, please know <span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(49,109,12)">if the name searched upon changes at the top of the display, it is because the name searched upon has been used as an alias by the person whose name defaults at the top of the display.</span> The system defaults to the individual's primary name. 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Case searches for years prior to 1991 may be done by pre-paid written request ($6.00 per year, per person) or by visiting on-site and searching manual books in person.<br> <br><strong>CIVIL CASES<br></strong><a class="" href="http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/PASearchCivil" target="_blank" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(36,114,152)">Search by Name, Business Name or Case Number</a><br> <strong>OPEN</strong> cases: <em>Circuit Clerk data is available from 2008 - present</em>.<br> <strong>CLOSED</strong> cases: <em>Circuit Clerk data is available for one (1) year from today's date</em>. <br>.<br>Should a name and case number appear with a "no information available" message, a written inquiry including the name and case number should be submitted to the Circuit Clerk. <br><br>This information complies with the <a class="" href="http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/Policies/Pdf/PubAccess.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(36,114,152)">Illinois Supreme Court Electronic Access Policy</a> for Circuit Court Records.</p></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-14175207581033937992015-09-17T21:04:00.001-05:002015-09-17T21:04:56.301-05:00DCFS -- Inadequate Supervision<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(64,65,68);font-family:Tahoma,tahoma-w01-regular,tahoma-w02-regular,tahoma-w10-regular,tahoma-w15--regular,tahoma-w99-regular,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Many folks ask me how long you can leave your kids in a car alone, or how old do your kids have to be before you leave them alone at home. Well, the answer is not clear, but here is what DCFS uses to determine their position on each case.</span><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://media.wix.com/ugd/04ebd4_5bd1be2b95f3436083ac8fa213c097c5.pdf">http://media.wix.com/ugd/04ebd4_5bd1be2b95f3436083ac8fa213c097c5.pdf</a></font><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-46853413101435741732015-07-25T13:06:00.001-05:002015-07-25T13:06:55.199-05:00New Divorce Laws for Bloomington Illinois Divorces<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#444444"><h2 id="ibj-subtitle" style="color:rgb(115,14,20);margin:0px 0px 0.3em;padding:0px;font-weight:300;font-stretch:normal;font-size:23.9959983825684px;line-height:1.1;font-family:Neuton-Light,'Times New Roman',serif">Family law rewrite goes to the governor</h2><div class="ibj-authors" style="color:rgb(65,75,82);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.6000003814697px">By <div class="cck_fullname" style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap"><span class="first">Matthew</span> <span class="last">Hector</span></div></div><div class="content" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.6000003814697px"><p class="scopenote" style="line-height:1.3;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(65,75,82);font-size:17.9899997711182px">After years of effort, a major reworking of Illinois family law passes the General Assembly.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">A major overhaul of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act ("IMDMA"), years in the making, was finally passed by the Illinois General Assembly in May and sent to the governor. If signed into law, <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=57&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=83488&SessionID=88&GA=99" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(24,69,130)">SB 57</a> will eliminate grounds for divorce, shift the focus away from custody and toward allocation of parental responsibilities, and make other important changes in Illinois divorce law. For background about the ongoing effort to pass the law, see, <em>e.g.</em>, <a href="http://www.isba.org/ibj/2015/07/lawpulse/ibj/2014/04/lawpulse/familylawrewritestillbrewinginthege" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(24,69,130)">Janan Hanna's LawPulse item in the April 2014 <em>Journal</em></a>.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">It would amend not only the IMDMA but also the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ("UCCJEA"), the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, the Probate Act, and other statutes. The governor had not acted on the law at presstime.</p><p class="copyhead" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px"><img alt="Divorce image" class="photo floatright" src="http://www.isba.org/sites/default/files/ibj/2015/07/LP-Divorce_0.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(157, 157, 157); clear: right; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em 0.9em; position: relative; padding: 0px; border-radius: 6px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.380392) 3px 3px 6px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.380392) 3px 3px 6px 0px; background-color: rgb(157, 157, 157);">Goodbye to grounds</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">One of SB 57's most significant changes to the IMDMA is the elimination of all grounds for divorce besides irreconcilable differences, according to Chicago family law attorney André Katz, a principal of Katz & Stefani and a member of the Illinois Family Law Study Committee appointed by lawmakers. The bill also redefines the term as the "irretrievable breakdown" of a marriage. SB 57, § 401. When the parties to a divorce action live separate and apart for six months, there is an irrebuttable presumption that the breakdown is irretrievable. <em>Id.</em></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Katz says the changes to the IMDMA replace the two-year waiting period now required when the parties do not agree to a divorce with a six-month wait. And parties who agree to split can immediately proceed with a divorce rather than waiting six months. The main purpose of the change is to "get rid of legal fictions" allowing "the parties and the court to focus on what's most important."</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">The new law's changes to child custody proceedings represent a groundbreaking move away from the winner-take-all model of child custody, Katz says. The IMDMA now focuses on the allocation of parental responsibility rather than custody.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Those responsibilities are broken out into categories reflecting different needs a child may have. For example, decisions about education, health, religion, and extra curricular activities can be divided between both parents or solely assigned to one parent. SB 57, § 602.5(b). Where one parent is, say, a teacher and the other a doctor, a court might allocate the decision-making responsibility for education to the teacher and for health to the doctor. Ultimately, the statute still requires that allocations be made with the best interest of the child in mind.</p><p class="copyhead" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">Changing parental relocation</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">SB 57 also makes significant changes to decisions about parental relocation. As the law currently stands, says Katz, a parent with residential custody is free to move anywhere within the state. This can result in a need to modify custody and visitation schedules, especially if the parent moves hundreds of miles downstate from Chicago or vice versa.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Under the new provisions, parents with residential custody residing in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties may move up to 25 miles from their current residence without leave of court. Parents in other counties may move up to 50 miles from their current residence without leave of court. Katz also notes that parental relocation along and across state borders has been simplified.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">A parent with residential custody can move up to 25 miles away even if the new residence is across the state line. Illinois courts retain jurisdiction over the custody case in this situation. The UCCJEA was also amended to reflect this change.</p><p class="copyhead" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">Orders of dissolution within 60 days</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Another major change to the IMDMA is the timeframe for the entry of an order of dissolution. Under the current law, cases can remain open long after the proofs are closed. The amendments require that the judge enter an order of dissolution within 60 days of the closing of proofs. The court may extend this period by 30 days.</p><p class="copyhead" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">Maintenance and property division</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">The process for allocating marital property and awarding maintenance would also change. Under the amendments, courts must provide reasons for the allocations they make. Katz sees two major benefits to this change. First, people are more likely to comply with a court's order when they understand why the allocations were made. Second, it allows the appellate court to know the trial court's rationale and better evaluate the record on appeal.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">SB 57 also allows for setting fixed periods where maintenance cannot be changed via a court order. This is only allowed for marriages that have lasted for 10 years or less. Under current law, all maintenance orders are subject to review and alteration if a party files a motion. The amendments give courts the ability to look at the entirety of the case and determine whether maintenance should be fixed or reviewable.</p><p class="copyhead" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">'No' to heart balm</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">The bill also eliminates "heart balm" actions such as alienation of affection, breach of promise to marry, and "criminal conversation" (read "adultery"). The General Assembly's findings note that heart balm actions are inconsistent with the goals of the IMDMA. SB 57, § 1-1. The findings also state that society has moved on; heart balm actions are the product of antiquated notions of men's and women's roles and relationships. <em>Id.</em></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Katz says that most heart balm actions are used to harass people, causing more acrimony in the divorce process. He also points out that, at least with regard to a claim for breach of promise to marry, couples need to be smarter about planning weddings. Katz suggests that couples have contracts with each other, similar to a prenuptial agreement.</p></div><div class="author" style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding-top:1.4em;border-top-width:3px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(211,216,219);color:rgb(65,75,82);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.6000003814697px"></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. 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In Illinois, heart balm actions</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for alienation of affections, breach of promise to marry, and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal conversation were permitted under the common law</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>before the abolition of those causes of action by "An Act in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>relation to certain causes of action conducive to extortion and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>blackmail, and to declare illegal, contracts and Acts made and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>done in pursuance thereof", filed May 4, 1935, Laws 1935, p.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>716. The Illinois Supreme Court held, in Heck v. Schupp, 394</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Ill. 296 (1946), that the 1935 Act was unconstitutional and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that the abolition of heart balm actions would infringe upon</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the rights of parties to remedies under Section 19 of Article</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>II of the 1870 Constitution. (Section 12 of Article I of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>1970 Constitution is similar to the relevant portion of Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>19 of Article II of the 1870 Constitution.) Since 1947, heart</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>balm actions have been permitted with limited damages under the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Alienation of Affections Act, the Breach of Promise Act, and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the Criminal Conversation Act.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Society has since recognized that the amicable settlement</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of domestic relations disputes is beneficial. In 1977, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act became the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>law of this State. As stated in Section 102 of that Act, among</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>its underlying purposes are: promoting the amicable settlement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of disputes that have arisen between parties to a marriage;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>mitigating the potential harm to the spouses and their children</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>caused by the process of legal dissolution of marriage; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>eliminating the consideration of marital misconduct in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>adjudication of rights and duties incident to the legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>dissolution of marriage, legal separation and declaration of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>invalidity of marriage. Heart balm actions are inconsistent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>with these purposes.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Society has also realized that women and men should have</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>equal rights under the law. Heart balm actions are rooted in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the now-discredited notion that men and women are unequal.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Although the Alienation of Affections Act, the Breach of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Promise Act, and the Criminal Conversation Act represent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attempts to ameliorate some of the more odious consequences of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>heart balm actions, the General Assembly finds that actions for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>alienation of affections, breach of promise to marry, and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal conversation are contrary to the public policy of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>State and those causes of action should be abolished.</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 1-5. </code><code>The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>changing Section 13-202 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(735 ILCS 5/13-202)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 110, par. 13-202)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 13-202. </code><code>Personal injury - Penalty. </code><code>Actions for damages</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for an injury to the person, or for false imprisonment, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>malicious prosecution, or for a statutory penalty, or for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>abduction, or for seduction, or for criminal conversation </code><u><code>that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>may proceed pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 7.1 of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Criminal Conversation Abolition Act</code></u><code>, except damages resulting</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from first degree murder or the commission of a Class X felony</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and the perpetrator thereof is convicted of such crime, shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be commenced within 2 years next after the cause of action</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>accrued but such an action against a defendant arising from a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>crime committed by the defendant in whose name an escrow</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>account was established under the "Criminal Victims' Escrow</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Account Act" shall be commenced within 2 years after the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>establishment of such account. If the compelling of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>confession or information by imminent bodily harm or threat of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>imminent bodily harm results in whole or in part in a criminal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>prosecution of the plaintiff, the 2-year period set out in this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section shall be tolled during the time in which the plaintiff</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is incarcerated, or until criminal prosecution has been finally</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>adjudicated in favor of the above referred plaintiff, whichever</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is later. However, this provision relating to the compelling of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>a confession or information shall not apply to units of local</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>government subject to the Local Governmental and Governmental</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Employees Tort Immunity Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08</code><code>.)</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 1-10. </code><code>The Alienation of Affections Act is amended</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>by changing the title of the Act and Section 0.01 and by adding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section 7.1 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/Act title)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>An Act relating to </code><strike><code>the damages recoverable in</code></strike><code> actions for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>alienation of affections.</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/0.01)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 1900)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 0.01. </code><code>Short title. </code><code>This Act may be cited as the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Alienation of Affections </code><u><code>Abolition</code></u><code> Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/7.1 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 7.1. </code></u><u><code>Abolition; effect of repeal.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly does</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not apply to any cause of action that accrued under Sections 1</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>through 7 of this Act before their repeal, and a timely action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>brought under those Sections shall be decided in accordance</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>with those Sections as they existed when the cause of action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>accrued.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) An action may not be brought for alienation of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>affections based on facts occurring on or after the effective</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.</code></u><code> </code><br> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/1 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/2 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/3 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/4 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/5 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/6 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 5/7 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 1-15. </code><code>The Alienation of Affections Act is amended</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>by repealing Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.</code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 1-20. </code><code>The Breach of Promise Act is amended by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>changing Section 0.01 and by adding Section 10.1 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/0.01)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 1800)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 0.01. </code><code>Short title. </code><code>This Act may be cited as the </code><code>Breach</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of Promise </code><u><code>Abolition</code></u><code> Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/10.1 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 10.1. </code></u><u><code>Abolition; effect of repeal.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly does</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not apply to any cause of action that accrued under Sections 1</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>through 10 of this Act before their repeal, and a timely action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>brought under those Sections shall be decided in accordance</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>with those Sections as they existed when the cause of action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>accrued.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) An action may not be brought for breach of promise or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>agreement to marry based on facts occurring on or after the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Assembly.</code></u><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/1 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/2 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/3 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/4 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/5 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/6 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/7 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/8 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/9 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 15/10 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 1-25. </code><code>The Breach of Promise Act is amended by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>repealing Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.</code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 1-30. </code><code>The Criminal Conversation Act is amended by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>changing the title of the Act and Section 0.01 and by adding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section 7.1 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/Act title)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>An Act relating to </code><strike><code>the damages recoverable in</code></strike><code> actions for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal conversation.</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/0.01)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 1950)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 0.01. </code><code>Short title. </code><code>This Act may be cited as the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Criminal Conversation </code><u><code>Abolition</code></u><code> Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/7.1 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 7.1. </code></u><u><code>Abolition; effect of repeal.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly does</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not apply to any cause of action that accrued under Sections 1</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>through 7 of this Act before their repeal, and a timely action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>brought under those Sections shall be decided in accordance</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>with those Sections as they existed when the cause of action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>accrued.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) An action may not be brought for criminal conversation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>based on facts occurring on or after the effective date of this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.</code></u><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/1 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/2 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/3 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/4 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/5 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/6 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(740 ILCS 50/7 rep.)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 1-35. </code><code>The Criminal Conversation Act is amended by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>repealing Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><center><code>ARTICLE 5. </code><code>OTHER AMENDATORY PROVISIONS</code></center><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 5-5. </code><code>The Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act of 1984 is amended by changing Section 7.1 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(325 ILCS 40/7.1)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 23, par. 2257.1)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 7.1. </code><code>In addition to any requirement of Section </code><u><code>601.2</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>601 or 611</code></strike><code> of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act or applicable provisions of the Uniform Child-Custody</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act regarding a </code><u><code>parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibility allocation</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody</code></strike><code> proceeding of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>out-of-state party, every court in this State, prior to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>granting or modifying a </code><u><code>parental responsibility allocation</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>custody</code></strike><code> judgment, shall inquire with LEADS and the National</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Crime Information Center to ascertain whether the child or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>children in question have been reported missing or have been</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>involved in or are the victims of a parental or noncustodial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>abduction. Such inquiry may be conducted with any law</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforcement agency in this State that maintains a LEADS</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>terminal or has immediate access to one on a 24-hour-per-day,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>7-day-per-week basis through a written agreement with another</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>law enforcement agency.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 5-10. </code><code>The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>amended by changing Section 112A-23 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(725 ILCS 5/112A-23)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 38, par. 112A-23)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 112A-23. </code><code>Enforcement of orders of protection.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) When violation is crime. A violation of any order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>protection, whether issued in a civil, quasi-criminal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding, shall be enforced by a criminal court when:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) The respondent commits the crime of violation of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection pursuant to Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>having knowingly violated:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) remedies described in paragraphs (1), (2),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(3), (14), or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>112A-14,</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the remedies authorized under paragraphs (1), (2),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(3), (14) or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, in a valid</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection, which is authorized under the laws</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of another state, tribe or United States territory,</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) or any other remedy when the act constitutes</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>a crime against the protected parties as defined by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>Prosecution for a violation of an order of protection</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall not bar concurrent prosecution for any other crime,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>including any crime that may have been committed at the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>time of the violation of the order of protection; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The respondent commits the crime of child abduction</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pursuant to Section 10-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the Criminal Code of 2012, by having knowingly violated:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) remedies described in paragraphs (5), (6) or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(8) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-14, or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the remedies authorized under paragraphs (1), (5),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(6), or (8) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, in a valid</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection, which is authorized under the laws</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of another state, tribe or United States territory.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) When violation is contempt of court. A violation of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>valid order of protection, whether issued in a civil or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal proceeding, may be enforced through civil or criminal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contempt procedures, as appropriate, by any court with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>jurisdiction, regardless where the act or acts which violated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the order of protection were committed, to the extent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>consistent with the venue provisions of this Article. Nothing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in this Article shall preclude any Illinois court from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforcing any valid order of protection issued in another</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>state. Illinois courts may enforce orders of protection through</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>both criminal prosecution and contempt proceedings, unless the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>action which is second in time is barred by collateral estoppel</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) In a contempt proceeding where the petition for a</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>rule to show cause sets forth facts evidencing an immediate</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>danger that the respondent will flee the jurisdiction,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>conceal a child, or inflict physical abuse on the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner or minor children or on dependent adults in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner's care, the court may order the attachment of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respondent without prior service of the rule to show</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>cause or the petition for a rule to show cause. Bond shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>be set unless specifically denied in writing.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) A petition for a rule to show cause for violation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of an order of protection shall be treated as an expedited</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>proceeding.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Violation of custody</code><u><code>, allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibility,</code></u><code> or support orders. A violation of remedies</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>described in paragraphs (5), (6), (8), or (9) of subsection (b)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of Section 112A-14 may be enforced by any remedy provided by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section </code><u><code>607.5</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>611</code></strike><code> of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Marriage Act. The court may enforce any order for support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>issued under paragraph (12) of subsection (b) of Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>112A-14 in the manner provided for under Parts V and VII of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Actual knowledge. An order of protection may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforced pursuant to this Section if the respondent violates</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the order after respondent has actual knowledge of its contents</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>as shown through one of the following means:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) By service, delivery, or notice under Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>112A-10.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) By notice under Section 112A-11.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) By service of an order of protection under Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>112A-22.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) By other means demonstrating actual knowledge of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the contents of the order.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) The enforcement of an order of protection in civil or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal court shall not be affected by either of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) The existence of a separate, correlative order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>entered under Section 112A-15.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Any finding or order entered in a conjoined</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>criminal proceeding.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) Circumstances. The court, when determining whether or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not a violation of an order of protection has occurred, shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not require physical manifestations of abuse on the person of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the victim.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(g) Penalties.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection, where the court finds the commission of a crime</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or contempt of court under subsections (a) or (b) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section, the penalty shall be the penalty that generally</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>applies in such criminal or contempt proceedings, and may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>include one or more of the following: incarceration,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payment of restitution, a fine, payment of attorneys' fees</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and costs, or community service.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The court shall hear and take into account evidence</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of any factors in aggravation or mitigation before deciding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>an appropriate penalty under paragraph (1) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) To the extent permitted by law, the court is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>encouraged to:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) increase the penalty for the knowing violation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of any order of protection over any penalty previously</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imposed by any court for respondent's violation of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection or penal statute involving</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner as victim and respondent as defendant;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imprisonment for respondent's first violation of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) impose a minimum penalty of 48 hours</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imprisonment for respondent's second or subsequent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>violation of an order of protection</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>unless the court explicitly finds that an increased penalty</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or that period of imprisonment would be manifestly unjust.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) In addition to any other penalties imposed for a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>violation of an order of protection, a criminal court may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>consider evidence of any violations of an order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protection:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) to increase, revoke or modify the bail bond on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>an underlying criminal charge pursuant to Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>110-6;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) to revoke or modify an order of probation,</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>conditional discharge or supervision, pursuant to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section 5-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) to revoke or modify a sentence of periodic</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imprisonment, pursuant to Section 5-7-2 of the Unified</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Code of Corrections.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)</code><code> </code><code></code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 5-15. </code><code>The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Marriage Act is amended by changing Sections 102, 104, 105,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>107, 209, 219, 304, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 409, 411, 413,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>452, 453, 501, 501.1, 502, 503, 504, 505, 505.1, 506, 508, 509,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>510, 512, 513, 602.3, 801 and the heading of Part VI and by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>adding Sections 513.5, 600, 601.2, 602.5, 602.7, 602.8, 602.9,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>602.10, 602.11, 603.5, 603.10, 604.10, 606.5, 606.10, 607.5,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>609.2, and 610.5 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/102)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 102)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 102. </code><code>Purposes; Rules of Construction. </code><code>This Act shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>purposes, which are to:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(1) provide adequate procedures for the solemnization and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>registration of marriage;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(2) strengthen and preserve the integrity of marriage and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>safeguard family relationships;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(3) promote the amicable settlement of disputes that have</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>arisen between parties to a marriage;</code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(4) mitigate the potential harm to </code><strike><code>the</code></strike><code> spouses and their</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>children caused by the process of </code><u><code>an action brought under this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Act, and protect children from exposure to conflict and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>violence</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>legal dissolution of marriage</code></strike><code>;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(5) ensure predictable decision-making for the care of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>children and for the allocation of parenting time and other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parental responsibilities, and avoid prolonged uncertainty by</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>expeditiously resolving issues involving children;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(6) recognize the right of children to a healthy</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>relationship with parents, and the responsibility of parents to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>ensure such a relationship;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(7) acknowledge that the determination of children's best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>interests, and the allocation of parenting time and significant</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>decision-making responsibilities, are among the paramount</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities of our system of justice, and to that end:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) recognize children's right to a strong and healthy</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationship with parents, and parents' concomitant right</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and responsibility to create and maintain such</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationships;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) recognize that, in the absence of domestic violence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or any other factor that the court expressly finds to be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relevant, proximity to, and frequent contact with, both</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parents promotes healthy development of children;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) facilitate parental planning and agreement about</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the children's upbringing and allocation of parenting time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and other parental responsibilities;</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(D) continue existing parent-child relationships, and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>secure the maximum involvement and cooperation of parents</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>regarding the physical, mental, moral, and emotional</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>well-being of the children during and after the litigation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(E) promote or order parents to participate in programs</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>designed to educate parents to:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(i) minimize or eliminate rancor and the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>detrimental effect of litigation in any proceeding</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>involving children; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(ii) facilitate the maximum cooperation of parents</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>in raising their children;</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(8)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(5)</code></strike><code> make reasonable provision for </code><u><code>support</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>spouses and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>minor children</code></strike><code> during and after </code><u><code>an underlying dissolution of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>marriage, legal separation, parentage, or parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibility allocation action</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>litigation</code></strike><code>, including</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provision for timely </code><u><code>advances</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>awards</code></strike><code> of interim fees </code><u><code>and costs</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to all attorneys, experts, and opinion witnesses including</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>guardians ad litem and children's representatives,</code></u><code> to achieve</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>substantial parity in parties' access to funds for </code><u><code>pre-judgment</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>litigation costs </code><u><code>in an action for dissolution of marriage or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>legal separation</code></u><code>;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(9)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(6)</code></strike><code> eliminate the consideration of marital misconduct</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in the adjudication of rights and duties incident to </code><strike><code>the legal</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>dissolution of marriage, legal separation and declaration of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>invalidity of marriage; </code><u><code>and</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><strike><code>(7) secure the maximum involvement and cooperation of both</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>parents regarding the physical, mental, moral and emotional</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>well-being of the children during and after the litigation; and</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(10)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(8)</code></strike><code> make provision for the preservation and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>conservation of </code><u><code>marital</code></u><code> assets during the litigation.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 89-712, eff. 6-1-97.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/104)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 104)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 104. </code><code>Venue.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>The proceedings shall be had in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>county where the plaintiff or defendant resides, except as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>otherwise provided herein, but process may be directed to any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>county in the State. Objection to venue is barred if not made</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>within such time as the defendant's response is due. In no</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>event shall venue be deemed jurisdictional.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>In any case brought pursuant to this Act where neither the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>petitioner nor respondent resides in the county in which the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>initial pleading is filed, the petitioner shall file with the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>initial pleading a written motion, which shall be set for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>hearing and ruled upon before any other issue is taken up,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>advising that the forum selected is not one of proper venue and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>seeking an appropriate order from the court allowing a waiver</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the venue requirements of this Section.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 82-716.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/105)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 105)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 105. </code><code>Application of Civil Practice Law.)</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) The provisions of the Civil Practice Law shall apply to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>all proceedings under this Act, except as otherwise provided in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>separation or declaration of invalidity of marriage shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>entitled "In re the Marriage of ... and ...". A </code><u><code>parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibility allocation</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody</code></strike><code> or support proceeding shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be entitled "In re the (</code><u><code>Parental Responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Custody</code></strike><code>)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Support) of ...".</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) The initial pleading in all proceedings under this Act</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be denominated a petition. A responsive pleading shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>denominated a response. </code><u><code>If new matter by way of defense is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>pleaded in the response, a reply may be filed by the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>petitioner, but the failure to reply is not an admission of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>legal sufficiency of the new matter.</code></u><code> All other pleadings under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act shall be denominated as provided in the Civil Practice</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Law.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) As used in this Section, "pleadings" includes any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>petition or motion filed in the dissolution of marriage case</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>which, if independently filed, would constitute a separate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>cause of action, including, but not limited to, actions for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and orders of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>protection. Actions under this subsection are subject to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>motions filed pursuant to Sections 2-615 and 2-619 of the Code</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of Civil Procedure.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 82-783</code><code>.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/107)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 107)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 107. </code><code>Order of protection; status. </code><code>Whenever relief is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>sought under Part V, Part VI or Part VII of this Act, the </code><u><code>court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall inquire and parties shall advise the</code></u><code> court</code><strike><code>, before</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>granting relief, shall determine</code></strike><code> whether any order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>protection has previously been entered in the instant</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding or any other proceeding in which any party, or a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>child of any party, or both, if relevant, has been designated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>as either a </code><u><code>petitioner,</code></u><code> respondent</code><u><code>,</code></u><code> or </code><strike><code>a</code></strike><code> protected person.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 87-743.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/209)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 209)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 209. </code><code>Solemnization and Registration.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) A marriage may be solemnized by a judge of a court of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>record, by a retired judge of a court of record, unless the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>retired judge was removed from office by the Judicial Inquiry</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Board, except that a retired judge shall not receive any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>compensation from the State, a county or any unit of local</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>government in return for the solemnization of a marriage and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>there shall be no effect upon any pension benefits conferred by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the Judges Retirement System of Illinois, by a judge of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Court of Claims, by a county clerk in counties having 2,000,000</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or more inhabitants, by a public official whose powers include</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>solemnization of marriages, or in accordance with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>prescriptions of any religious denomination, Indian Nation or</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Tribe or Native Group, provided that when such prescriptions</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>require an officiant, the officiant be in good standing with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>his or her religious denomination, Indian Nation or Tribe or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Native Group. Either the person solemnizing the marriage, or,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>if no individual acting alone solemnized the marriage, both</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties to the marriage, shall complete the marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>certificate form and forward it to the county clerk within 10</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>days after such marriage is solemnized.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a-5) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>religious denomination or Indian Nation or Tribe or Native</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Group, or any minister, clergy, or officiant acting as a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>representative of a religious denomination or Indian Nation or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Tribe or Native Group, to solemnize any marriage. Instead, any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>religious denomination or Indian Nation or Tribe or Native</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Group, or any minister, clergy, or officiant acting as a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>representative of a religious denomination or Indian Nation or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Tribe or Native Group is free to choose which marriages it will</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>solemnize. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>refusal by a religious denomination or Indian Nation or Tribe</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or Native Group, or any minister, clergy, or officiant acting</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>as a representative of a religious denomination or Indian</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Nation or Tribe or Native Group to solemnize any marriage under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act shall not create or be the basis for any civil,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>administrative, or criminal penalty, claim, or cause of action.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a-10) No church, mosque, synagogue, temple,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>nondenominational ministry, interdenominational or ecumenical</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>organization, mission organization, or other organization</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>whose principal purpose is the study, practice, or advancement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of religion is required to provide religious facilities for the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>solemnization ceremony or celebration associated with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>solemnization ceremony of a marriage if the solemnization</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ceremony or celebration associated with the solemnization</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ceremony is in violation of its religious beliefs. An entity</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>identified in this subsection (a-10) shall be immune from any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>civil, administrative, criminal penalty, claim, or cause of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>action based on its refusal to provide religious facilities for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the solemnization ceremony or celebration associated with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>solemnization ceremony of a marriage if the solemnization</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ceremony or celebration associated with the solemnization</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ceremony is in violation of its religious beliefs. As used in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this subsection (a-10), "religious facilities" means</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>sanctuaries, parish halls, fellowship halls, and similar</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>facilities. "Religious facilities" does not include facilities</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>such as businesses, health care facilities, educational</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>facilities, or social service agencies.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) The solemnization of the marriage is not invalidated</code><u><code>:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>(1)</code></u><code> by the fact that the person solemnizing the marriage was</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not legally qualified to solemnize it, </code><u><code>if a reasonable person</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>would believe the person solemnizing the marriage to be so</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>qualified;</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>if either party to the marriage believed him or her</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>to be so qualified</code></strike><code> or </code><u><code>(2)</code></u><code> by the fact that the marriage was</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>inadvertently solemnized in a county in Illinois other than the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>county where the license was issued </code><u><code>and filed</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) Any marriage that meets the requirements of this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section shall be presumed valid.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 98-597, eff. 6-1-14</code><code>.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/219)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 219)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 219. </code><code>Offenses.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>Any official issuing a license with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>knowledge that the parties are thus prohibited from </code><u><code>marrying</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>intermarrying</code></strike><code> and any person authorized to </code><u><code>solemnize</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>celebrate</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage who shall knowingly </code><u><code>solemnize</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>celebrate</code></strike><code> such a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage shall be guilty of a </code><u><code>Class C misdemeanor</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>petty</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>offense</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 80-923.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/304)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 304)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 304. </code><code>Retroactivity.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>Unless the court finds, after a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>consideration of all relevant circumstances, including the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>effect of a retroactive judgment on third parties, that the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>interests of justice would be served by making the judgment not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>retroactive, it shall declare the marriage invalid as of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>date of the marriage. The provisions of this Act relating to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property rights of the spouses, maintenance, support </code><strike><code>and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>custody</code></strike><code> of children</code><u><code>, and allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities</code></u><code> on dissolution of marriage are applicable to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>non-retroactive judgments of invalidity of marriage only.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 80-923.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/401)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 401)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 401. </code><code>Dissolution of marriage.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) The court shall enter a judgment of dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage </code><u><code>when</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>if</code></strike><code> at the time the action was commenced one of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the spouses was a resident of this State or was stationed in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this State while a member of the armed services, and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>residence or military presence had been maintained for 90 days</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>next preceding the commencement of the action or the making of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the finding</code><u><code>:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>breakdown of the marriage and the court determines that efforts</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>at reconciliation have failed or that future attempts at</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>interests of the family.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a-5) If the parties live separate and apart for a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>continuous period of not less than 6 months immediately</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>preceding the entry of the judgment dissolving the marriage,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>there is an irrebuttable presumption that the requirement of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>irreconcilable differences has been met.</code></u> <strike><code>; provided, however,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>that a finding of residence of a party in any judgment entered</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>under this Act from January 1, 1982 through June 30, 1982 shall</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>satisfy the former domicile requirements of this Act; and if</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>one of the following grounds for dissolution has been proved:</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(1) That, without cause or provocation by the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>petitioner: the respondent was at the time of such</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>marriage, and continues to be naturally impotent; the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>respondent had a wife or husband living at the time of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>marriage; the respondent had committed adultery subsequent</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>to the marriage; the respondent has wilfully deserted or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>absented himself or herself from the petitioner for the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>space of one year, including any period during which</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>litigation may have pended between the spouses for</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>dissolution of marriage or legal separation; the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>respondent has been guilty of habitual drunkenness for the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>space of 2 years; the respondent has been guilty of gross</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>and confirmed habits caused by the excessive use of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>addictive drugs for the space of 2 years, or has attempted</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>the life of the other by poison or other means showing</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>malice, or has been guilty of extreme and repeated physical</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>or mental cruelty, or has been convicted of a felony or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>other infamous crime; or the respondent has infected the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>other with a sexually transmitted disease. "Excessive use</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>of addictive drugs", as used in this Section, refers to use</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>of an addictive drug by a person when using the drug</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>becomes a controlling or a dominant purpose of his life; or</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(2) That the spouses have lived separate and apart for</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>a continuous period in excess of 2 years and irreconcilable</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>marriage and the court determines that efforts at</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>reconciliation have failed or that future attempts at</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>interests of the family. If the spouses have lived separate</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>and apart for a continuous period of not less than 6 months</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>next preceding the entry of the judgment dissolving the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>marriage, as evidenced by testimony or affidavits of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>spouses, the requirement of living separate and apart for a</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>continuous period in excess of 2 years may be waived upon</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>written stipulation of both spouses filed with the court.</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>At any time after the parties cease to cohabit, the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>following periods shall be included in the period of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>separation:</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(A) any period of cohabitation during which the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>parties attempted in good faith to reconcile and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>participated in marriage counseling under the guidance</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>of any of the following: a psychiatrist, a clinical</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>psychologist, a clinical social worker, a marriage and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>family therapist, a person authorized to provide</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>counseling in accordance with the prescriptions of any</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>religious denomination, or a person regularly engaged</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>in providing family or marriage counseling; and</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(B) any period of cohabitation under written</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>agreement of the parties to attempt to reconcile.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><strike><code>In computing the period during which the spouses have lived</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>separate and apart for purposes of this Section, periods during</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>which the spouses were living separate and apart prior to July</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>1, 1984 are included.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) Judgment shall not be entered unless, to the extent it</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>has jurisdiction to do so, the court has considered, approved,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>reserved or made provision for </code><u><code>the allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>child custody</code></strike><code>, the support of any child of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage entitled to support, the maintenance of either spouse</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and the disposition of property. The court </code><u><code>shall</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>may</code></strike><code> enter a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgment for dissolution that reserves any of these issues</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>either upon (i) agreement of the parties, or (ii) motion of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>either party and a finding by the court that appropriate</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>circumstances exist.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The death of a party subsequent to entry of a judgment for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>dissolution but before judgment on reserved issues shall not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>abate the proceedings.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>If any provision of this Section or its application shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court of competent jurisdiction, that judgment shall not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>impair, affect or invalidate any other provision or application</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of this Section, which shall remain in full force and effect.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 89-187, eff. 7-19-95.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/402)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 402)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 402. </code><code>Legal Separation.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Any person living separate and apart from his or her</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>spouse </code><strike><code>without fault</code></strike><code> may have a remedy for reasonable support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and maintenance while they so live apart.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) Such action shall be brought in the circuit court of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the county in which the </code><u><code>petitioner or</code></u><code> respondent resides or in</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>which the parties last resided together as husband and wife. </code><strike><code>In</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>the event the respondent cannot be found within the State, the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>action may be brought in the circuit court of the county in</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>which the petitioner resides.</code></strike><code> Commencement of the action,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>temporary relief and trials shall be the same as in actions for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>dissolution of marriage</code><u><code>, except that temporary relief in an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>action for legal separation shall be limited to the relief set</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>forth in subdivision (a)(1) and items (ii), (iii), and (iv) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subdivision (a)(2) of Section 501. If the court deems it</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>appropriate to enter a judgment for legal separation, the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall consider the applicable factors in Section 504 in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>awarding maintenance. If the court deems it appropriate to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>enter a judgment for legal separation, the court may approve a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>property settlement agreement that the parties have requested</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court to incorporate into the judgment, subject to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following provisions:</code></u> <strike><code>.</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the court may not value or allocate property in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>absence of such an agreement;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the court may disapprove such an agreement only if</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>it finds that the agreement is unconscionable; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) such an agreement is final and non-modifiable.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) A proceeding or judgment for legal separation shall not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>bar either party from instituting an action for dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage, and if the party so moving has met the requirements</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of Section 401, a judgment for dissolution shall be granted.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Absent an agreement set forth in a separation agreement that</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>provides for non-modifiable permanent maintenance, if a party</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to a judgment for legal separation files an action for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>dissolution of marriage, the issues of temporary and permanent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>maintenance shall be decided de novo.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 82-716.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/403)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 403)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 403. </code><code>Pleadings - Commencement - Abolition of Existing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Defenses - Procedure.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) The </code><u><code>complaint or</code></u><code> petition for dissolution of marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or legal separation shall be verified and shall minimally set</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>forth:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) the age, occupation and residence of each party and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>his length of residence in this State;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) the date of the marriage and the place at which it</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>was registered;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2.5) whether a petition for dissolution of marriage is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pending in any other county or state;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) that the jurisdictional requirements of subsection</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(a) of Section 401 have been met </code><u><code>and that irreconcilable</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>marriage;</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>and that there exist grounds for dissolution of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>marriage or legal separation. The petitioner need only</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>allege the name of the particular grounds relied upon,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>which shall constitute a legally sufficient allegation of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>the grounds; and the respondent shall be entitled to demand</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>a bill of particulars prior to trial setting forth the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>facts constituting the grounds, if he so chooses. The</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>petition must also contain:</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) the names, ages and addresses of all living</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>children of the marriage and whether </code><u><code>a spouse</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>the wife</code></strike><code> is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pregnant;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) any arrangements as to support, </code><u><code>allocation of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parental responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody and visitation</code></strike><code> of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>children and maintenance of a spouse; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) the relief sought.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) Either or both parties to the marriage may initiate the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) </code><u><code>(Blank).</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>The previously existing defense of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>recrimination is abolished. The defense of condonation is</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>abolished only as to condonations occurring after a proceeding</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>is filed under this Act and after the court has acquired</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>jurisdiction over the respondent.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) The court may join additional parties necessary and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proper for the exercise of its authority under this Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) Contested trials shall be on a bifurcated basis with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the </code><u><code>issue of whether irreconcilable differences have caused the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, as described in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 401,</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>grounds</code></strike><code> being tried first</code><u><code>, regardless of whether</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>that issue is contested or uncontested</code></u><code>. Upon the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>determining that </code><u><code>irreconcilable differences have caused the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>irretrievable breakdown of the marriage</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>the grounds exist</code></strike><code>, the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court may allow additional time for the parties to settle</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>amicably the remaining issues before resuming the trial, or may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceed immediately to trial on the remaining issues. </code><u><code>The court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>has the discretion to use the date of the trial or such other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>date as agreed upon by the parties, or ordered by the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>within its discretion, for purposes of determining the value of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>assets or property.</code></u><code> In cases where </code><u><code>the requirements of Section</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>401</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>the grounds</code></strike><code> are uncontested and proved as in cases of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>default, the trial on all other remaining issues shall proceed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>immediately, if so ordered by the court or if the parties so</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>stipulate</code><strike><code>, issue on the pleadings notwithstanding</code></strike><code>. </code><u><code>Except as</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>provided in subsection (b) of Section 401, the court shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>enter a judgment of dissolution of marriage, including an order</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>dissolving the marriage, incorporation of a marital settlement</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>agreement if applicable, and any other appropriate findings or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>orders, only at the conclusion of the case and not after</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>hearing only the testimony as to whether irreconcilable</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>marriage.</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) </code><u><code>(Blank).</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Even if no bill of particulars shall have been</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>filed demanding the specification of the particular facts</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>underlying the allegation of the grounds, the court shall</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>nonetheless require proper and sufficient proof of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>existence of the grounds.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 90-174, eff. 10-1-97.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/404)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 404)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 404. </code><code>Conciliation</code><strike><code>; mediation</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) If the court concludes that there is a prospect of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>reconciliation, the court, at the request of either party, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>on its own motion, may order a conciliation conference. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>conciliation conference and counseling shall take place at the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>established court conciliation service of that judicial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>district or at any similar service or facility where no court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>conciliation service has been established.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) The facts adduced at any conciliation conference</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>resulting from a referral hereunder, shall not be considered in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the adjudication of a pending or subsequent action, nor shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>any report resulting from such conference become part of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>record of the case unless the parties have stipulated in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>writing to the contrary.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The court, upon good cause shown, may prohibit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>conciliation</code><strike><code>, mediation</code></strike><code> or other process that requires the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties to meet and confer without counsel.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 87-1255.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/405)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 405)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 405. </code><code>Hearing on Default - Notice.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>If the respondent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is in default, the court shall proceed to hear the cause upon</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>testimony of petitioner taken in open court, and in no case of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>default shall the court grant a dissolution of marriage or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>legal separation or declaration of invalidity of marriage,</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>unless the judge is satisfied that all proper means have been</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>taken to notify the respondent of the pendency of the suit.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Whenever the judge is satisfied that the interests of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>respondent require it, the court may order such additional</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>notice as may be required. </code><u><code>All of the provisions of the Code of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Civil Procedure relating to default hearings are applicable to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>hearings on default.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 80-923.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/409)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 409)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 409. </code><code>Proof of Foreign Marriage.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>A marriage which may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>have been </code><u><code>solemnized</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>celebrated</code></strike><code> or had in any foreign state or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>country, may be proved by the acknowledgment of the parties,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>their cohabitation, and other </code><u><code>evidence. Certified copies of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>records of a marriage performed in any foreign state or country</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>obtained from an authorized state governmental unit, embassy,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>or consulate may be admitted as an exception to the hearsay</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>rule</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>circumstantial testimony</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 80-923.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/411)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 411)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 411. </code><code>Commencement of Action.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Actions for dissolution of marriage or legal separation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be commenced as in other civil cases or, at the option of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petitioner, by filing a praecipe for summons with the clerk of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the court and paying the regular filing fees, in which latter</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>case, a petition shall be filed within 6 months thereafter</code><u><code>, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>any extension for good cause shown granted by the court</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) When a praecipe for summons is filed without the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petition, the summons shall recite that petitioner has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>commenced suit for dissolution of marriage or legal separation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and shall require the respondent to file his or her appearance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not later than 30 days from the day the summons is served and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>to plead to the petitioner's petition within 30 days from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>day the petition is filed.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Until a petition has been filed, the court, pursuant to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsections (c) and (d) herein, may dismiss the suit, order the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>filing of a petition, or grant leave to the respondent to file</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>a petition in the nature of a counter petition.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>After the filing of the petition, the party filing the same</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall, within 2 days, serve a copy thereof upon the other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>party, in the manner provided by rule of the Supreme Court for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>service of notices in other civil cases.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Unless a respondent voluntarily files an appearance, a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>praecipe for summons filed without the petition shall be served</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>on the respondent not later than 30 days after its issuance,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and upon failure to obtain service upon the respondent within</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the 30 day period, or any extension for good cause shown</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>granted by the court, the court shall dismiss the suit.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) An action for dissolution of marriage or legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>separation commenced by the filing a praecipe for summons</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>without the petition </code><u><code>may</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>shall</code></strike><code> be dismissed </code><u><code>if</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>unless</code></strike><code> a</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not</code></u><code> been filed within 6 months after the commencement of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>action </code><u><code>or within the extension granted under subsection (a) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>this Section</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) The filing of a praecipe for summons under this Section</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>constitutes the commencement of an action that serves as</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>grounds for involuntary dismissal under subdivision (a)(3) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure of a subsequently</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>filed petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in another county.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 86-630.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/413)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 413)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 413. </code><code>Judgment.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) </code><u><code>A judgment of dissolution of marriage or of legal</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>separation or of declaration of invalidity of marriage shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>entered within 60 days of the closing of proofs; however, if</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court enters an order specifying good cause as to why the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court needs an additional 30 days, the judgment shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>entered within 90 days of the closing of proofs, including any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>hearing under subsection (j) of Section 503 of this Act and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>submission of closing arguments.</code></u><code> A judgment of dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage or of legal separation or of declaration of invalidity</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of marriage is final when entered, subject to the right of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>appeal. An appeal from the judgment of dissolution of marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that does not challenge the finding as to grounds does not</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>delay the finality of that provision of the judgment which</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>dissolves the marriage, beyond the time for appealing from that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provision, and either of the parties may remarry pending</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>appeal. An order requiring maintenance or support of a spouse</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or a minor child or children entered under this Act or any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>other law of this State shall not be suspended or the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforcement thereof stayed pending the filing and resolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>post-judgment motions or an appeal.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) The clerk of the court shall give notice of the entry</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>a declaration of invalidity of marriage:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) if the marriage is registered in this State, to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>county clerk of the county where the marriage is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>registered, who shall enter the fact of dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marriage or legal separation or declaration of invalidity</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of marriage in the marriage registry; and within 45 days</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>after the close of the month in which the judgment is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>entered, the clerk shall forward the certificate to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Department of Public Health on a form furnished by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Department; or</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) if the marriage is registered in another</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>jurisdiction, to the appropriate official of that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>jurisdiction, with the request that he enter the fact of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dissolution of marriage or legal separation or declaration</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of invalidity of marriage in the appropriate record.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Upon request by a wife whose marriage is dissolved or</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>declared invalid, the court shall order her maiden name or a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>former name restored.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) A judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>separation, if made, shall be awarded to both of the parties,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and shall provide that it affects the status previously</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>existing between the parties in the manner adjudged.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 96-1072, eff. 1-1-11.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/452)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 452. </code><code>Petition. </code><code>The parties to a dissolution proceeding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>may file a joint petition for simplified dissolution if they</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>certify that all of the following conditions exist when the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding is commenced:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(a) Neither party is dependent on the other party for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>support or each party is willing to waive the right to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>support; and the parties understand that consultation with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attorneys may help them determine eligibility for spousal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>support.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(b) Either party has met the residency requirement of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section 401 of this Act.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(c) </code><u><code>The requirements of Section 401 regarding</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>residence or military presence and proof of irreconcilable</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>differences have been met.</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Irreconcilable differences have</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>parties have been separated 6 months or more and efforts at</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>reconciliation have failed or future attempts at</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>interests of the family.</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(d) No children were born of the relationship of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parties or adopted by the parties during the marriage, and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the wife, to her knowledge, is not pregnant by the husband.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(e) The duration of the marriage does not exceed 8</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>years.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(f) Neither party has any interest in real property </code><u><code>or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>retirement benefits unless the retirement benefits are</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>exclusively held in individual retirement accounts and the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>combined value of the accounts is less than $10,000</code></u><code>.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(g) The parties waive any rights to maintenance.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(h) The total fair market value of all marital</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property, after deducting all encumbrances, is less than</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>$50,000</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>$10,000</code></strike><code>, the combined gross annualized income from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>all sources is less than </code><u><code>$60,000</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>$35,000</code></strike><code>, and neither party</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>has a gross annualized income from all sources in excess of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>$30,000</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>$20,000</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) The parties have disclosed to each other all assets</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and liabilities</code></u><code> and their tax returns for all years of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marriage.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(j) The parties have executed a written agreement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dividing all assets in excess of $100 in value and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>allocating responsibility for debts and liabilities</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>between the parties.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 90-731, eff. 7-1-99.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/453)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 453. </code><code>Procedure; Judgment. </code><code>The parties shall use the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>forms</code><u><code>, including a form for the affidavit required under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 454,</code></u><code> provided by the circuit court clerk, and the clerk</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall submit the petition to the court. The court shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>expeditiously consider the cause. Both parties shall appear in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>person before the court and, if the court so directs, testify.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>The court, after examination of the petition and the parties</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and finding the agreement of the parties not unconscionable,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall enter a judgment granting the dissolution if the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>requirements of this Part IV-A have been met and the parties</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>have submitted the affidavit required under Section 454. No</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>transcript of proceedings shall be required.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 88-39.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/501)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 501)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 501. </code><code>Temporary Relief.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>In all proceedings under this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act, temporary relief shall be as follows:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Either party may </code><u><code>petition or</code></u><code> move for:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) temporary maintenance or temporary support of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child of the marriage entitled to support, accompanied by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>an affidavit as to the factual basis for the relief</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>requested</code><u><code>. One form of financial affidavit, as determined</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>by the Supreme Court, shall be used statewide. The</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>financial affidavit shall be supported by documentary</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>evidence including, but not limited to, income tax returns,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>pay stubs, and banking statements. Unless the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>otherwise directs, any affidavit or supporting documentary</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>evidence submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall not be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>made part of the public record of the proceedings but shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>be available to the court or an appellate court in which</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the proceedings are subject to review, to the parties,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>their attorneys, and such other persons as the court may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>direct. Upon motion of a party, a court may hold a hearing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>to determine whether and why there is a disparity between a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>party's sworn affidavit and the supporting documentation.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>If a party intentionally or recklessly files an inaccurate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or misleading financial affidavit, the court shall impose</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>significant penalties and sanctions including, but not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>limited to, costs and attorney's fees</code></u><code>;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) a temporary restraining order or preliminary</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>injunction, accompanied by affidavit showing a factual</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>basis for any of the following relief:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) restraining any person from transferring,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>encumbering, concealing or otherwise disposing of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property except in the usual course of business or for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the necessities of life, and, if so restrained,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>requiring him to notify the moving party and his</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attorney of any proposed extraordinary expenditures</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>made after the order is issued; </code><u><code>however, an order need</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>not include an exception for transferring,</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>encumbering, or otherwise disposing of property in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>usual course of business or for the necessities of life</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>if the court enters appropriate orders that enable the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parties to pay their necessary personal and business</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>expenses including, but not limited to, appropriate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>professionals to assist the court pursuant to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>subsection (l) of Section 503 to administer the payment</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and accounting of such living and business expenses;</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) enjoining a party from removing a child from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the jurisdiction of the court;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) enjoining a party from striking or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>interfering with the personal liberty of the other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>party or of any child; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iv) providing other injunctive relief proper in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the circumstances; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) other appropriate temporary relief </code><u><code>including, in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the discretion of the court, ordering the purchase or sale</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of assets and requiring that a party or parties borrow</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>funds in the appropriate circumstances</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Issues concerning temporary maintenance or temporary</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>support of a child entitled to support shall be dealt with on a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>summary basis based on allocated parenting time, financial</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>affidavits, tax returns, pay stubs, banking statements, and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>other relevant documentation, except an evidentiary hearing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>may be held upon a showing of good cause. If a party</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>intentionally or recklessly files an inaccurate or misleading</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>financial affidavit, the court shall impose significant</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>penalties and sanctions including, but not limited to, costs</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>and attorney's fees resulting from the improper</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>representation.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) The court may issue a temporary restraining order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>without requiring notice to the other party only if it finds,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence, that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>irreparable injury will result to the moving party if no order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is issued until the time for responding has elapsed.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) A response hereunder may be filed within 21 days after</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>service of notice of motion or at the time specified in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>temporary restraining order.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c-1) As used in this subsection (c-1), "interim attorney's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>fees and costs" means attorney's fees and costs assessed from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>time to time while a case is pending, in favor of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petitioning party's current counsel, for reasonable fees and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>costs either already incurred or to be incurred, and "interim</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>award" means an award of interim attorney's fees and costs.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Interim awards shall be governed by the following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Except for good cause shown, a proceeding for (or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relating to) interim attorney's fees and costs in a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pre-judgment dissolution proceeding shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>nonevidentiary and summary in nature. All hearings for or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relating to interim attorney's fees and costs under this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection shall be scheduled expeditiously by the court.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>When a party files a petition for interim attorney's fees</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and costs supported by one or more affidavits that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>delineate relevant factors, the court (or a hearing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>officer) shall assess an interim award after affording the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>opposing party a reasonable opportunity to file a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>responsive pleading. A responsive pleading shall set out</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the amount of each retainer or other payment or payments,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or both, previously paid to the responding party's counsel</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>by or on behalf of the responding party. </code><u><code>A responsive</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>pleading shall include costs incurred, and shall indicate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>whether the costs are paid or unpaid.</code></u><code> In assessing an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>interim award, the court shall consider all relevant</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>factors, as presented, that appear reasonable and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>necessary, including to the extent applicable:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) the income and property of each party,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>including alleged marital property within the sole</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>control of one party and alleged non-marital property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>within access to a party;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) the needs of each party;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(C) the realistic earning capacity of each party;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(D) any impairment to present earning capacity of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>either party, including age and physical and emotional</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>health;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(E) the standard of living established during the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marriage;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(F) the degree of complexity of the issues,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>including </code><u><code>allocation of parental responsibility</code></u><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>custody</code></strike><code>, valuation or division (or both) of closely</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>held businesses, and tax planning, as well as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>reasonable needs for expert investigations or expert</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>witnesses, or both;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(G) each party's access to relevant information;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(H) the amount of the payment or payments made or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>reasonably expected to be made to the attorney for the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>other party; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(I) any other factor that the court expressly finds</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to be just and equitable.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Any assessment of an interim award (including one</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pursuant to an agreed order) shall be without prejudice to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>any final allocation and without prejudice as to any claim</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or right of either party or any counsel of record at the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>time of the award. Any such claim or right may be presented</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>by the appropriate party or counsel at a hearing on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>contribution under subsection (j) of Section 503 or a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>hearing on counsel's fees under subsection (c) of Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>508. Unless otherwise ordered by the court at the final</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>hearing between the parties or in a hearing under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection (j) of Section 503 or subsection (c) of Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>508, interim awards, as well as the aggregate of all other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payments by each party to counsel and related payments to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>third parties, shall be deemed to have been advances from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the parties' marital estate. Any portion of any interim</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>award constituting an overpayment shall be remitted back to</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the appropriate party or parties, or, alternatively, to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>successor counsel, as the court determines and directs,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>after notice </code><u><code>in a form designated by the Supreme Court. An</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>order for the award of interim attorney's fees shall be a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>standardized form order and labeled "Interim Fee Award</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Order"</code></u><code>.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) In any proceeding under this subsection (c-1), the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court (or hearing officer) shall assess an interim award</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>against an opposing party in an amount necessary to enable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the petitioning party to participate adequately in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>litigation, upon findings that the party from whom</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attorney's fees and costs are sought has the financial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>ability to pay reasonable amounts and that the party</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>seeking attorney's fees and costs lacks sufficient access</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to assets or income to pay reasonable amounts. In</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>determining an award, the court shall consider whether</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>adequate participation in the litigation requires</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>expenditure of more fees and costs for a party that is not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in control of assets or relevant information. Except for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>good cause shown, an interim award shall not be less than</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payments made or reasonably expected to be made to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>counsel for the other party. If the court finds that both</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parties lack financial ability or access to assets or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>income for reasonable attorney's fees and costs, the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(or hearing officer) shall enter an order that allocates</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>available funds for each party's counsel, including</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>retainers or interim payments, or both, previously paid, in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>a manner that achieves substantial parity between the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parties.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) The changes to this Section 501 made by this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amendatory Act of 1996 apply to cases pending on or after</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>June 1, 1997, except as otherwise provided in Section 508.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c-2) Allocation of use of marital residence. Where there</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>is on file a verified complaint or verified petition seeking</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>temporary eviction from the marital residence, the court may,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>during the pendency of the proceeding, only in cases where the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>physical or mental well-being of either spouse or his or her</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>children is jeopardized by occupancy of the marital residence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by both spouses, and only upon due notice and full hearing,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>unless waived by the court on good cause shown, enter orders</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>granting the exclusive possession of the marital residence to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>either spouse, by eviction from, or restoration of, the marital</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>residence, until the final determination of the cause pursuant</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to the factors listed in Section 602.7 of this Act. No such</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>order shall in any manner affect any estate in homestead</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>property of either party. In entering orders under this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsection (c-2), the court shall balance hardships to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parties.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) A temporary order entered under this Section:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) does not prejudice the rights of the parties or the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the proceeding;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) may be revoked or modified before final judgment,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>on a showing by affidavit and upon hearing; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) terminates when the final judgment is entered or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>when the petition for dissolution of marriage or legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>separation or declaration of invalidity of marriage is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dismissed.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) The fees or costs of mediation shall be borne by the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parties and may be assessed by the court as it deems equitable</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>without prejudice and are subject to reallocation at the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>conclusion of the case.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 96-583, eff. 1-1-10.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/501.1)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 501.1)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 501.1. </code><code>Dissolution action stay.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Upon service of a summons and petition or praecipe</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>filed under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act or upon the filing of the respondent's appearance in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding, whichever first occurs, a dissolution action stay</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be in effect against both parties </code><strike><code>and their agents and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>employees</code></strike><code>, without bond or further notice, until a final</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgement is entered, the proceeding is dismissed, or until</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>further order of the court:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(1) restraining both parties from transferring,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>encumbering, concealing, destroying, spending, damaging, or in</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>any way disposing of any property, without the consent of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>other party or an order of the court, except in the usual</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>course of business, for the necessities of life, or for</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>reasonable costs, expenses, and attorney's fees arising from</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>the proceeding, as well as requiring each party to provide</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>written notice to the other party and his or her attorney of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>any proposed extraordinary expenditure or transaction;</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(2)</code></strike><code> restraining both parties from physically</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>abusing, harassing, intimidating, striking, or interfering</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>with the personal liberty of the other party or the minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>children of either party; and</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(3)</code></strike><code> restraining both parties from removing any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>minor child of either party from the State of Illinois or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>from concealing any such child from the other party,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>without the consent of the other party or an order of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The restraint provided in this subsection (a) does not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>operate to make unavailable any of the remedies provided in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><strike><code>A restraint of the parties' actions under this Section does</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>not affect the rights of a bona fide purchaser or mortgagee</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>whose interest in real property or whose beneficial interest in</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>real property under an Illinois land trust was acquired before</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>the filing of a lis pendens notice under Section 2-1901 of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>Code of Civil Procedure.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) </code><u><code>(Blank).</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Notice of any proposed extraordinary</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>expenditure or transaction, as required by subsection (a),</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>shall be given as soon as practicable, but not less than 7 days</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>before the proposed date for the carrying out or commencement</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>of the carrying out of the extraordinary expenditure or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>transaction, except in an emergency, in which event notice</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>shall be given as soon as practicable under the circumstances.</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>If proper notice is given and if the party receiving the notice</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>does not object by filing a petition for injunctive relief</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>under the Code of Civil Procedure within 7 days of receipt of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>the notice, the carrying out of the proposed extraordinary</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>expenditure or transaction is not a violation of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>dissolution action stay. The dissolution action stay shall</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>remain in full force and effect against both parties for 14</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>days after the date of filing of a petition for injunctive</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>relief by the objecting party (or a shorter period if the court</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>so orders); and no extension beyond that 14 day period shall be</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>granted by the court. For good cause shown, a party may file a</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>petition for a reduction in time with respect to any 7 day</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>notice requirement under this subsection.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) </code><u><code>(Blank).</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>A party making any extraordinary expenditure</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>or carrying out any extraordinary transaction after a</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>dissolution action stay is in effect shall account promptly to</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>the court and to the other party for all of those expenditures</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>and transactions. This obligation to account applies</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>throughout the pendency of the proceeding, irrespective of (i)</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>any notice given by any party as to any proposed extraordinary</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>expenditure or transaction, (ii) any filing of an objection and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>petition under this Section or the absence of any such filing,</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>or (iii) any court ruling as to an issue presented to it by</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>either party.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) </code><u><code>(Blank).</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>If the party making an extraordinary</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>expenditure or transaction fails to provide proper notice or if</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>despite proper notice the other party filed a petition and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>prevailed on that petition, and the extraordinary expenditure</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>or transaction results in a loss of income or reduction in the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>amount or in the value of property, there is a presumption of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>dissipation of property, equal to the amount of the loss or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>reduction, charged against the party for purposes of property</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>distribution under Section 503.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) In a proceeding filed under this Act, the summons shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provide notice of the entry of the automatic dissolution action</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>stay in a form as required by applicable rules.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 87-881; 88-24.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/502)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 502)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 502. </code><code>Agreement.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) To promote amicable settlement of disputes between</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties to a marriage attendant upon the dissolution of their</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage, the parties may enter into </code><u><code>an</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>a written or oral</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>agreement containing provisions for disposition of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property owned by either of them, maintenance of either of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>them</code><u><code>,</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>and</code></strike><code> support, </code><u><code>parental responsibility allocation</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>and visitation</code></strike><code> of their children</code><u><code>, and support of their children</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>as provided in Section 513 after the children attain majority.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Any agreement pursuant to this Section must be in writing,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>except for good cause shown with the approval of the court,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>before proceeding to an oral prove up</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) The terms of the agreement, except those providing for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the support </code><u><code>and parental responsibility allocation</code></u> <strike><code>, custody</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>and visitation</code></strike><code> of children, are binding upon the court unless</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>it finds, after considering the economic circumstances of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties and any other relevant evidence produced by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties, on their own motion or on request of the court, that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the agreement is unconscionable. </code><u><code>The terms of the agreement</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>incorporated into the judgment are binding if there is any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>conflict between the terms of the agreement and any testimony</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>made at an uncontested prove-up hearing on the grounds or the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>substance of the agreement.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) If the court finds the agreement unconscionable, it may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>request the parties to submit a revised agreement or upon</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>hearing, may make orders for the disposition of property,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance, child support and other matters.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Unless the agreement provides to the contrary, its</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>terms shall be set forth in the judgment, and the parties shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be ordered to perform under such terms, or if the agreement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provides that its terms shall not be set forth in the judgment,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the judgment shall identify the agreement and state that the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court has approved its terms.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) Terms of the agreement set forth in the judgment are</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforceable by all remedies available for enforcement of a</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgment, including contempt, and are enforceable as contract</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>terms.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) </code><u><code>Child</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Except for terms concerning the</code></strike><code> support, </code><u><code>support</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of children as provided in Section 513 after the children</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>attain majority, and parental responsibility allocation of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>children may be modified upon a showing of a substantial change</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in circumstances. The parties may provide that maintenance is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>non-modifiable in amount, duration, or both. If the parties do</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not provide that maintenance is non-modifiable in amount,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>duration, or both, then those terms are modifiable upon a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>substantial change of circumstances. Property provisions of an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>agreement are never modifiable. The</code></u><code> </code><code></code><strike><code>custody or visitation of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>children, the</code></strike><code> judgment may expressly preclude or limit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>modification of </code><u><code>other</code></u><code> terms set forth in the judgment if the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>agreement so provides. Otherwise, terms of an agreement set</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>forth in the judgment are automatically modified by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>modification of the judgment.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 83-216.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/503)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 503)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 503. </code><code>Disposition of property </code><u><code>and debts</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) For purposes of this Act, "marital property" means all</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property</code><u><code>, including debts and other obligations,</code></u><code> acquired by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>either spouse subsequent to the marriage, except the following,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>which is known as "non-marital property":</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) property acquired by gift, legacy or descent </code><u><code>or</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>property acquired in exchange for such property</code></u><code>;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) property acquired in exchange for property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>acquired before the marriage </code><strike><code>or in exchange for property</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>acquired by gift, legacy or descent</code></strike><code>;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) property acquired by a spouse after a judgment of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>legal separation;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) property excluded by valid agreement of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parties</code><u><code>, including a premarital agreement or a postnuptial</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>agreement</code></u><code>;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) any judgment or property obtained by judgment</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>awarded to a spouse from the other spouse </code><u><code>except, however,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>when a spouse is required to sue the other spouse in order</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>to obtain insurance coverage or otherwise recover from a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>third party and the recovery is directly related to amounts</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>advanced by the marital estate, the judgment shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>considered marital property</code></u><code>;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) property acquired before the marriage</code><u><code>, except as it</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relates to retirement plans that may have both marital and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>non-marital characteristics</code></u><code>;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6.5) all property acquired by a spouse by the sole use</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of non-marital property as collateral for a loan that then</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>is used to acquire property during the marriage; to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>extent that the marital estate repays any portion of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>loan, it shall be considered a contribution from the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>marital estate to the non-marital estate subject to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>reimbursement;</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(7) the increase in value of </code><u><code>non-marital</code></u><code> property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>acquired by a method listed in paragraphs (1) through (6)</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>of this subsection</code></strike><code>, irrespective of whether the increase</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>results from a contribution of marital property,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>non-marital property, the personal effort of a spouse, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>otherwise, subject to the right of reimbursement provided</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in subsection (c) of this Section; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(8) income from property acquired by a method listed in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection if the income</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is not attributable to the personal effort of a spouse.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Property acquired prior to a marriage that would otherwise</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>be non-marital property shall not be deemed to be marital</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>property solely because the property was acquired in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>contemplation of marriage.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The court shall make specific factual findings as to its</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>classification of assets as marital or non-marital property,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>values, and other factual findings supporting its property</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>award.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b)(1) For purposes of distribution of property </code><strike><code>pursuant to</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>this Section</code></strike><code>, all property acquired by either spouse after the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage and before a judgment of dissolution of marriage or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>declaration of invalidity of marriage </code><u><code>is presumed marital</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>property. This presumption includes</code></u> <strike><code>, including</code></strike><code> non-marital</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property transferred into some form of co-ownership between the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>spouses, </code><strike><code>is presumed to be marital property,</code></strike><code> regardless of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>whether title is held individually or by the spouses in some</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>form of co-ownership such as joint tenancy, tenancy in common,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>tenancy by the entirety, or community property. </code><u><code>A spouse may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>overcome the</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>The</code></strike><code> presumption of marital property </code><strike><code>is overcome</code></strike><code> by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>a</code></strike><code> showing </code><u><code>through clear and convincing evidence</code></u><code> that the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property was acquired by a method listed in subsection (a) of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Section </code><u><code>or was done for estate or tax planning purposes or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for other reasons that establish that the transfer was not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>intended to be a gift</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(2) For purposes of distribution of property pursuant to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Section, all pension benefits (including pension benefits</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under the Illinois Pension Code</code><u><code>, defined benefit plans, defined</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>contribution plans and accounts, individual retirement</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>accounts, and non-qualified plans</code></u><code>) acquired by </code><u><code>or participated</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in by</code></u><code> either spouse after the marriage and before a judgment of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>dissolution of marriage </code><u><code>or legal separation</code></u><code> or declaration of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>invalidity of the marriage are presumed to be marital property</code><strike><code>,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>regardless of which spouse participates in the pension plan</code></strike><code>. </code><u><code>A</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>spouse may overcome the</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>The</code></strike><code> presumption that these pension</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>benefits are marital property </code><strike><code>is overcome</code></strike><code> by </code><strike><code>a</code></strike><code> showing </code><u><code>through</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>clear and convincing evidence</code></u><code> that the pension benefits were</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>acquired by a method listed in subsection (a) of this Section.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>The right to a division of pension benefits in just proportions</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under this Section is enforceable under Section 1-119 of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Illinois Pension Code.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The value of pension benefits in a retirement system</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subject to the Illinois Pension Code shall be determined in</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>accordance with the valuation procedures established by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>retirement system.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The recognition of pension benefits as marital property and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the division of those benefits pursuant to a Qualified Illinois</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Domestic Relations Order shall not be deemed to be a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>diminishment, alienation, or impairment of those benefits. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>division of pension benefits is an allocation of property in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>which each spouse has a species of common ownership.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(3) For purposes of distribution of property under this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section, all stock options </code><u><code>and restricted stock or similar form</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of benefit</code></u><code> granted to either spouse after the marriage and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>before a judgment of dissolution of marriage </code><u><code>or legal</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>separation</code></u><code> or declaration of invalidity of marriage, whether</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>vested or non-vested or whether their value is ascertainable,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>are presumed to be marital property. This presumption of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marital property is overcome by a showing that the stock</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>options </code><u><code>or restricted stock or similar form of benefit</code></u><code> were</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>acquired by a method listed in subsection (a) of this Section.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>The court shall allocate stock options </code><u><code>and restricted stock or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>similar form of benefit</code></u><code> between the parties at the time of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgment of dissolution of marriage or declaration of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>invalidity of marriage recognizing that the value of the stock</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>options </code><u><code>and restricted stock or similar form of benefit</code></u><code> may not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be then determinable and that the actual division of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>options may not occur until a future date. In making the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>allocation between the parties, the court shall consider, in</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>addition to the factors set forth in subsection (d) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section, the following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) All circumstances underlying the grant of the stock</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>option </code><u><code>and restricted stock or similar form of benefit</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>including but not limited to </code><u><code>the vesting schedule,</code></u><code> whether</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the grant was for past, present, or future efforts, </code><u><code>whether</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the grant is designed to promote future performance or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>employment,</code></u><code> or any combination thereof.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) The length of time from the grant of the option to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the time the option is exercisable.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-5) As to any </code><u><code>existing</code></u><code> policy of life insurance insuring</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the life of either spouse, or any interest in such policy, that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>constitutes marital property, whether whole life, term life,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>group term life, universal life, or other form of life</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>insurance policy, and whether or not the value is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ascertainable, the court shall allocate ownership, death</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>benefits or the right to assign death benefits, and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>obligation for premium payments, if any, equitably between the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties at the time of the judgment for dissolution or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>declaration of invalidity of marriage.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Commingled marital and non-marital property shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>treated in the following manner, unless otherwise agreed by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>spouses:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1)(A) If marital and non-marital property are</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>commingled by one estate being contributed into the other,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the following shall apply:</code></u><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(i) If the contributed property loses its</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>identity, the contributed property transmutes to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>estate receiving the property, subject to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection (c).</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(ii) If the contributed property retains its</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>identity, it does not transmute and remains property of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the contributing estate.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) If marital and non-marital property are commingled</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>into newly acquired property resulting in a loss of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>identity of the contributing estates, the commingled</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>property shall be deemed transmuted to marital property,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>subsection (c).</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2)(A) When one estate of property makes a contribution</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>to another estate of property, the contributing estate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>shall be reimbursed from the estate receiving the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>contribution notwithstanding any transmutation. No such</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>reimbursement shall be made with respect to a contribution</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>that is not traceable by clear and convincing evidence or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>that was a gift. The court may provide for reimbursement</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>out of the marital property to be divided or by imposing a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>lien against the non-marital property that received the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>contribution.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) When a spouse contributes personal effort to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>non-marital property, it shall be deemed a contribution</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>from the marital estate, which shall receive reimbursement</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>for the efforts if the efforts are significant and result</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>in substantial appreciation to the non-marital property</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>except that if the marital estate reasonably has been</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>compensated for his or her efforts, it shall not be deemed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>a contribution to the marital estate and there shall be no</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>reimbursement to the marital estate. The court may provide</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>for reimbursement out of the marital property to be divided</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or by imposing a lien against the non-marital property</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>which received the contribution.</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(1) When marital and non-marital property are</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>commingled by contributing one estate of property into</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>another resulting in a loss of identity of the contributed</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>property, the classification of the contributed property</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>is transmuted to the estate receiving the contribution,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>subsection; provided that if marital and non-marital</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>property are commingled into newly acquired property</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>resulting in a loss of identity of the contributing</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>estates, the commingled property shall be deemed</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>transmuted to marital property, subject to the provisions</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>of paragraph (2) of this subsection.</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(2) When one estate of property makes a contribution to</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>another estate of property, or when a spouse contributes</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>personal effort to non-marital property, the contributing</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>estate shall be reimbursed from the estate receiving the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>contribution notwithstanding any transmutation; provided,</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>that no such reimbursement shall be made with respect to a</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>contribution which is not retraceable by clear and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>convincing evidence, or was a gift, or, in the case of a</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>contribution of personal effort of a spouse to non-marital</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>property, unless the effort is significant and results in</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>substantial appreciation of the non-marital property.</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>Personal effort of a spouse shall be deemed a contribution</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>by the marital estate. The court may provide for</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>reimbursement out of the marital property to be divided or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>by imposing a lien against the non-marital property which</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>received the contribution.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>declaration of invalidity of marriage, or in a proceeding for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>disposition of property following dissolution of marriage by a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court </code><u><code>that</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>which</code></strike><code> lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>spouse or lacked jurisdiction to dispose of the property, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court shall assign each spouse's non-marital property to that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>spouse. It also shall divide the marital property without</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>regard to marital misconduct in just proportions considering</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>all relevant factors, including:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) </code><u><code>each party's</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>the</code></strike><code> contribution </code><strike><code>of each party</code></strike><code> to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>acquisition, preservation, or increase or decrease in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>value of the marital or non-marital property, including (i)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>any </code><strike><code>such</code></strike><code> decrease attributable to </code><strike><code>a payment deemed to have</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>been</code></strike><code> an advance from the parties' marital estate under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection (c-1)(2) of Section 501</code><u><code>;</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>and</code></strike><code> (ii) the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>contribution of a spouse as a homemaker or to the family</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>unit; </code><u><code>and (iii) whether the contribution is after the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>commencement of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>declaration of invalidity of marriage;</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) the dissipation by each party of the marital </code><strike><code>or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>non-marital</code></strike><code> property, provided that a party's claim of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dissipation is subject to the following conditions:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) a notice of intent to claim dissipation shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>be given no later than 60 days before trial or 30 days</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>after discovery closes, whichever is later;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) the notice of intent to claim dissipation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall contain, at a minimum, a date or period of time</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>during which the marriage began undergoing an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>irretrievable breakdown, an identification of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property dissipated, and a date or period of time</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>during which the dissipation occurred;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) </code><u><code>a certificate or service of</code></u><code> the notice of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>intent to claim dissipation shall be filed with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>clerk of the court and be served pursuant to applicable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>rules;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iv) no dissipation shall be deemed to have</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>occurred prior to </code><u><code>3 years after the party claiming</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>dissipation knew or should have known of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>dissipation, but in no event prior to 5 years before</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the filing of the petition for dissolution of marriage</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>5 years before the filing of the petition for</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>dissolution of marriage, or 3 years after the party</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>claiming dissipation knew or should have known of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>dissipation</code></strike><code>;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) the value of the property assigned to each spouse;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) the duration of the marriage;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) the relevant economic circumstances of each spouse</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>when the division of property is to become effective,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>including the desirability of awarding the family home, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the right to live therein for reasonable periods, to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>spouse having </code><u><code>the primary residence</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody</code></strike><code> of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>children;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) any obligations and rights arising from a prior</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marriage of either party;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(7) any </code><u><code>prenuptial or postnuptial</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>antenuptial</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>agreement of the parties;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(8) the age, health, station, occupation, amount and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>sources of income, vocational skills, employability,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>estate, liabilities, and needs of each of the parties;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(9) the custodial provisions for any children;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(10) whether the apportionment is in lieu of or in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>addition to maintenance;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(11) the reasonable opportunity of each spouse for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>future acquisition of capital assets and income; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(12) the tax consequences of the property division upon</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respective economic circumstances of the parties.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) Each spouse has a species of common ownership in the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marital property which vests at the time dissolution</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceedings are commenced and continues only during the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pendency of the action. Any such interest in marital property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall not encumber that property so as to restrict its</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>transfer, assignment or conveyance by the title holder unless</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>such title holder is specifically enjoined from making such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>transfer, assignment or conveyance.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>declaration of invalidity of marriage or in a proceeding for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>disposition of property following dissolution of marriage by a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court that lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or lacked jurisdiction to dispose of the property, the court,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in determining the value of the marital and non-marital</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property for purposes of dividing the property, </code><u><code>has the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>discretion to use the date of the trial or such other date as</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>agreed upon by the parties, or ordered by the court within its</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>discretion, for purposes of determining the value of assets or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>property</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>shall value the property as of the date of trial or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>some other date as close to the date of trial as is</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>practicable</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(g) The court if necessary to protect and promote the best</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>interests of the children may set aside a portion of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>jointly or separately held estates of the parties in a separate</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>fund or trust for the support, maintenance, education, physical</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and mental health, and general welfare of any minor, dependent,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or incompetent child of the parties. In making a determination</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under this subsection, the court may consider, among other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>things, the conviction of a party of any of the offenses set</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>forth in Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>12-3.3, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>12-15, or 12-16, or Section 12-3.05 except for subdivision</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(a)(4) or (g)(1), of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Code of 2012 if the victim is a child of one or both of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties, and there is a need for, and cost of, care, healing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and counseling for the child who is the victim of the crime.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(h) Unless specifically directed by a reviewing court, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>upon good cause shown, the court shall not on remand consider</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>any increase or decrease in the value of any "marital" or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>"non-marital" property occurring since the assessment of such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property at the original trial or hearing, but shall use only</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that assessment made at the original trial or hearing.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(i) The court may make such judgments affecting the marital</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>property as may be just and may enforce such judgments by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ordering a sale of marital property, with proceeds therefrom to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be applied as determined by the court.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(j) After proofs have closed in the final hearing on all</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>other issues between the parties (or in conjunction with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>final hearing, if all parties so stipulate) and before judgment</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is entered, a party's petition for contribution to fees and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>costs incurred in the proceeding shall be heard and decided, in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>accordance with the following provisions:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) A petition for contribution, if not filed before</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the final hearing on other issues between the parties,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall be filed no later than </code><u><code>14</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>30</code></strike><code> days after the closing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of proofs in the final hearing or within such other period</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>as the court orders.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Any award of contribution to one party from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>other party shall be based on the criteria for division of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marital property under this Section 503 and, if maintenance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>has been awarded, on the criteria for an award of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>maintenance under Section 504.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) The filing of a petition for contribution shall not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>be deemed to constitute a waiver of the attorney-client</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>privilege between the petitioning party and current or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>former counsel; and such a waiver shall not constitute a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>prerequisite to a hearing for contribution. If either</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>party's presentation on contribution, however, includes</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>evidence within the scope of the attorney-client</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>privilege, the disclosure or disclosures shall be narrowly</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>construed and shall not be deemed by the court to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>constitute a general waiver of the privilege as to matters</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>beyond the scope of the presentation.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) No finding on which a contribution award is based</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or denied shall be asserted against counsel or former</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>counsel for purposes of any hearing under subsection (c) or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(e) of Section 508.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) A contribution award (payable to either the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioning party or the party's counsel, or jointly, as</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the court determines) may be in the form of either a set</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dollar amount or a percentage of fees and costs (or a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>portion of fees and costs) to be subsequently agreed upon</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>by the petitioning party and counsel or, alternatively,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>thereafter determined in a hearing pursuant to subsection</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(c) of Section 508 or previously or thereafter determined</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in an independent proceeding under subsection (e) of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section 508.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) The changes to this Section 503 made by this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amendatory Act of 1996 apply to cases pending on or after</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>June 1, 1997, except as otherwise provided in Section 508.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(k) In determining the value of assets or property under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>this Section, the court shall employ a fair market value</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>standard. The date of valuation for the purposes of division of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>assets shall be the date of trial or such other date as agreed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by the parties or ordered by the court, within its discretion.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>If the court grants a petition brought under Section 2-1401 of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the Code of Civil Procedure, then the court has the discretion</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to use the date of the trial or such other date as agreed upon</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by the parties, or ordered by the court within its discretion,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for purposes of determining the value of assets or property.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(l) The court may seek the advice of financial experts or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>other professionals, whether or not employed by the court on a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>regular basis. The advice given shall be in writing and made</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>available by the court to counsel. Counsel may examine as a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>witness any professional consulted by the court designated as</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court's witness. Professional personnel consulted by the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court are subject to subpoena for the purposes of discovery,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>trial, or both. The court shall allocate the costs and fees of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>those professional personnel between the parties based upon the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>financial ability of each party and any other criteria the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court considers appropriate, and the allocation is subject to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reallocation under subsection (a) of Section 508. Upon the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>request of any party or upon the court's own motion, the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>may conduct a hearing as to the reasonableness of those fees</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>and costs.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(m)</code></u><code> The changes made to this Section by </code><u><code>Public Act 97-941</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly</code></strike><code> apply only to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petitions for dissolution of marriage filed on or after </code><u><code>January</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>1, 2013 (</code></u><code>the effective date of </code><u><code>Public Act 97-941)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>this</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly</code></strike><code>.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 96-583, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1551, Article 1, Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>985, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 1100, eff.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>7-1-11; 97-608, eff. 1-1-12; 97-941, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; revised 12-10-14.)</code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/504)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 504)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 504. </code><code>Maintenance.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Entitlement to maintenance. In a proceeding for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>dissolution of marriage or legal separation or declaration of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>invalidity of marriage, or a proceeding for maintenance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>following dissolution of the marriage by a court which lacked</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse, the court may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>grant a </code><strike><code>temporary or permanent</code></strike><code> maintenance award for either</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>spouse in amounts and for periods of time as the court deems</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>just, without regard to marital misconduct, </code><strike><code>in gross or for</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>fixed or indefinite periods of time,</code></strike><code> and the maintenance may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>paid from the income or property of the other spouse. The court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall first determine whether a maintenance award is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>appropriate, after consideration of all relevant factors,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>including:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) the income and property of each party, including</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marital property apportioned and non-marital property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>assigned to the party seeking maintenance </code><u><code>as well as all</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>financial obligations imposed on the parties as a result of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the dissolution of marriage</code></u><code>;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) the needs of each party;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) the </code><u><code>realistic</code></u><code> present and future earning capacity</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of each party;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) any impairment of the present and future earning</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>capacity of the party seeking maintenance due to that party</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>devoting time to domestic duties or having forgone or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>delayed education, training, employment, or career</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>opportunities due to the marriage;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) any impairment of the realistic present or future</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>earning capacity of the party against whom maintenance is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>sought;</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(5)</code></strike><code> the time necessary to enable the party seeking</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>maintenance to acquire appropriate education, training,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and employment, and whether that party is able to support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>himself or herself through appropriate employment or </code><u><code>any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parental responsibility arrangements and its effect on the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>party seeking</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>is the custodian of a child making it</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>appropriate that the custodian not seek</code></strike><code> employment;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(6)</code></strike><code> the standard of living established during the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marriage;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(7)</code></strike><code> the duration of the marriage;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(9) the age, health, station, occupation, amount and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>sources of income, vocational skills, employability,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>estate, liabilities, and the needs of each of the</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(8) the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>age and the physical and emotional condition of both</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parties;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(10) all sources of public and private income</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>including, without limitation, disability and retirement</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>income;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(11)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(9)</code></strike><code> the tax consequences of the property division</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>upon the respective economic circumstances of the parties;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(12)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(10)</code></strike><code> contributions and services by the party</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>seeking maintenance to the education, training, career or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>career potential, or license of the other spouse;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(13)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(11)</code></strike><code> any valid agreement of the parties; and</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(14)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(12)</code></strike><code> any other factor that the court expressly</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>finds to be just and equitable.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) (Blank).</code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-1) Amount and duration of maintenance. If the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>determines that a maintenance award is appropriate, the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall order maintenance in accordance with either paragraph (1)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or (2) of this subsection (b-1):</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Maintenance award in accordance with guidelines.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>In situations when the combined gross income of the parties</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is less than $250,000 and </code><u><code>the payor has no obligation to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>pay child support or maintenance or both from a prior</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationship</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>no multiple family situation exists</code></strike><code>,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>maintenance payable after the date the parties' marriage is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dissolved shall be in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(B) of this paragraph (1), unless the court makes a finding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that the application of the guidelines would be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>inappropriate.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) The amount of maintenance under this paragraph</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(1) shall be calculated by taking 30% of the payor's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>gross income minus 20% of the payee's gross income. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amount calculated as maintenance, however, when added</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to the gross income of the payee, may not result in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payee receiving an amount that is in excess of 40% of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the combined gross income of the parties.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) The duration of an award under this paragraph</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(1) shall be calculated by multiplying the length of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the marriage </code><u><code>at the time the action was commenced</code></u><code> by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>whichever of the following factors applies: </code><u><code>5</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>0-5</code></strike><code> years</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or less</code></u><code> (.20); </code><u><code>more than 5 years but less than 10</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>5-10</code></strike><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>years (.40); </code><u><code>10 years or more but less than 15</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>10-15</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>years (.60); or </code><u><code>15 years or more but less than 20</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>15-20</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>years (.80). For a marriage of 20 or more years, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court, in its discretion, shall order either permanent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>maintenance or maintenance for a period equal to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>length of the marriage.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Maintenance award not in accordance with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>guidelines. Any non-guidelines award of maintenance shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>be made after the court's consideration of all relevant</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>factors set forth in subsection (a) of this Section.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-2) Findings. In each case involving the issue of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance, the court shall make specific findings of fact, as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>follows:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) the court shall state its reasoning for awarding or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>not awarding maintenance and shall include references to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>each relevant factor set forth in subsection (a) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) if the court deviates from otherwise applicable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>guidelines under paragraph (1) of subsection (b-1), it</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall state in its findings the amount of maintenance (if</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>determinable) or duration that would have been required</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>under the guidelines and the reasoning for any variance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>from the guidelines.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-3) Gross income. For purposes of this Section, the term</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>"gross income" means all income from all sources, within the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>scope of that phase in Section 505 of this Act.</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-4) Unallocated maintenance. Unless the parties</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>otherwise agree, the court may not order unallocated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance and child support in any dissolution judgment or in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>any post-dissolution order. In its discretion, the court may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order unallocated maintenance and child support in any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pre-dissolution temporary order.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-4.5) Fixed-term maintenance in marriages of less than 10</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>years. If a court grants maintenance for a fixed period under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection (a) of this Section at the conclusion of a case</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>commenced before the tenth anniversary of the marriage, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court may also designate the termination of the period during</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>which this maintenance is to be paid as a "permanent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>termination". The effect of this designation is that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance is barred after the ending date of the period</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>during which maintenance is to be paid.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-5) Interest on maintenance. Any maintenance obligation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>including any unallocated maintenance and child support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>obligation, or any portion of any support obligation, that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>becomes due and remains unpaid shall accrue simple interest as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>set forth in Section 505 of this Act.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-7) Maintenance judgments. Any new or existing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance order including any unallocated maintenance and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>child support order entered by the court under this Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be deemed to be a series of judgments against the person</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>obligated to pay support thereunder. Each such judgment to be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in the amount of each payment or installment of support and</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>each such judgment to be deemed entered as of the date the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>corresponding payment or installment becomes due under the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>terms of the support order, except no judgment shall arise as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>to any installment coming due after the termination of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance as provided by Section 510 of the Illinois Marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and Dissolution of Marriage Act or the provisions of any order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for maintenance. Each such judgment shall have the full force,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>effect and attributes of any other judgment of this State,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>including the ability to be enforced. Notwithstanding any other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>State or local law to the contrary, a lien arises by operation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of law against the real and personal property of the obligor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for each installment of overdue support owed by the obligor.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Maintenance during an appeal. The court may grant and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforce the payment of maintenance during the pendency of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>appeal as the court shall deem reasonable and proper.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Maintenance during imprisonment. No maintenance shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>accrue during the period in which a party is imprisoned for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>failure to comply with the court's order for the payment of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>such maintenance.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) Fees when maintenance is paid through the clerk. When</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance is to be paid through the clerk of the court in a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the order shall direct</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition to the maintenance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>payments, all fees imposed by the county board under paragraph</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of the Clerks of Courts</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an order for</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a separate</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>instrument from the support payment and shall be made to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order of the Clerk.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) Maintenance secured by life insurance. An award ordered</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>by a court upon entry of a dissolution judgment or upon entry</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of an award of maintenance following a reservation of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance in a dissolution judgment may be reasonably</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>secured, in whole or in part, by life insurance on the payor's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>life on terms as to which the parties agree, or, if they do not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>agree, on such terms determined by the court, subject to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>following:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) With respect to existing life insurance, provided</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the court is apprised through evidence, stipulation, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>otherwise as to level of death benefits, premium, and other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relevant data and makes findings relative thereto, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court may allocate death benefits, the right to assign</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>death benefits, or the obligation for future premium</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payments between the parties as it deems just.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) To the extent the court determines that its award</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>should be secured, in whole or in part, by new life</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>insurance on the payor's life, the court may only order:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) that the payor cooperate on all appropriate</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>steps for the payee to obtain such new life insurance;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) that the payee, at his or her sole option and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>expense, may obtain such new life insurance on the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payor's life up to a maximum level of death benefit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>coverage, or descending death benefit coverage, as is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>set by the court, such level not to exceed a reasonable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amount in light of the court's award, with the payee or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the payee's designee being the beneficiary of such life</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>insurance.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>In determining the maximum level of death benefit coverage,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the court shall take into account all relevant facts and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>circumstances, including the impact on access to life</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>insurance by the maintenance payor. If in resolving any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>issues under paragraph (2) of this subsection (f) a court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>reviews any submitted or proposed application for new</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>insurance on the life of a maintenance payor, the review</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall be in camera.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) A judgment shall expressly set forth that all death</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>benefits paid under life insurance on a payor's life</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>maintained or obtained pursuant to this subsection to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>secure maintenance are designated as excludable from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>gross income of the maintenance payee under Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>71(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, unless an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>agreement or stipulation of the parties otherwise</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>provides.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 97-186, eff. 7-22-11; 97-608, eff. 1-1-12;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-961, eff. 1-1-15</code><code>.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/505)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 505)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 505. </code><code>Child support; contempt; penalties.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding for child support following dissolution of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marriage by a court that lacked personal jurisdiction over the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a previous</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order for child support under Section 510 of this Act, or any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court may order either or both parents owing a duty of support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>necessary for the support of the child, without regard to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marital misconduct. The duty of support owed to a child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>necessary educational, physical, mental and emotional health</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>needs of the child. For purposes of this Section, the term</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>"child" shall include any child under age 18 and any child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under age 19 who is still attending high school. </code><u><code>For purposes</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of this Section, the term "supporting parent" means the parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>obligated to pay support to the other parent.</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>support by using the following guidelines:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><table class="" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><colgroup width="50%"></colgroup><colgroup width="50%"></colgroup><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Number of Children</code></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Percent of Supporting Party's</code></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Net Income</code></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>1</code></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>20%</code></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>2</code></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>28%</code></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>3</code></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>32%</code></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><code></code><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><table class="" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><colgroup width="50%"></colgroup><colgroup width="50%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>4</code></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>40%</code></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>5</code></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>45%</code></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>6 or more</code></td><td class="" valign="" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>50%</code></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The above guidelines shall be applied in each case</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>unless the court finds that a deviation from the guidelines</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is appropriate after considering the best interest of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child in light of the evidence, including, but not limited</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to, one or more of the following relevant factors:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(a) the financial resources and needs of the child;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(b) the financial resources and needs of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parents</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custodial parent</code></strike><code>;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(c) the standard of living the child would have</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(d) the physical, mental, and emotional needs of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the child; </code><u><code>and</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(d-5) the educational needs of the child</code><u><code>.</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>; and</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(e) the financial resources and needs of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>non-custodial parent.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>finding shall state the amount of support that would have</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>been required under the guidelines, if determinable. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court shall include the reason or reasons for the variance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>from the guidelines.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2.5) The court, in its discretion, in addition to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>setting child support pursuant to the guidelines and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>factors, may order either or both parents owing a duty of</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>support to a child of the marriage to contribute to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>following expenses, if determined by the court to be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>reasonable:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(a) health needs not covered by insurance;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(b) child care;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(c) education; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(d) extracurricular activities.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>from all sources, minus the following deductions:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(a) Federal income tax (properly calculated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>withholding or estimated payments);</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(b) State income tax (properly calculated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>withholding or estimated payments);</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(c) Social Security (FICA payments);</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>law or as a condition of employment;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(e) Union dues;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(f) Dependent and individual</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>health/hospitalization insurance premiums and premiums</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>for life insurance ordered by the court to reasonably</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>secure payment of ordered child support;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>actually paid pursuant to a court order;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(g-5) Obligations pursuant to a court order for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>maintenance in the pending proceeding actually paid or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payable under Section 504 to the same party to whom</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child support is to be payable;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>production of income </code><u><code>including, but not limited to,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>student loans</code></u><code>, medical expenditures necessary to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the benefit of the child and the other parent,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in determining the minimum amount of support to be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>ordered only for the period that such payments are due</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and shall enter an order containing provisions for its</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>self-executing modification upon termination of such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payment period;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Children and Family Services for providing licensed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>foster care to a foster child.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) In cases where the court order provides for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section 505.2 of this Act, the premiums for that insurance,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or that portion of the premiums for which the supporting</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>party is responsible in the case of insurance provided</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>through an employer's health insurance plan where the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subtracted from net income in determining the minimum</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amount of support to be ordered.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4.5) In a proceeding for child support following</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dissolution of the marriage by a court that lacked personal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in which the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is requiring payment of support for the period before the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>date an order for current support is entered, there is a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>rebuttable presumption that the supporting party's net</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>income for the prior period was the same as his or her net</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>income at the time the order for current support is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>entered.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) If the net income cannot be determined because of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>default or any other reason, the court shall order support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>The final order in all cases shall state the support level</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dollar amount because all or a portion of the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent's</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>payor's</code></strike><code> net income is uncertain as to source, time</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of payment, or amount, the court may order a percentage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amount of support in addition to a specific dollar amount</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and enter such other orders as may be necessary to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>determine and enforce, on a timely basis, the applicable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>support ordered.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) If (i) the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent was</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>properly served with a request for discovery of financial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>information relating to the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parent's ability to provide child support, (ii) the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent failed to comply with the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>request, despite having been ordered to do so by the court,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and (iii) the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent is not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>present at the hearing to determine support despite having</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>received proper notice, then any relevant financial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>information concerning the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parent's ability to provide child support that was obtained</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pursuant to subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>into evidence without the need to establish any further</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>foundation for its admission.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the respondent's failure to make support payments as required</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the respondent in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contempt for that failure may be served on the respondent by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>personal service or by regular mail addressed to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>respondent's last known address. The respondent's last known</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>address may be determined from records of the clerk of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or by any other reasonable means.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>addition to other penalties provided by law the Court may,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parent be:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) placed on probation with such conditions of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>probation as the Court deems advisable;</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the Court may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>permit the parent to be released for periods of time during</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the day or night to:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) work; or</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) conduct a business or other self-employed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>occupation.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The Court may further order any part or all of the earnings</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent </code><u><code>receiving the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>support or to the guardian receiving the support</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>having custody</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>or to the guardian having custody</code></strike><code> of the children of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>sentenced parent for the support of said children until further</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order of the Court.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>If a parent who is found guilty of contempt for failure to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>business or who is self-employed, the court in addition to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>other penalties provided by law may order that the parent do</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>financial statements showing income and expenses from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>search services to find employment that will be subject to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>withholding for child support.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>render no financial separation between a </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent and another person or persons or business</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>entity, the court may pierce the ownership veil of the person,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>persons, or business entity to discover assets of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent held in the name of that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>person, those persons, or that business entity. The following</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>circumstances are sufficient to authorize a court to order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>discovery of the assets of a person, persons, or business</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>entity and to compel the application of any discovered assets</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>toward payment on the judgment for support:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>person, persons, or business entity maintain records</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>together.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>person, persons, or business entity fail to maintain an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>arm's length relationship between themselves with regard</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to any assets.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent transfers</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>assets to the person, persons, or business entity with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>intent to perpetrate a fraud on the </code><strike><code>custodial</code></strike><code> parent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>receiving the support</code></u><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>With respect to assets which are real property, no order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>real property is located.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>suspended until the court determines that the parent is in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>compliance with the order of support. The court may also order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the parent's driving privileges until further order of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parent.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>requirement that the person perform community service under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>required to participate in a work alternative program under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>A support obligation, or any portion of a support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of each month, excluding the child support that was due for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that a support obligation required under the order, or any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>portion of a support obligation required under the order, that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>excluding the child support that was due for that month to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>support does not affect the validity of the order or the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>accrual of interest as provided in this Section.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>10-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the court upon petition.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and personal property of the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>noncustodial</code></strike><code> parent for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>each installment of overdue support owed by the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>noncustodial</code></strike><code> parent.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order shall direct the </code><u><code>supporting parent</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>obligor</code></strike><code> to pay to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>clerk, in addition to the child support payments, all fees</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>imposed by the county board under paragraph (3) of subsection</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(u) of Section 27.1 of the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>cash or pursuant to an order for withholding, the payment of</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the fee shall be by a separate instrument from the support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>payment and shall be made to the order of the Clerk.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>include a provision requiring the </code><u><code>supporting parent</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>obligor</code></strike><code> to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>notify the court and, in cases in which a party is receiving</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>child and spouse services under Article X of the Illinois</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Public Aid Code, the Department of Healthcare and Family</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Services, within 7 days, (i) of the name and address of any new</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>employer of the obligor, (ii) whether the </code><u><code>supporting parent</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>obligor</code></strike><code> has access to health insurance coverage through the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>employer or other group coverage and, if so, the policy name</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and number and the names of persons covered under the policy</code><u><code>,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>except only the initials of any covered minors shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>included</code></u><code>, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing address</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or telephone number of the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent. In</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>any subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>sufficient showing that a diligent effort has been made to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ascertain the location of the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>service of process or provision of notice necessary in the case</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>may be made at the last known address of the </code><u><code>supporting</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>non-custodial</code></strike><code> parent in any manner expressly provided by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Code of Civil Procedure or this Act, which service shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>sufficient for purposes of due process.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(g) An order for support shall include a date on which the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>current support obligation terminates. The termination date</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>18, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>termination date stated in the order for support or, if there</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforced and collected by any method provided by law for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforcement and collection of child support, including but not</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>statement in the order for support does not affect the validity</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of the order or the operation of the provisions of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>modification of an order for support of a minor child or the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>establishment or modification of an order for support of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(h) An order entered under this Section shall include a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provision requiring </code><u><code>either parent to report to the other parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>and to the clerk of court within 10 days each time either</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent obtains new employment, and each time either parent's</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>the obligor to report to the obligee and to the clerk of court</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>within 10 days each time the obligor obtains new employment,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>and each time the obligor's</code></strike><code> employment is terminated for any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>reason. The report shall be in writing and shall, in the case</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of new employment, include the name and address of the new</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>employer. Failure to report new employment or the termination</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of current employment, if coupled with nonpayment of support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for a period in excess of 60 days, is indirect criminal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contempt. For </code><u><code>either parent arrested for failure to report new</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>employment bond shall be set in the amount of the child support</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>that should have been paid during the period of unreported</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>employment. An order entered under this Section shall also</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>include a provision requiring either parent to advise the</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>any</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>obligor arrested for failure to report new employment bond</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>shall be set in the amount of the child support that should</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>have been paid during the period of unreported employment. An</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>order entered under this Section shall also include a provision</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>requiring the obligor and obligee parents to advise each</code></strike><code> other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of a change in residence within 5 days of the change except</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>when the court finds that the physical, mental, or emotional</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>health of a party or that of a child, or both, would be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>seriously endangered by disclosure of the party's address.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>driver's license suspension, or other child support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>emancipation of the minor child or children.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 97-186, eff. 7-22-11; 97-608, eff. 1-1-12;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-878, eff. 8-2-12; 97-941, eff. 1-1-13;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>97-1029, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-961, eff.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>1-1-15</code><code>.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/506)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 506)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 506. </code><code>Representation of child.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Duties. In any proceedings involving the support,</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>custody, visitation, </code><u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities,</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>education, parentage, property interest, or general welfare of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>a minor or dependent child, the court may, on its own motion or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that of any party, appoint an attorney to serve in one of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>following capacities to address the issues the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>delineates:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Attorney. The attorney shall provide independent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>legal counsel for the child and shall owe the same duties</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>representation as are due an adult client.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Guardian ad litem. The guardian ad litem shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>testify or submit a written report to the court regarding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>his or her recommendations in accordance with the best</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>interest of the child. The report shall be made available</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to all parties. The guardian ad litem may be called as a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>witness for purposes of cross-examination regarding the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>guardian ad litem's report or recommendations. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>guardian ad litem shall investigate the facts of the case</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and interview the child and the parties.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) Child representative. The child representative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall advocate what the child representative finds to be in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the best interests of the child after reviewing the facts</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and circumstances of the case. The child representative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall meet with the child and the parties, investigate the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>facts of the case, and encourage settlement and the use of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>alternative forms of dispute resolution. The child</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>representative shall have the same authority and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>obligation to participate in the litigation as does an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attorney for a party and shall possess all the powers of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>investigation as does a guardian ad litem. The child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>representative shall consider, but not be bound by, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>expressed wishes of the child. A child representative shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>have received training in child advocacy or shall possess</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>such experience as determined to be equivalent to such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>training by the chief judge of the circuit where the child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>representative has been appointed. The child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>representative shall not disclose confidential</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>communications made by the child, except as required by law</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or by the Rules of Professional Conduct. The child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>representative shall not render an opinion,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>recommendation, or report to the court and shall not be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>called as a witness, but shall offer evidence-based legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>arguments. The child representative shall disclose the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>position as to what the child representative intends to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>advocate in a pre-trial memorandum that shall be served</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>upon all counsel of record prior to the trial. The position</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>disclosed in the pre-trial memorandum shall not be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>considered evidence. The court and the parties may consider</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the position of the child representative for purposes of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>settlement conference.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a-3) Additional appointments. During the proceedings the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court may appoint an additional attorney to serve in the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>capacity described in subdivision (a)(1) or an additional</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attorney to serve in another of the capacities described in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) on the court's own motion or that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of a party only for good cause shown and when the reasons for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the additional appointment are set forth in specific findings.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a-5) Appointment considerations. In deciding whether to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>make an appointment of an attorney for the minor child, a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>guardian ad litem, or a child representative, the court shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>consider the nature and adequacy of the evidence to be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>presented by the parties and the availability of other methods</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of obtaining information, including social service</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>organizations and evaluations by mental health professions, as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>well as resources for payment.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>In no event is this Section intended to or designed to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>abrogate the decision making power of the trier of fact. Any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>appointment made under this Section is not intended to nor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>should it serve to place any appointed individual in the role</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of a surrogate judge.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) Fees and costs. The court shall enter an order as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>appropriate for costs, fees, and disbursements, including a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>retainer, when the attorney, guardian ad litem, or child's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>representative is appointed. Any person appointed under this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section shall file with the court within 90 days of his or her</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>appointment, and every subsequent 90-day period thereafter</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>during the course of his or her representation, a detailed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>invoice for services rendered with a copy being sent to each</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>party. The court shall review the invoice submitted and approve</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the fees, if they are reasonable and necessary. Any order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>approving the fees shall require payment by either or both</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parents, by any other party or source, or from the marital</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>estate or the child's separate estate. The court may not order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>payment by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>cases in which the Department is providing child support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforcement services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Code. Unless otherwise ordered by the court at the time fees</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and costs are approved, all fees and costs payable to an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attorney, guardian ad litem, or child representative under this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section are by implication deemed to be in the nature of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>support of the child and are within the exceptions to discharge</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C.A. 523. The provisions of Sections</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>501 and 508 of this Act shall apply to fees and costs for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attorneys appointed under this Section.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 94-640, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/508)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 508)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 508. </code><code>Attorney's Fees; Client's Rights and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Responsibilities Respecting Fees and Costs.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) The court from time to time, after due notice and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>hearing, and after considering the financial resources of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>parties, may order any party to pay a reasonable amount for his</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>own or the other party's costs and attorney's fees. Interim</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attorney's fees and costs may be awarded from the opposing</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>party, in a pre-judgment dissolution proceeding in accordance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>with subsection (c-1) of Section 501 and in any other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding under this subsection. At the conclusion of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pre-judgment dissolution proceeding under this subsection,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contribution to attorney's fees and costs may be awarded from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the opposing party in accordance with subsection (j) of Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>503 and in any other proceeding under this subsection. Fees and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>costs may be awarded in any proceeding to counsel from a former</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>client in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Awards may be made in connection with the following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) The maintenance or defense of any proceeding under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>this Act.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The enforcement or modification of any order or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>judgment under this Act.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) The defense of an appeal of any order or judgment</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>under this Act, including the defense of appeals of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>post-judgment orders.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3.1) The prosecution of any claim on appeal (if the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>prosecuting party has substantially prevailed).</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) The maintenance or defense of a petition brought</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relief from a final order or judgment under this Act. </code><u><code>Fees</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>incurred with respect to motions under Section 2-1401 of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the Code of Civil Procedure may be granted only to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>party who substantially prevails.</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) The costs and legal services of an attorney</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>rendered in preparation of the commencement of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>proceeding brought under this Act.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) Ancillary litigation incident to, or reasonably</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>connected with, a proceeding under this Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) Costs and attorney's fees incurred in an action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>International Child Abduction.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>All petitions for or relating to interim fees and costs</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under this subsection shall be accompanied by an affidavit as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>to the factual basis for the relief requested and all hearings</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>relative to any such petition shall be scheduled expeditiously</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>by the court. All provisions for contribution under this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection shall also be subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(5) of subsection (j) of Section 503.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The court may order that the award of attorney's fees and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>costs (including an interim or contribution award) shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in his</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or her name, or that it shall be paid to the appropriate party.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Judgment may be entered and enforcement had accordingly. Except</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>as otherwise provided in subdivision (e)(1) of this Section,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection (c) of this Section is exclusive as to the right of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>any counsel (or former counsel) of record to petition a court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for an award and judgment for final fees and costs during the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pendency of a proceeding under this Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>A petition for temporary attorney's fees in a post-judgment</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>case may be heard on a non-evidentiary, summary basis.</code></u><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) In every proceeding for the enforcement of an order or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgment when the court finds that the failure to comply with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the order or judgment was without compelling cause or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>justification, the court shall order the party against whom the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding is brought to pay promptly the costs and reasonable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attorney's fees of the prevailing party. If non-compliance is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>with respect to a discovery order, the non-compliance is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>presumptively without compelling cause or justification, and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the presumption may only be rebutted by clear and convincing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>evidence. If at any time a court finds that a hearing under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act was precipitated or conducted for any improper</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>purpose, the court shall allocate fees and costs of all parties</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for the hearing to the party or counsel found to have acted</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>improperly. Improper purposes include, but are not limited to,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>harassment, unnecessary delay, or other acts needlessly</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>increasing the cost of litigation.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Final hearings for attorney's fees and costs against an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attorney's own client, pursuant to a Petition for Setting Final</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Fees and Costs of either a counsel or a client, shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>governed by the following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) No petition of a counsel of record may be filed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>against a client unless the filing counsel previously has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>been granted leave to withdraw as counsel of record or has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>filed a motion for leave to withdraw as counsel. On receipt</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of a petition of a client under this subsection (c), the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>counsel of record shall promptly file a motion for leave to</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>withdraw as counsel. If the client and the counsel of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>record agree, however, a hearing on the motion for leave to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>withdraw as counsel filed pursuant to this subdivision</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(c)(1) may be deferred until completion of any alternative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dispute resolution procedure under subdivision (c)(4). As</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to any Petition for Setting Final Fees and Costs against a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>client or counsel over whom the court has not obtained</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>jurisdiction, a separate summons shall issue. Whenever a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>separate summons is not required, original notice as to a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Petition for Setting Final Fees and Costs may be given, and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>documents served, in accordance with Illinois Supreme</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Court Rules 11 and 12.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) No final hearing under this subsection (c) is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>permitted unless: (i) the counsel and the client had</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>entered into a written engagement agreement at the time the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>client retained the counsel (or reasonably soon</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>thereafter) and the agreement meets the requirements of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection (f); (ii) the written engagement agreement is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attached to an affidavit of counsel that is filed with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petition or with the counsel's response to a client's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petition; (iii) judgment in any contribution hearing on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>behalf of the client has been entered or the right to a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>contribution hearing under subsection (j) of Section 503</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>has been waived; (iv) the counsel has withdrawn as counsel</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of record; and (v) the petition seeks adjudication of all</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>unresolved claims for fees and costs between the counsel</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and the client. Irrespective of a Petition for Setting</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Final Fees and Costs being heard in conjunction with an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>original proceeding under this Act, the relief requested</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>under a Petition for Setting Final Fees and Costs</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>constitutes a distinct cause of action. A pending but</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>undetermined Petition for Setting Final Fees and Costs</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall not affect appealability </code><u><code>or enforceability</code></u><code> of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>judgment or other adjudication in the original proceeding.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) The determination of reasonable attorney's fees</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and costs either under this subsection (c), whether</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>initiated by a counsel or a client, or in an independent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>proceeding for services within the scope of subdivisions</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(1) through (5) of subsection (a), is within the sound</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>discretion of the trial court. The court shall first</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>consider the written engagement agreement and, if the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>finds that the former client and the filing counsel,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pursuant to their written engagement agreement, entered</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>into a contract which meets applicable requirements of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court rules and addresses all material terms, then the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>contract shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subject to the further requirements of this subdivision</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(c)(3). Before ordering enforcement, however, the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall consider the performance pursuant to the contract.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Any amount awarded by the court must be found to be fair</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>compensation for the services, pursuant to the contract,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that the court finds were reasonable and necessary. Quantum</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>meruit principles shall govern any award for legal services</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>performed that is not based on the terms of the written</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>engagement agreement (except that, if a court expressly</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>finds in a particular case that aggregate billings to a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>client were unconscionably excessive, the court in its</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>discretion may reduce the award otherwise determined</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>appropriate or deny fees altogether).</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) No final hearing under this subsection (c) is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>permitted unless any controversy over fees and costs (that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is not otherwise subject to some form of alternative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dispute resolution) has first been submitted to mediation,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>arbitration, or any other court approved alternative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dispute resolution procedure, except as follows:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) In any circuit court for a single county with a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>population in excess of 1,000,000, the requirement of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the controversy being submitted to an alternative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dispute resolution procedure is mandatory unless the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>client and the counsel both affirmatively opt out of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>such procedures; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) In any other circuit court, the requirement of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the controversy being submitted to an alternative</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dispute resolution procedure is mandatory only if</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>neither the client nor the counsel affirmatively opts</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>out of such procedures.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>After completion of any such procedure (or after one or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>both sides has opted out of such procedures), if the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dispute is unresolved, any pending motion for leave to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>withdraw as counsel shall be promptly granted and a final</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>hearing under this subsection (c) shall be expeditiously</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>set and completed.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) A petition (or a praecipe for fee hearing without</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the petition) shall be filed no later than the end of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>period in which it is permissible to file a motion pursuant</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure. A</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>praecipe for fee hearing shall be dismissed if a Petition</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>for Setting Final Fees and Costs is not filed within 60</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>days after the filing of the praecipe. A counsel who</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>becomes a party by filing a Petition for Setting Final Fees</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and Costs, or as a result of the client filing a Petition</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>for Setting Final Fees and Costs, shall not be entitled to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>exercise the right to a substitution of a judge without</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>cause under subdivision (a)(2) of Section 2-1001 of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Code of Civil Procedure. Each of the foregoing deadlines</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>for the filing of a praecipe or a petition shall be:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) tolled if a motion is filed under Section 2-1203 of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the Code of Civil Procedure, in which instance a petition</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(or a praecipe) shall be filed no later than 30 days</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>following disposition of all Section 2-1203 motions; or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) tolled if a notice of appeal is filed, in which</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>instance a petition (or praecipe) shall be filed no later</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>than 30 days following the date jurisdiction on the issue</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>appealed is returned to the trial court.</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>If a praecipe has been timely filed, then by timely filed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>written stipulation between counsel and client (or former</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>client), the deadline for the filing of a petition may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>extended for a period of up to one year.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) A consent judgment, in favor of a current counsel of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>record against his or her own client for a specific amount in a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>marital settlement agreement, dissolution judgment, or any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>other instrument involving the other litigant, is prohibited. A</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>consent judgment between client and counsel, however, is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>permissible if it is entered pursuant to a verified petition</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for entry of consent judgment, supported by an affidavit of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>counsel of record that includes the counsel's representation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that the client has been provided an itemization of the billing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or billings to the client, detailing hourly costs, time spent,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and tasks performed, and by an affidavit of the client</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>acknowledging receipt of that documentation, awareness of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>right to a hearing, the right to be represented by counsel</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(other than counsel to whom the consent judgment is in favor),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and the right to be present at the time of presentation of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petition, and agreement to the terms of the judgment. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petition may be filed at any time during which it is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>permissible for counsel of record to file a petition (or a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>praecipe) for a final fee hearing, except that no such petition</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for entry of consent judgment may be filed before adjudication</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(or waiver) of the client's right to contribution under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection (j) of Section 503 or filed after the filing of a</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petition (or a praecipe) by counsel of record for a fee hearing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under subsection (c) if the petition (or praecipe) remains</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pending. No consent security arrangement between a client and a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>counsel of record, pursuant to which assets of a client are</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>collateralized to secure payment of legal fees or costs, is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>permissible unless approved in advance by the court as being</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>reasonable under the circumstances.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) Counsel may pursue an award and judgment against a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>former client for legal fees and costs in an independent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding in the following circumstances:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) While a case under this Act is still pending, a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>former counsel may pursue such an award and judgment at any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>time subsequent to 90 days after the entry of an order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>granting counsel leave to withdraw; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) After the close of the period during which a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petition (or praecipe) may be filed under subdivision</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(c)(5), if no such petition (or praecipe) for the counsel</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>remains pending, any counsel or former counsel may pursue</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>such an award and judgment in an independent proceeding.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>In an independent proceeding, the prior applicability of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section shall in no way be deemed to have diminished any other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>right of any counsel (or former counsel) to pursue an award and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgment for legal fees and costs on the basis of remedies that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>may otherwise exist under applicable law; and the limitations</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>period for breach of contract shall apply. In an independent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceeding under subdivision (e)(1) in which the former counsel</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>had represented a former client in a dissolution case that is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>still pending, the former client may bring in his or her spouse</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>as a third-party defendant, provided on or before the final</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>date for filing a petition (or praecipe) under subsection (c),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the party files an appropriate third-party complaint under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section 2-406 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In any such case,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>any judgment later obtained by the former counsel shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>against both spouses or ex-spouses, jointly and severally</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(except that, if a hearing under subsection (j) of Section 503</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>has already been concluded and the court hearing the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contribution issue has imposed a percentage allocation between</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the parties as to fees and costs otherwise being adjudicated in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the independent proceeding, the allocation shall be applied</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>without deviation by the court in the independent proceeding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and a separate judgment shall be entered against each spouse</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for the appropriate amount). After the period for the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>commencement of a proceeding under subsection (c), the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provisions of this Section (other than the standard set forth</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in subdivision (c)(3) and the terms respecting consent security</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>arrangements in subsection (d) of this Section 508) shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>inapplicable.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 94th General</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Assembly are declarative of existing law.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) Unless the Supreme Court by rule addresses the matters</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>set out in this subsection (f), a written engagement agreement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>within the scope of subdivision (c)(2) shall have appended to</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>it verbatim the following Statement:</code><code> </code><br> <code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><center><code>"STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES</code></center><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(1) WRITTEN ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT. The written engagement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>agreement, prepared by the counsel, shall clearly address the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>objectives of representation and detail the fee arrangement,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>including all material terms. If fees are to be based on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criteria apart from, or in addition to, hourly rates, such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criteria (e.g., unique time demands and/or utilization of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>unique expertise) shall be delineated. The client shall receive</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>a copy of the written engagement agreement and any additional</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>clarification requested and is advised not to sign any such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>agreement which the client finds to be unsatisfactory or does</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not understand.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(2) REPRESENTATION. Representation will commence upon the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>signing of the written engagement agreement. The counsel will</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provide competent representation, which requires legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation to handle those</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>matters set forth in the written engagement agreement. Once</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>employed, the counsel will act with reasonable diligence and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>promptness, as well as use his best efforts on behalf of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>client, but he cannot guarantee results. The counsel will abide</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>by the client's decision concerning the objectives of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>representation, including whether or not to accept an offer of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>settlement, and will endeavor to explain any matter to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>informed decisions regarding representation. During the course</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of representation and afterwards, the counsel may not use or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>reveal a client's confidence or secrets, except as required or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>permitted by law.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(3) COMMUNICATION. The counsel will keep the client</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>reasonably informed about the status of representation and will</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>promptly respond to reasonable requests for information,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>including any reasonable request for an estimate respecting</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>future costs of the representation or an appropriate portion of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>it. The client shall be truthful in all discussions with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>counsel and provide all information or documentation required</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>to enable the counsel to provide competent representation.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>During representation, the client is entitled to receive all</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pleadings and substantive documents prepared on behalf of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>client and every document received from any other counsel of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>record. At the end of the representation and on written request</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from the client, the counsel will return to the client all</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>original documents and exhibits. In the event that the counsel</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>withdraws from representation, or is discharged by the client,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the counsel will turn over to the substituting counsel (or, if</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>no substitutions, to the client) all original documents and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>exhibits together with complete copies of all pleadings and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>discovery within thirty (30) days of the counsel's withdrawal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or discharge.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(4) ETHICAL CONDUCT. The counsel cannot be required to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>engage in conduct which is illegal, unethical, or fraudulent.</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>In matters involving minor children, the counsel may refuse to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>engage in conduct which, in the counsel's professional</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judgment, would be contrary to the best interest of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>client's minor child or children. A counsel who cannot</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>ethically abide by his client's directions shall be allowed to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>withdraw from representation.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(5) FEES. The counsel's fee for services may not be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contingent upon the securing of a dissolution of marriage </code><u><code>or</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>,</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>upon </code><u><code>being allocated parental responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>obtaining</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>custody,</code></strike><code> or be based upon the amount of maintenance, child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>support, or property settlement received, except as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>specifically permitted under Supreme Court rules. The counsel</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>may not require a non-refundable retainer fee, but must remit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>back any overpayment at the end of the representation. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>counsel may enter into a consensual security arrangement with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the client whereby assets of the client are pledged to secure</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>payment of legal fees or costs, but only if the counsel first</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>obtains approval of the Court. The counsel will prepare and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provide the client with an itemized billing statement detailing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>hourly rates (and/or other criteria), time spent, tasks</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>performed, and costs incurred on a regular basis, at least</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>quarterly. The client should review each billing statement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>promptly and address any objection or error in a timely manner.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>The client will not be billed for time spent to explain or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>correct a billing statement. If an appropriately detailed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>written estimate is submitted to a client as to future costs</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for a counsel's representation or a portion of the contemplated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>services (i.e., relative to specific steps recommended by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>counsel in the estimate) and, without objection from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>client, the counsel then performs the contemplated services,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>all such services are presumptively reasonable and necessary,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>as well as to be deemed pursuant to the client's direction. In</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>an appropriate case, the client may pursue contribution to his</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or her fees and costs from the other party.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(6) DISPUTES. The counsel-client relationship is regulated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>by the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct (Article VIII of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the Illinois Supreme Court Rules), and any dispute shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>reviewed under the terms of such Rules."</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(g) The changes to this Section 508 made by this amendatory</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act of 1996 apply to cases pending on or after June 1, 1997,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>except as follows:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Subdivisions (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this Section 508,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>as well as provisions of subdivision (c)(3) of this Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>508 pertaining to written engagement agreements, apply</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>only to cases filed on or after June 1, 1997.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The following do not apply in the case of a hearing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>under this Section that began before June 1, 1997:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) Subsection (c-1) of Section 501.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) Subsection (j) of Section 503.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(C) The changes to this Section 508 made by this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amendatory Act of 1996 pertaining to the final setting</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of fees.</code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 96-583, eff. 1-1-10.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/509)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 509)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 509. </code><code>Independence of Provisions of Judgment or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Temporary Order.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>If a party fails to comply with a provision</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of a judgment, order or injunction, the obligation of the other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>party to make payments for support or maintenance or to permit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>visitation </code><u><code>or parenting time</code></u><code> is not suspended; but he may move</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the court to grant an appropriate order.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 80-923.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/510)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 510)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 510. </code><code>Modification and termination of provisions for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance, support, educational expenses, and property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>disposition.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f) of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section 502 and in subsection (b), clause (3) of Section 505.2,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the provisions of any judgment respecting maintenance or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>support may be modified only as to installments accruing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsequent to due notice by the moving party of the filing of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the motion for modification. An order for child support may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>modified as follows:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) upon a showing of a substantial change in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>circumstances; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) without the necessity of showing a substantial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>change in circumstances, as follows:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) upon a showing of an inconsistency of at least</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>20%, but no less than $10 per month, between the amount</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of the existing order and the amount of child support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that results from application of the guidelines</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>specified in Section 505 of this Act unless the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>inconsistency is due to the fact that the amount of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>existing order resulted from a deviation from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>guideline amount and there has not been a change in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>circumstances that resulted in that deviation; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) upon a showing of a need to provide for the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>health care needs of the child under the order through</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>health insurance or other means. In no event shall the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>eligibility for or receipt of medical assistance be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>considered to meet the need to provide for the child's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>health care needs.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>The provisions of subparagraph (a)(2)(A) shall apply only</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in cases in which a party is receiving child support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforcement services from the Department of Healthcare and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Family Services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Code, and only when at least 36 months have elapsed since the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order for child support was entered or last modified.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a-5) An order for maintenance may be modified or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>terminated only upon a showing of a substantial change in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>circumstances. In all such proceedings, as well as in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceedings in which maintenance is being reviewed, the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall consider the applicable factors set forth in subsection</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(a) of Section 504 and the following factors:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) any change in the employment status of either party</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and whether the change has been made in good faith;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) the efforts, if any, made by the party receiving</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>maintenance to become self-supporting, and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>reasonableness of the efforts where they are appropriate;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) any impairment of the present and future earning</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>capacity of either party;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) the tax consequences of the maintenance payments</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>upon the respective economic circumstances of the parties;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) the duration of the maintenance payments</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>previously paid (and remaining to be paid) relative to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>length of the marriage;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) the property, including retirement benefits,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>awarded to each party under the judgment of dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marriage, judgment of legal separation, or judgment of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>declaration of invalidity of marriage and the present</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>status of the property;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(7) the increase or decrease in each party's income</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>since the prior judgment or order from which a review,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>modification, or termination is being sought;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(8) the property acquired and currently owned by each</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>party after the entry of the judgment of dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>marriage, judgment of legal separation, or judgment of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>declaration of invalidity of marriage; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(9) any other factor that the court expressly finds to</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>be just and equitable.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a-6) In a review under subsection (b-4.5) of Section 504</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of this Act, the court may enter a fixed-term maintenance award</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>that bars future maintenance only if, at the time of the entry</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the award, the marriage had lasted 10 years or less at the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>time the original action was commenced.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) The provisions as to property disposition may not be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>revoked or modified, unless the court finds the existence of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>conditions that justify the reopening of a judgment under the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>laws of this State.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in a written</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>agreement set forth in the judgment or otherwise approved by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the court, the obligation to pay future maintenance is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>terminated upon the death of either party, or the remarriage of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the party receiving maintenance, or if the party receiving</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>maintenance cohabits with another person on a resident,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>continuing conjugal basis. </code><u><code>A payor's obligation to pay</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>maintenance or unallocated maintenance terminates by operation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of law on the date the recipient remarries or the date the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court finds cohabitation began. The payor is entitled to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reimbursement for all maintenance paid from that date forward.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>Any obligation of a payor party for premium payments respecting</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>insurance on such party's life imposed under subsection (f) of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>Section 504 is also terminated on the occurrence of any of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>foregoing events, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.</code></strike><code> Any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>termination of an obligation for maintenance as a result of the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>death of the payor party, however, shall be inapplicable to any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>right of the other party or such other party's designee to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>receive a death benefit under such insurance on the payor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>party's life. </code><u><code>A party receiving maintenance must advise the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>payor of his or her intention to marry at least 30 days before</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the remarriage, unless the decision is made within this time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>period. In that event, he or she must notify the other party</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>within 72 hours of getting married.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c-5) In an adjudicated case, the court shall make specific</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>factual findings as to the reason for the modification as well</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>as the amount, nature, and duration of the modified maintenance</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>award.</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, or as agreed in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>writing or expressly provided in the judgment, provisions for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the support of a child are terminated by emancipation of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>child, or if the child has attained the age of 18 and is still</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attending high school, provisions for the support of the child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>are terminated upon the date that the child graduates from high</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>school or the date the child attains the age of 19, whichever</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is earlier, but not by the death of a parent obligated to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>support or educate the child. An existing obligation to pay for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>support or educational expenses, or both, is not terminated by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the death of a parent. When a parent obligated to pay support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or educational expenses, or both, dies, the amount of support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or educational expenses, or both, may be enforced, modified,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>revoked or commuted to a lump sum payment, as equity may</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>require, and that determination may be provided for at the time</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of the dissolution of the marriage or thereafter.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) The right to petition for support or educational</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>expenses, or both, under Sections 505 and 513 is not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>extinguished by the death of a parent. Upon a petition filed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>before or after a parent's death, the court may award sums of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>money out of the decedent's estate for the child's support or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>educational expenses, or both, as equity may require. The time</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>within which a claim may be filed against the estate of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>decedent under Sections 505 and 513 and subsection (d) and this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection shall be governed by the provisions of the Probate</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act of 1975, as a barrable, noncontingent claim.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) A petition to modify or terminate child support </code><u><code>or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities</code></u> <strike><code>, custody, or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code> shall not delay any child support enforcement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>litigation or supplementary proceeding on behalf of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>obligee, including, but not limited to, a petition for a rule</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>to show cause, for non-wage garnishment, or for a restraining</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 97-608, eff. 1-1-12.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/512)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 512)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 512. </code><code>Post-Judgment Venue.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code> </code><code>After 30 days from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>entry of a judgment of dissolution of marriage </code><u><code>or legal</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>separation</code></u><code> or the last modification thereof, any further</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceedings to enforce or modify the judgment shall be as</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>follows:</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) If the respondent does not then reside within this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>State, further proceedings shall be had either in the judicial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>circuit wherein the moving party resides or where the judgment</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>was entered or last modified.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) If one or both of the parties then resides in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judicial circuit wherein the judgment was entered or last</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>modified, further proceedings shall be had in the judicial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>circuit that last exercised jurisdiction in the matter;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provided, however, that the court may in its discretion,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>transfer matters involving a change in </code><u><code>the allocation of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parental responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>child custody</code></strike><code> to the judicial circuit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>where the minor or dependent child resides.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) If neither party then resides in the judicial circuit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>wherein the judgment was entered or last modified, further</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>proceedings shall be had in that circuit or in the judicial</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>circuit wherein either party resides </code><strike><code>or where the respondent is</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>actively employed</code></strike><code>; provided, however, that the court may, in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>its discretion, transfer matters involving a change in </code><u><code>the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation of parental responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>child custody</code></strike><code> to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>judicial circuit where the minor or dependent child resides.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Objection to venue is waived if not made within such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>time as the respondent's answer is due. Counter relief shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>heard and determined by the court hearing any matter already</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pending.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 80-923.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/513)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 513)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 513. </code><u><code>Educational Expenses</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Support</code></strike><code> for </code><u><code>a</code></u><code> Non-minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Child</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Children and Educational Expenses</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) The court may award sums of money out of the property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and income of either or both parties or the estate of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>deceased parent, as equity may require, for the </code><u><code>educational</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>expenses</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>support</code></strike><code> of </code><u><code>any</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>the</code></strike><code> child </code><strike><code>or children</code></strike><code> of the parties</code><u><code>.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, all educational</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>expenses which are the subject of a petition brought pursuant</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to this Section shall be incurred no later than the student's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>23rd birthday, except for good cause shown, but in no event</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>later than the child's 25th birthday.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) Regardless of whether an award has been made under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsection (a), the court may require both parties and the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>(FAFSA) and other financial aid forms and to submit any form of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>that type prior to the designated submission deadline for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>form. The court may require either or both parties to provide</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>funds for the child so as to pay for the cost of up to 5 college</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>applications, the cost of 2 standardized college entrance</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>examinations, and the cost of one standardized college entrance</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>examination preparatory course.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) The authority under this Section to make provision for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>educational expenses extends not only to periods of college</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>education or vocational or professional or other training after</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>graduation from high school, but also to any period during</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>which the child of the parties is still attending high school,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>even though he or she attained the age of 19.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) Educational expenses may include, but shall not be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>limited to, the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) except for good cause shown, the actual cost of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's post-secondary expenses, including tuition and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>fees, provided that the cost for tuition and fees does not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>exceed the amount of tuition and fees paid by a student at</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the same</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>academic year;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) except for good cause shown, the actual costs of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the child's housing expenses, whether on-campus or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>off-campus, provided that the housing expenses do not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>exceed the cost for the same academic year of a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>double-occupancy student room, with a standard meal plan,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>in a residence hall operated by the University of Illinois</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>at Urbana-Champaign;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the actual costs of the child's medical expenses,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>including medical insurance, and dental expenses;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) the reasonable living expenses of the child during</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the academic year and periods of recess:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) if the child is a resident student attending a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>post-secondary educational program; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) if the child is living with one party at that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>party's home and attending a post-secondary</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>educational program as a non-resident student, in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>which case the living expenses include an amount that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>pays for the reasonable cost of the child's food,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>utilities, and transportation; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) the cost of books and other supplies necessary to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>attend college.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) Sums may be ordered payable to the child, to either</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>party, or to the educational institution, directly or through a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>special account or trust created for that purpose, as the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>sees fit.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) If educational expenses are ordered payable, each party</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>and the child shall sign any consent necessary for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>educational institution to provide a supporting party with</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>access to the child's academic transcripts, records, and grade</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reports. The consent shall not apply to any non-academic</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>records. Failure to execute the required consent may be a basis</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for a modification or termination of any order entered under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>this Section. Unless the court specifically finds that the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child's safety would be jeopardized, each party is entitled to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>know the name of the educational institution the child attends.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(g) The authority under this Section to make provision for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>educational expenses terminates when the child either: fails to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>maintain a cumulative "C" grade point average, except in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>event of illness or other good cause shown; attains the age of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>23; receives a baccalaureate degree; or marries. A child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>enlisting in the armed forces, being incarcerated, or becoming</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>pregnant does not terminate the court's authority to make</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>provisions for the educational expenses for the child under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>this Section.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(h) An account established prior to the dissolution that is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to be used for the child's post-secondary education, that is an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>account in a state tuition program under Section 529 of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Internal Revenue Code, or that is some other college savings</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>plan, is to be considered by the court to be a resource of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child, provided that any post-judgment contribution made by a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>party to such an account is to be considered a contribution</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>from that party.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(i) The child is not a third party beneficiary to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>settlement agreement or judgment between the parties after</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>trial and is not entitled to file a petition for contribution.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>If the parties' settlement agreement describes the manner in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>which a child's educational expenses will be paid, or if the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court makes an award pursuant to this Section, then the parties</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>are responsible pursuant to that agreement or award for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child's educational expenses, but in no event shall the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>consider the child a third party beneficiary of that provision.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>In the event of the death or legal disability of a party who</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>would have the right to file a petition for contribution, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child of the party may file a petition for contribution.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>who have attained majority in the following instances:</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(1) When the child is mentally or physically disabled</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>and not otherwise emancipated, an application for support</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>may be made before or after the child has attained</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>majority.</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>(2) The court may also make provision for the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>educational expenses of the child or children of the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>parties, whether of minor or majority age, and an</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>application for educational expenses may be made before or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>after the child has attained majority, or after the death</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>of either parent. The authority under this Section to make</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>provision for educational expenses extends not only to</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>periods of college education or professional or other</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>training after graduation from high school, but also to any</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>period during which the child of the parties is still</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>attending high school, even though he or she attained the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>age of 19. The educational expenses may include, but shall</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>not be limited to, room, board, dues, tuition,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>transportation, books, fees, registration and application</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>costs, medical expenses including medical insurance,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>dental expenses, and living expenses during the school year</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>and periods of recess, which sums may be ordered payable to</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>the child, to either parent, or to the educational</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>institution, directly or through a special account or trust</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>created for that purpose, as the court sees fit.</code></strike><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>If educational expenses are ordered payable, each</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>parent and the child shall sign any consents necessary for</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>the educational institution to provide the supporting</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>parent with access to the child's academic transcripts,</code></strike></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>records, and grade reports. The consents shall not apply to</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>any non-academic records. Failure to execute the required</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>consent may be a basis for a modification or termination of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>any order entered under this Section. Unless the court</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>specifically finds that the child's safety would be</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>jeopardized, each parent is entitled to know the name of</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>the educational institution the child attends. This</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly applies to all</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>orders entered under this paragraph (2) on or after the</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>Assembly.</code></strike><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><strike><code>The authority under this Section to make provision for</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>educational expenses, except where the child is mentally or</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>physically disabled and not otherwise emancipated,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>terminates when the child receives a baccalaureate degree.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(j)</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>(b)</code></strike><code> In making awards under </code><u><code>this Section</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>paragraph (1)</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>or (2) of subsection (a)</code></strike><code>, or pursuant to a petition or motion</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>to decrease, modify, or terminate any such award, the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall consider all relevant factors that appear reasonable and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>necessary, including:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) </code><u><code>The present and future financial resources of both</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parties to meet their needs, including, but not limited to,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>savings for retirement</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>The financial resources of both</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>parents</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The standard of living the child would have enjoyed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>had the marriage not been dissolved.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) The financial resources of the child.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) The child's academic performance.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(k) The establishment of an obligation to pay under this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section is retroactive only to the date of filing a petition.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>The right to enforce a prior obligation to pay may be enforced</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>either before or after the obligation is incurred.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 95-954, eff. 8-29-08.)</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/513.5 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 513.5. </code></u><u><code>Support for a non-minor child with a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>disability.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) The court may award sums of money out of the property</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>and income of either or both parties or the estate of a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>deceased parent, as equity may require, for the support of a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child of the parties who has attained majority when the child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>is mentally or physically disabled and not otherwise</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>emancipated. The sums awarded may be paid to one of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parents, to a trust created by the parties for the benefit of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the non-minor child with a disability, or irrevocably to a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>special needs trust, established by the parties and for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>sole benefit of the non-minor child with a disability, pursuant</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to subdivisions (d)(4)(A) or (d)(4)(C) of 42 U.S.C. 1396p,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 15.1 of the Trusts and Trustees Act, and applicable</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>provisions of the Social Security Administration Program</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Operating Manual System. An application for support for a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>non-minor disabled child may be made before or after the child</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>has attained majority. Unless an application for educational</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>expenses is made for a mentally or physically disabled child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>under Section 513, the disability that is the basis for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>application for support must have arisen while the child was</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>eligible for support under Section 505 or 513 of this Act.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) In making awards under this Section, or pursuant to a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>petition or motion to decrease, modify, or terminate any such</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>award, the court shall consider all relevant factors that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>appear reasonable and necessary, including:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the present and future financial resources of both</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parties to meet their needs, including, but not limited to,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>savings for retirement;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the standard of living the child would have enjoyed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>had the marriage not been dissolved. The court may consider</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>factors that are just and equitable;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the financial resources of the child; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) any financial or other resource provided to or for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the child including, but not limited to, any Supplemental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Security Income, any home-based support provided pursuant</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>to the Home-Based Support Services Law for Mentally</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Disabled Adults, and any other State, federal, or local</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>benefit available to the non-minor disabled child.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) As used in this Section:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>A "disabled" individual means an individual who has a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>life activity, has a record of such an impairment, or is</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>regarded as having such an impairment.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>"Disability" means a mental or physical impairment that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>substantially limits a major life activity.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/Pt. VI heading)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><center><code>PART VI</code></center><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><center><u><code>ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES</code></u> <code></code><strike><code>CUSTODY</code></strike></center><code></code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/600 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 600. </code></u><u><code>Definitions. </code></u><u><code>For purposes of this Part VI:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) "Abuse" has the meaning ascribed to that term in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) "Allocation judgment" means a judgment allocating</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parental responsibilities.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) "Caretaking functions" means tasks that involve</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>interaction with a child or that direct, arrange, and supervise</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the interaction with and care of a child provided by others, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for obtaining the resources allowing for the provision of these</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>functions. The term includes, but is not limited to, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) satisfying a child's nutritional needs; managing a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's bedtime and wake-up routines; caring for a child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>when the child is sick or injured; being attentive to a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's personal hygiene needs, including washing,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>grooming, and dressing; playing with a child and ensuring</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the child attends scheduled extracurricular activities;</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>protecting a child's physical safety; and providing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>transportation for a child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) directing a child's various developmental needs,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>including the acquisition of motor and language skills,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>toilet training, self-confidence, and maturation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) providing discipline, giving instruction in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>manners, assigning and supervising chores, and performing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>other tasks that attend to a child's needs for behavioral</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>control and self-restraint;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) ensuring the child attends school, including</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>remedial and special services appropriate to the child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>needs and interests, communicating with teachers and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>counselors, and supervising homework;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) helping a child develop and maintain appropriate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>interpersonal relationships with peers, siblings, and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>other family members;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) ensuring the child attends medical appointments</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and is available for medical follow-up and meeting the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>medical needs of the child in the home;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) providing moral and ethical guidance for a child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8) arranging alternative care for a child by a family</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>member, babysitter, or other child care provider or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>facility, including investigating such alternatives,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>communicating with providers, and supervising such care.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) "Parental responsibilities" means both parenting time</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>and significant decision-making responsibilities with respect</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to a child.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) "Parenting time" means the time during which a parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>is responsible for exercising caretaking functions and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>non-significant decision-making responsibilities with respect</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to the child.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) "Parenting plan" means a written agreement that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocates significant decision-making responsibilities,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting time, or both.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(g) "Relocation" means:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) a change of residence from the child's current</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>primary residence located in the county of Cook, DuPage,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will to a new residence within this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>State that is more than 25 miles from the child's current</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>residence;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) a change of residence from the child's current</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>primary residence located in a county not listed in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>paragraph (1) to a new residence within this State that is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>more than 50 miles from the child's current primary</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>residence; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) a change of residence from the child's current</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>primary residence to a residence outside the borders of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>this State that is more than 25 miles from the current</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>primary residence.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(h) "Religious upbringing" means the choice of religion or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>denomination of a religion, religious schooling, religious</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>training, or participation in religious customs or practices.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(i) "Restriction of parenting time" means any limitation or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>condition placed on parenting time, including supervision.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(j) "Right of first refusal" has the meaning provided in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsection (b) of Section 602.3 of this Act.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(k) "Significant decision-making" means deciding issues of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>long-term importance in the life of a child.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(l) "Step-parent" means a person married to a child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent, including a person married to the child's parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>immediately prior to the parent's death.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(m) "Supervision" means the presence of a third party</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>during a parent's exercise of parenting time.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/601.2 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 601.2. </code></u><u><code>Jurisdiction; commencement of proceeding.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) A court of this State that is competent to allocate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parental responsibilities has jurisdiction to make such an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation in original or modification proceedings as provided</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in Section 201 of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Enforcement Act as adopted by this State.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) A proceeding for allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities with respect to a child is commenced in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) by filing a petition for dissolution of marriage or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>legal separation or declaration of invalidity of marriage;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) by filing a petition for allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibilities with respect to the child in the county in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>which the child resides;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) by a person other than a parent, by filing a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>petition for allocation of parental responsibilities in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the county in which the child is permanently resident or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>found, but only if he or she is not in the physical custody</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of one of his or her parents;</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) by a step-parent, by filing a petition, if all of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the following circumstances are met:</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) the parent having the majority of parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time is deceased or is disabled and cannot perform the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>duties of a parent to the child;</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) the step-parent provided for the care,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>control, and welfare of the child prior to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>initiation of proceedings for allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibilities;</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) the child wishes to live with the step-parent;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(D) it is alleged to be in the best interests and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>welfare of the child to live with the step-parent as</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>provided in Section 602.5 of this Act; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) when one of the parents is deceased, by a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>grandparent who is a parent or step-parent of a deceased</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent, by filing a petition, if one or more of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>following existed at the time of the parent's death:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) the surviving parent had been absent from the</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>marital abode for more than one month without the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>spouse knowing his or her whereabouts;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) the surviving parent was in State or federal</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>custody; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) the surviving parent had: (i) received</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>supervision for or been convicted of any violation of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>11-1.70, 12C-5, 12C-10, 12C-35, 12C-40, 12C-45, 18-6,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>19-6, or Article 12 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Criminal Code of 2012 directed towards the deceased</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent or the child; or (ii) received supervision or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>been convicted of violating an order of protection</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>entered under Section 217, 218, or 219 of the Illinois</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Domestic Violence Act of 1986 for the protection of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>deceased parent or the child.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) When a proceeding for allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities is commenced, the party commencing the action</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>must, at least 30 days before any hearing on the petition,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>serve a written notice and a copy of the petition on the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child's parent, guardian, person currently allocated parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities pursuant to subdivision (b)(4) or (b)(5) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 601.2, and any person with a pending motion for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities with respect to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child. Nothing in this Section shall preclude a party in a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>proceeding for allocation of parental responsibilities from</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>moving for a temporary order under Section 603.5.</code></u><br> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.3)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 602.3. </code><code>Care of minor children; right of first refusal.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) If the court awards </code><u><code>parenting time to both parents</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>joint custody under Section 602.1 or visitation rights</code></strike><code> under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section </code><strike><code>607</code></strike><code> </code><u><code>602.7 or 602.8</code></u><code>, the court may consider, consistent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>with the best </code><u><code>interests</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>interest</code></strike><code> of the child as defined in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 602.7</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Section 602</code></strike><code>, whether to award to one or both of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the parties the right of first refusal to provide child care</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for the minor child or children during the other parent's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>normal parenting time, unless the need for child care is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>attributable to an emergency.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) As used in this Section, "right of first refusal" means</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that if a party intends to leave the minor child or children</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>with a substitute child-care provider for a significant period</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of time, that party must first offer the other party an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>opportunity to personally care for the minor child or children.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>The parties may agree to a right of first refusal that is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>consistent with the best </code><u><code>interests</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>interest</code></strike><code> of the minor child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or children. If there is no agreement and the court determines</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>that a right of first refusal is in the best </code><u><code>interests</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>interest</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of the minor child or children, the court shall consider and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>make provisions in its order for:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) the length and kind of child-care requirements</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>invoking the right of first refusal;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) notification to the other parent and for his or her</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>response;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) transportation requirements; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) any other action necessary to protect and promote</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the best interest of the minor child or children.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) The right of first refusal may be enforced under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section </code><u><code>607.5</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>607.1</code></strike><code> of this Act.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) The right of first refusal is terminated upon the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>termination of </code><u><code>the allocation of parental responsibilities or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody or visitation rights</code></strike><code>.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 98-462, eff. 1-1-14.)</code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.5 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 602.5. </code></u><u><code>Allocation of parental responsibilities:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>decision-making.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) Generally. The court shall allocate decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities according to the child's best interests.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Nothing in this Act requires that each parent be allocated</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>decision-making responsibilities.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) Allocation of significant decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities. Unless the parents otherwise agree in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>writing on an allocation of significant decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities, or the issue of the allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities has been reserved under Section 401, the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall make the determination. The court shall allocate to one</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>or both of the parents the significant decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibility for each significant issue affecting the child.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Those significant issues shall include, without limitation,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) Education, including the choice of schools and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>tutors.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) Health, including all decisions relating to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>medical, dental, and psychological needs of the child and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>to the treatments arising or resulting from those needs.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) Religion, subject to the following provisions:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) The court shall allocate decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibility for the child's religious upbringing in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>accordance with any express or implied agreement</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>between the parents.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) The court shall consider evidence of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parents' past conduct as to the child's religious</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>upbringing in allocating decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibilities consistent with demonstrated past</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>conduct in the absence of an express or implied</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>agreement between the parents.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) The court shall not allocate any aspect of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's religious upbringing if it determines that the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parents do not or did not have an express or implied</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>agreement for such religious upbringing or that there</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>is insufficient evidence to demonstrate a course of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>conduct regarding the child's religious upbringing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>that could serve as a basis for any such order.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) Extracurricular activities.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) Determination of child's best interests. In</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>determining the child's best interests for purposes of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocating significant decision-making responsibilities, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court shall consider all relevant factors, including, without</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>limitation, the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the wishes of the child, taking into account the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's maturity and ability to express reasoned and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>independent preferences as to decision-making;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and community;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the mental and physical health of all individuals</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>involved;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) the ability of the parents to cooperate to make</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>decisions, or the level of conflict between the parties</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>that may affect their ability to share decision-making;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) the level of each parent's participation in past</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>significant decision-making with respect to the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) any prior agreement or course of conduct between</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the parents relating to decision-making with respect to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child;</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) the wishes of the parents;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8) the child's needs;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(9) the distance between the parents' residences, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>cost and difficulty of transporting the child, each</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent's and the child's daily schedules, and the ability</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of the parents to cooperate in the arrangement;</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(10) whether a restriction on decision-making is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>appropriate under Section 603.10;</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(11) the willingness and ability of each parent to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>facilitate and encourage a close and continuing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationship between the other parent and the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(12) the physical violence or threat of physical</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>violence by the child's parent directed against the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(13) the occurrence of abuse against the child or other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>member of the child's household;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(14) whether one of the parents is a sex offender, and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>if so, the exact nature of the offense and what, if any,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>treatment in which the parent has successfully</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>participated; and</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(15) any other factor that the court expressly finds to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>be relevant.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) A parent shall have sole responsibility for making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>routine decisions with respect to the child and for emergency</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>decisions affecting the child's health and safety during that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent's parenting time.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) In allocating significant decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities, the court shall not consider conduct of a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent that does not affect that parent's relationship to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.7 new)</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 602.7. </code></u><u><code>Allocation of parental responsibilities:</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting time.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) Best interests. The court shall allocate parenting time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>according to the child's best interests.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) Allocation of parenting time. Unless the parents</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>present a mutually agreed written parenting plan and that plan</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>is approved by the court, the court shall allocate parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>time. It is presumed both parents are fit and the court shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not place any restrictions on parenting time as defined in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 600 and described in Section 603.10, unless it finds by</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>a preponderance of the evidence that a parent's exercise of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting time would seriously endanger the child's physical,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>mental, moral, or emotional health.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>In determining the child's best interests for purposes of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocating parenting time, the court shall consider all</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>relevant factors, including, without limitation, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the wishes of each parent seeking parenting time;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the wishes of the child, taking into account the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's maturity and ability to express reasoned and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>independent preferences as to parenting time;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the amount of time each parent spent performing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>caretaking functions with respect to the child in the 24</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>months preceding the filing of any petition for allocation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of parental responsibilities or, if the child is under 2</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>years of age, since the child's birth;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) any prior agreement or course of conduct between</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the parents relating to caretaking functions with respect</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>to the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) the interaction and interrelationship of the child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>with his or her parents and siblings and with any other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>person who may significantly affect the child's best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>interests;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and community;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) the mental and physical health of all individuals</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>involved;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8) the child's needs;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(9) the distance between the parents' residences, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>cost and difficulty of transporting the child, each</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent's and the child's daily schedules, and the ability</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of the parents to cooperate in the arrangement;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(10) whether a restriction on parenting time is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>appropriate;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(11) the physical violence or threat of physical</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>violence by the child's parent directed against the child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or other member of the child's household;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(12) the willingness and ability of each parent to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>place the needs of the child ahead of his or her own needs;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(13) the willingness and ability of each parent to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>facilitate and encourage a close and continuing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationship between the other parent and the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(14) the occurrence of abuse against the child or other</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>member of the child's household;</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(15) whether one of the parents is a convicted sex</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>offender or lives with a convicted sex offender and, if so,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the exact nature of the offense and what if any treatment</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the offender has successfully participated in; the parties</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>are entitled to a hearing on the issues raised in this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>paragraph (15);</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(16) the terms of a parent's military family-care plan</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>that a parent must complete before deployment if a parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>is a member of the United States Armed Forces who is being</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>deployed; and</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(17) any other factor that the court expressly finds to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>be relevant.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) In allocating parenting time, the court shall not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>consider conduct of a parent that does not affect that parent's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>relationship to the child.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) Upon motion, the court may allow a parent who is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>deployed or who has orders to be deployed as a member of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>United States Armed Forces to designate a person known to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child to exercise reasonable substitute visitation on behalf of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the deployed parent, if the court determines that substitute</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>visitation is in the best interests of the child. In</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>determining whether substitute visitation is in the best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>interests of the child, the court shall consider all of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>relevant factors listed in subsection (b) of this Section and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>apply those factors to the person designated as a substitute</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for the deployed parent for visitation purposes. Visitation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>orders entered under this subsection are subject to subsections</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>(e) and (f) of Section 602.9 and subsections (c) and (d) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 603.10.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) If the street address of a parent is not identified</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>pursuant to Section 708 of this Act, the court shall require</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the parties to identify reasonable alternative arrangements</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for parenting time by the other parent including, but not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>limited to, parenting time of the minor child at the residence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of another person or at a local public or private facility.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.8 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 602.8. </code></u><u><code>Parenting time by parents not allocated</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>significant decision-making responsibilities.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) A parent who has established parentage under the laws</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of this State and who is not granted significant</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>decision-making responsibilities for a child is entitled to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reasonable parenting time with the child, subject to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsections (d) and (e) of Section 603.10 of this Act, unless</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court finds, after a hearing, that the parenting time would</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>seriously endanger the child's mental, moral, or physical</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>health or significantly impair the child's emotional</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>development. The order setting forth parenting time shall be in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the child's best interests pursuant to the factors set forth in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsection (b) of Section 602.7 of this Act.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) The court may modify an order granting or denying</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting time pursuant to Section 610.5 of this Act. The court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>may restrict parenting time, and modify an order restricting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting time, pursuant to Section 603.10 of this Act.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) If the street address of the parent allocated parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities is not identified, pursuant to Section 708 of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>this Act, the court shall require the parties to identify</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reasonable alternative arrangements for parenting time by a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent not allocated parental responsibilities, including but</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not limited to parenting time of the minor child at the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>residence of another person or at a local public or private</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>facility.</code></u><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.9 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 602.9. </code></u><u><code>Visitation by certain non-parents.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) As used in this Section:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) "electronic communication" means time that a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, or step-parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>spends with a child during which the child is not in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>person's actual physical custody, but which is facilitated</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>by the use of communication tools such as the telephone,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>electronic mail, instant messaging, video conferencing or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>other wired or wireless technologies via the Internet, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>another medium of communication;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) "sibling" means a brother or sister either of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>whole blood or the half blood, stepbrother, or stepsister</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of the minor child;</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) "step-parent" means a person married to a child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent, including a person married to the child's parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>immediately prior to the parent's death; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) "visitation" means in-person time spent between a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child and the child's grandparent, great-grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>sibling, step-parent, or any person designated under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>subsection (d) of Section 602.7. In appropriate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>circumstances, visitation may include electronic</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>communication under conditions and at times determined by</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the court.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) General provisions.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) An appropriate person, as identified in subsection</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>(c) of this Section, may bring an action in circuit court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>by petition, or by filing a petition in a pending</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>dissolution proceeding or any other proceeding that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>involves parental responsibilities or visitation issues</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>regarding the child, requesting visitation with the child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>pursuant to this Section. If there is not a pending</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>proceeding involving parental responsibilities or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>visitation with the child, the petition for visitation with</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the child must be filed in the county in which the child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>resides. Notice of the petition shall be given as provided</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>in subsection (c) of Section 601.2 of this Act.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) This Section does not apply to a child:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) in whose interests a petition is pending under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Section 2-13 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; or</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) in whose interests a petition to adopt by an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>unrelated person is pending under the Adoption Act; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) who has been voluntarily surrendered by the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent or parents, except for a surrender to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Department of Children and Family Services or a foster</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>care facility; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(D) who has been previously adopted by an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>individual or individuals who are not related to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>biological parents of the child or who is the subject</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of a pending adoption petition by an individual or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>individuals who are not related to the biological</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parents of the child; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(E) who has been relinquished pursuant to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) A petition for visitation may be filed under this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Section only if there has been an unreasonable denial of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>visitation by a parent and the denial has caused the child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>undue mental, physical, or emotional harm.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) There is a rebuttable presumption that a fit</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent's actions and decisions regarding grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>great-grandparent, sibling, or step-parent visitation are</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>not harmful to the child's mental, physical, or emotional</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>health. The burden is on the party filing a petition under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>this Section to prove that the parent's actions and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>decisions regarding visitation will cause undue harm to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's mental, physical, or emotional health.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) In determining whether to grant visitation, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>court shall consider the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) the wishes of the child, taking into account</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the child's maturity and ability to express reasoned</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and independent preferences as to visitation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) the mental and physical health of the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) the mental and physical health of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>step-parent;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(D) the length and quality of the prior</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationship between the child and the grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>great-grandparent, sibling, or step-parent;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(E) the good faith of the party in filing the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>petition;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(F) the good faith of the person denying</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>visitation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(G) the quantity of the visitation time requested</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and the potential adverse impact that visitation would</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>have on the child's customary activities;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(H) any other fact that establishes that the loss</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of the relationship between the petitioner and the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child is likely to unduly harm the child's mental,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>physical, or emotional health; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(I) whether visitation can be structured in a way</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>to minimize the child's exposure to conflicts between</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the adults.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) Any visitation rights granted under this Section</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>before the filing of a petition for adoption of the child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>shall automatically terminate by operation of law upon the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>entry of an order terminating parental rights or granting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the adoption of the child, whichever is earlier. If the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>person or persons who adopted the child are related to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child, as defined by Section 1 of the Adoption Act, any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>person who was related to the child as grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>great-grandparent, or sibling prior to the adoption shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>have standing to bring an action under this Section</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>requesting visitation with the child.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) The court may order visitation rights for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, or step-parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>that include reasonable access without requiring overnight</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or possessory visitation.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) Visitation by grandparents, great-grandparents,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>step-parents, and siblings.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) Grandparents, great-grandparents, step-parents,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and siblings of a minor child who is one year old or older</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>may bring a petition for visitation and electronic</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>communication under this Section if there is an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>unreasonable denial of visitation by a parent that causes</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>undue mental, physical, or emotional harm to the child and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>if at least one of the following conditions exists:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) the child's other parent is deceased or has</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>been missing for at least 90 days. For the purposes of</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>this subsection a parent is considered to be missing if</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the parent's location has not been determined and the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent has been reported as missing to a law</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>enforcement agency; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) a parent of the child is incompetent as a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>matter of law; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) a parent has been incarcerated in jail or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>prison for a period in excess of 90 days immediately</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>prior to the filing of the petition; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(D) the child's parents have been granted a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>dissolution of marriage or have been legally separated</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>from each other or there is pending a dissolution</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>proceeding involving a parent of the child or another</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>court proceeding involving parental responsibilities</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or visitation of the child (other than an adoption</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>proceeding of an unrelated child, a proceeding under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>action for an order of protection under the Illinois</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or Article 112A of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963) and at least one</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent does not object to the grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>great-grandparent, step-parent, or sibling having</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>visitation with the child. The visitation of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>grandparent, great-grandparent, step-parent, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>sibling must not diminish the parenting time of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent who is not related to the grandparent,</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>great-grandparent, step-parent, or sibling seeking</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>visitation; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(E) the child is born to parents who are not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>married to each other, the parents are not living</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>together, and the petitioner is a grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>great-grandparent, step-parent, or sibling of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child, and parentage has been established by a court of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>competent jurisdiction.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) In addition to the factors set forth in subdivision</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>(b)(5) of this Section, the court should consider:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) whether the child resided with the petitioner</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>for at least 6 consecutive months with or without a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent present;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) whether the child had frequent and regular</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>contact or visitation with the petitioner for at least</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>12 consecutive months; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(C) whether the grandparent, great-grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>sibling, or step-parent was a primary caretaker of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child for a period of not less than 6 consecutive</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>months within the 24-month period immediately</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>preceding the commencement of the proceeding.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) An order granting visitation privileges under this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Section is subject to subsections (c) and (d) of Section</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>603.10.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) A petition for visitation privileges may not be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>filed pursuant to this subsection (c) by the parents or</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>grandparents of a parent of the child if parentage between</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the child and the related parent has not been legally</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>established.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) Modification of visitation orders.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) Unless by stipulation of the parties, no motion to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>modify a grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>step-parent visitation order may be made earlier than 2</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>years after the date the order was filed, unless the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>permits it to be made on the basis of affidavits that there</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>is reason to believe the child's present environment may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>endanger seriously the child's mental, physical, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>emotional health.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) The court shall not modify an order that grants</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>visitation to a grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or step-parent unless it finds by clear and convincing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>evidence, upon the basis of facts that have arisen since</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the prior visitation order or that were unknown to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>court at the time of entry of the prior visitation order,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>that a change has occurred in the circumstances of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child or his or her parent, and that the modification is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>necessary to protect the mental, physical, or emotional</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>health of the child. The court shall state in its decision</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>specific findings of fact in support of its modification or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>termination of the grandparent, great-grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>sibling, or step-parent visitation. A child's parent may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>always petition to modify visitation upon changed</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>circumstances when necessary to promote the child's best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>interests.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) Notice of a motion requesting modification of a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>visitation order shall be provided as set forth in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>subsection (c) of Section 601.2 of this Act.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) Attorney's fees and costs shall be assessed against</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>a party seeking modification of the visitation order if the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>court finds that the modification action is vexatious and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>constitutes harassment.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) No child's grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>step-parent, or any person to whom the court is considering</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>granting visitation privileges pursuant to subsection (d) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 602.7, who was convicted of any offense involving an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>illegal sex act perpetrated upon a victim less than 18 years of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>age including, but not limited to, offenses for violations of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-1.70,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>or Article 12 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of 2012, is entitled to visitation while incarcerated or while</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>on parole, probation, conditional discharge, periodic</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>imprisonment, or mandatory supervised release for that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>offense, and upon discharge from incarceration for a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>misdemeanor offense or upon discharge from parole, probation,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>conditional discharge, periodic imprisonment, or mandatory</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>supervised release for a felony offense. Visitation shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>denied until the person successfully completes a treatment</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>program approved by the court. Upon completion of treatment,</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court may deny visitation based on the factors listed in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subdivision (b)(5) of Section 607 of this Act.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) No child's grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>step-parent, or any person to whom the court is considering</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>granting visitation privileges pursuant to subsection (d) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 602.7, may be granted visitation if he or she has been</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>convicted of first degree murder of a parent, grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>great-grandparent, or sibling of the child who is the subject</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the visitation request. Pursuant to a motion to modify</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>visitation, the court shall revoke visitation rights</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>previously granted to any person who would otherwise be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>entitled to petition for visitation rights under this Section</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>or granted visitation under subsection (d) of Section 602.7, if</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the person has been convicted of first degree murder of a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child who is the subject of the visitation order. Until an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>order is entered pursuant to this subsection, no person may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>visit, with the child present, a person who has been convicted</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of first degree murder of the parent, grandparent,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>great-grandparent, or sibling of the child without the consent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the child's parent, other than a parent convicted of first</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>degree murder as set forth herein, or legal guardian.</code></u><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.10 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 602.10. </code></u><u><code>Parenting plan.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) Filing of parenting plan. All parents, within 120 days</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>after service or filing of any petition for allocation of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parental responsibilities, must file with the court, either</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>jointly or separately, a proposed parenting plan. The time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>period for filing a parenting plan may be extended by the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for good cause shown.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) No parenting plan filed. In the absence of filing of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>one or more parenting plans, the court must conduct an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>evidentiary hearing to allocate parental responsibilities.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) Mediation. The court shall order mediation to assist</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the parents in formulating or modifying a parenting plan or in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>implementing a parenting plan unless the court determines that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>impediments to mediation exist. Costs under this subsection</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall be allocated between the parties pursuant to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>applicable statute or Supreme Court Rule.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) Parents' agreement on parenting plan. The parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>plan must be in writing and signed by both parents. The parents</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>must submit the parenting plan to the court for approval within</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>120 days after service of a petition for allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities or the filing of an appearance, except for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>good cause shown. Notwithstanding the provisions above, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parents may agree upon and submit a parenting plan at any time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>after the commencement of a proceeding until prior to the entry</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of a judgment of dissolution of marriage. The agreement is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>binding upon the court unless it finds, after considering the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>circumstances of the parties and any other relevant evidence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>produced by the parties, that the agreement is unconscionable.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>If the court does not approve the parenting plan, the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall make express findings of the reason or reasons for its</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>refusal to approve the plan. The court, on its own motion, may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting plan is in the child's best interests.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) Parents cannot agree on parenting plan. When parents</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>fail to submit an agreed parenting plan, each parent must file</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>and submit a written, signed parenting plan to the court within</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>120 days after the filing of an appearance, except for good</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>cause shown. The court's determination of parenting time should</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>be based on the child's best interests. The filing of the plan</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>may be excused by the court if:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the parties have commenced mediation for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>purpose of formulating a parenting plan; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the parents have agreed in writing to extend the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time for filing a proposed plan and the court has approved</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>such an extension; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the court orders otherwise for good cause shown.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) Parenting plan contents. At a minimum, a parenting plan</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>must set forth the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) an allocation of significant decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibilities;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) provisions for the child's living arrangements and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>for each parent's parenting time, including either:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) a schedule that designates in which parent's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>home the minor child will reside on given days; or</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) a formula or method for determining such a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>schedule in sufficient detail to be enforced in a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>subsequent proceeding;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) a mediation provision addressing any proposed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>reallocation of parenting time or regarding the terms of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities, except that this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>provision is not required if one parent is allocated all</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>significant decision-making responsibilities;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) each parent's right of access to medical, dental,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and psychological records (subject to the Mental Health and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act), child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>care records, and school and extracurricular records,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>reports, and schedules, unless expressly denied by a court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>order or denied under subsection (g) of Section 602.5;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) a designation of the parent who will be denominated</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>as the parent with the majority of parenting time for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>purposes of Section 606.10;</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) the child's residential address for school</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>enrollment purposes only;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) each parent's residence address and phone number,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and each parent's place of employment and employment</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>address and phone number;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8) a requirement that a parent changing his or her</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>residence provide at least 60 days prior written notice of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the change to any other parent under the parenting plan or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>allocation judgment, unless such notice is impracticable</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or unless otherwise ordered by the court. If such notice is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>impracticable, written notice shall be given at the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>earliest date practicable. At a minimum, the notice shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>set forth the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) the intended date of the change of residence;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) the address of the new residence;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(9) provisions requiring each parent to notify the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>other of emergencies, health care, travel plans, or other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>significant child-related issues;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(10) transportation arrangements between the parents;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(11) provisions for communications, including</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>electronic communications, with the child during the other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent's parenting time;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(12) provisions for resolving issues arising from a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent's future relocation, if applicable;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(13) provisions for future modifications of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting plan, if specified events occur;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(14) provisions for the exercise of the right of first</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>refusal, if so desired, that are consistent with the best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>interests of the minor child; provisions in the plan for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the exercise of the right of first refusal must include:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(i) the length and kind of child-care requirements</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>invoking the right of first refusal;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(ii) notification to the other parent and for his</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or her response;</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(iii) transportation requirements; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(iv) any other provision related to the exercise of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the right of first refusal necessary to protect and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>promote the best interests of the minor child; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(15) any other provision that addresses the child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>best interests or that will otherwise facilitate</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>cooperation between the parents.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The personal information under items (6), (7), and (8) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>this subsection is not required if there is evidence of or the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting plan states that there is a history of domestic</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>violence or abuse, or it is shown that the release of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>information is not in the child's or parent's best interests.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(g) The court shall conduct a trial or hearing to determine</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>a plan which maximizes the child's relationship and access to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>both parents and shall ensure that the access and the overall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>plan are in the best interests of the child. The court shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>take the parenting plans into consideration when determining</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting time and responsibilities at trial or hearing.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(h) The court may consider, consistent with the best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>interests of the child as defined in Section 602.7 of this Act,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>whether to award to one or both of the parties the right of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>first refusal in accordance with Section 602.3 of this Act.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.11 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 602.11. </code></u><u><code>Access to health care, child care, and school</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>records by parents.</code></u><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, access to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>records and information pertaining to a child including, but</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not limited to, medical, dental, child care, and school records</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall not be denied to a parent for the reason that such parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>has not been allocated parental responsibility. A parent who is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>not allocated parenting time (not denied parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibility) is not entitled to access to the child's school</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>or health care records unless a court finds that it is in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child's best interests to provide those records to the parent.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) Health care professionals and health care providers</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall grant access to health care records and information</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>pertaining to a child to both parents, unless the health care</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>professional or health care provider receives a court order or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>judgment that denies access to a specific individual. Except as</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>may be provided by court order, no parent who is a named</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>respondent in an order of protection issued pursuant to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or the Code of Criminal</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Procedure of 1963 shall have access to the health care records</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of a child who is a protected person under the order of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>protection provided the health care professional or health care</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>provider has received a copy of the order of protection. Access</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to health care records is denied under this Section for as long</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>as the order of protection remains in effect as specified in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the order of protection or as otherwise determined by court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>order.</code></u><br> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/603.5 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 603.5. </code></u><u><code>Temporary orders.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) A court may order a temporary allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities in the child's best interests before the entry</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of a final allocation judgment. Any temporary allocation shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>be made in accordance with the standards set forth in Sections</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>602.5 and 602.7: (i) after a hearing; or (ii) if there is no</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>objection, on the basis of a parenting plan that, at a minimum,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>complies with subsection (f) of Section 602.10.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) A temporary order allocating parental responsibilities</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall be deemed vacated when the action in which it was granted</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>is dismissed, unless a parent moves to continue the action for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities filed under Section</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>601.5.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/603.10 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 603.10. </code></u><u><code>Restriction of parental responsibilities.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) After a hearing, if the court finds by a preponderance</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the evidence that a parent engaged in any conduct that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>seriously endangered the child's mental, moral, or physical</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>health or that significantly impaired the child's emotional</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>development, the court shall enter orders as necessary to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>protect the child. Such orders may include, but are not limited</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to, orders for one or more of the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) a reduction, elimination, or other adjustment of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the parent's decision-making responsibilities or parenting</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time, or both decision-making responsibilities and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting time;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) supervision, including ordering the Department of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Children and Family Services to exercise continuing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>supervision under Section 5 of the Children and Family</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Services Act;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) requiring the exchange of the child between the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parents through an intermediary or in a protected setting;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) restraining a parent's communication with or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>proximity to the other parent or the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) requiring a parent to abstain from possessing or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>consuming alcohol or non-prescribed drugs while exercising</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting time with the child and within a specified period</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>immediately preceding the exercise of parenting time;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) restricting the presence of specific persons while</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>a parent is exercising parenting time with the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) requiring a parent to post a bond to secure the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>return of the child following the parent's exercise of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting time or to secure other performance required by</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the court;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8) requiring a parent to complete a treatment program</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>for perpetrators of abuse, for drug or alcohol abuse, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>for other behavior that is the basis for restricting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parental responsibilities under this Section; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(9) any other constraints or conditions that the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>deems necessary to provide for the child's safety or</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>welfare.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) The court may modify an order restricting parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities if, after a hearing, the court finds by a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>preponderance of the evidence that a modification is in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child's best interests based on (i) a change of circumstances</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>that occurred after the entry of an order restricting parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities; or (ii) conduct of which the court was</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>previously unaware that seriously endangers the child. In</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>determining whether to modify an order under this subsection,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court must consider factors that include, but need not be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>limited to, the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) abuse, neglect, or abandonment of the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) abusing or allowing abuse of another person that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>had an impact upon the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) use of drugs, alcohol, or any other substance in a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>way that interferes with the parent's ability to perform</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>caretaking functions with respect to the child; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) persistent continuing interference with the other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent's access to the child, except for actions taken with</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>a reasonable, good-faith belief that they are necessary to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>protect the child's safety pending adjudication of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>facts underlying that belief, provided that the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>interfering parent initiates a proceeding to determine</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>those facts as soon as practicable.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) An order granting parenting time to a parent or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>visitation to another person may be revoked by the court if</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>that parent or other person is found to have knowingly used his</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>or her parenting time or visitation to facilitate contact</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>between the child and a parent who has been barred from contact</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>with the child or to have knowingly used his or her parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>time or visitation to facilitate contact with the child that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>violates any restrictions imposed on a parent's parenting time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsection limits a court's authority to enforce its orders in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>any other manner authorized by law.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) If parenting time of a parent is restricted, an order</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>granting visitation to a non-parent with a child or an order</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>granting parenting time to the other parent shall contain the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following language:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>"If a person granted parenting time or visitation under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>this order uses that time to facilitate contact between the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child and a parent whose parenting time is restricted, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>if such a person violates any restrictions placed on</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting time or visitation by the court, the parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time or visitation granted under this order shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>revoked until further order of court."</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) A parent who, after a hearing, is determined by the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court to have been convicted of any offense involving an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>illegal sex act perpetrated upon a victim less than 18 years of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>age, including but not limited to an offense under Article 11</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the Criminal Code of 2012, is not entitled to parenting time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>while incarcerated or while on parole, probation, conditional</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>discharge, periodic imprisonment, or mandatory supervised</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>release for a felony offense, until the parent complies with</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>such terms and conditions as the court determines are in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child's best interests, taking into account the exact nature of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the offense and what, if any, treatment in which the parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>successfully participated.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) A parent may not, while the child is present, visit any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>person granted visitation or parenting time who has been</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>convicted of first degree murder, unless the court finds, after</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>considering all relevant factors, including those set forth in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsection (b) of Section 602.7, that it would be in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child's best interests to allow the child to be present during</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>such a visit.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/604.10 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 604.10. </code></u><u><code>Interviews; evaluations; investigation.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) Court's interview of child. The court may interview the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child in chambers to ascertain the child's wishes as to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities. Counsel shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>present at the interview unless otherwise agreed upon by the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parties. The entire interview shall be recorded by a court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reporter. The transcript of the interview shall be filed under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>seal and released only upon order of the court. The cost of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court reporter and transcript shall be paid by the court.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) Court's professional. The court may seek the advice of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>any professional, whether or not regularly employed by the</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court, to assist the court in determining the child's best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>interests. The advice to the court shall be in writing and sent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by the professional to counsel for the parties and to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court, under seal. The writing may be admitted into evidence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>without testimony from its author, unless a party objects. A</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>professional consulted by the court shall testify as the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court's witness and be subject to cross-examination. The court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall order all costs and fees of the professional to be paid</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by one or more of the parties, subject to reallocation in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>accordance with subsection (a) of Section 508.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The professional's report must, at a minimum, set forth the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) a description of the procedures employed during the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>evaluation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) a report of the data collected;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) all test results;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) any conclusions of the professional relating to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities under Sections</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>602.5 and 602.7;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) any recommendations of the professional concerning</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the allocation of parental responsibilities or the child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relocation; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) an explanation of any limitations in the evaluation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or any reservations of the professional regarding the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>resulting recommendations.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The professional shall send his or her report to all</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>attorneys of record, and to any party not represented, at least</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>60 days before the hearing on the allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities. The court shall examine and consider the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>professional's report only after it has been admitted into</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>evidence or after the parties have waived their right to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>cross-examine the professional.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) Evaluation by a party's retained professional. In a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>proceeding to allocate parental responsibilities or to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>relocate a child, upon notice and motion made by a parent or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>any party to the litigation within a reasonable time before</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>trial, the court shall order an evaluation to assist the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in determining the child's best interests unless the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>finds that an evaluation under this Section is untimely or not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in the best interests of the child. The evaluation may be in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>place of or in addition to any advice given to the court by a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>professional under subsection (b). A motion for an evaluation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>under this subsection must, at a minimum, identify the proposed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>evaluator and the evaluator's specialty or discipline. An order</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for an evaluation under this subsection must set forth the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>evaluator's name, address, and telephone number and the time,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>place, conditions, and scope of the evaluation. No person shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>be required to travel an unreasonable distance for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>evaluation. The party requesting the evaluation shall pay the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>evaluator's fees and costs unless otherwise ordered by the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The evaluator's report must, at a minimum, set forth the</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) a description of the procedures employed during the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>evaluation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) a report of the data collected;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) all test results;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) any conclusions of the evaluator relating to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities under Sections</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>602.5 and 602.7;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) any recommendations of the evaluator concerning</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the allocation of parental responsibilities or the child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relocation; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) an explanation of any limitations in the evaluation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or any reservations of the evaluator regarding the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>resulting recommendations.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>A party who retains a professional to conduct an evaluation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>under this subsection shall cause the evaluator's written</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>report to be sent to the attorneys of record no less than 60</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>days before the hearing on the allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities, unless otherwise ordered by the court; if a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>party fails to comply with this provision, the court may not</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>admit the evaluator's report into evidence and may not allow</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the evaluator to testify.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The party calling an evaluator to testify at trial shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>disclose the evaluator as a controlled expert witness in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>accordance with the Supreme Court Rules.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Any party to the litigation may call the evaluator as a</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>witness. That party shall pay the evaluator's fees and costs</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>for testifying, unless otherwise ordered by the court.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) Investigation. Upon notice and a motion by a parent or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>any party to the litigation, or upon the court's own motion,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court may order an investigation and report to assist the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court in allocating parental responsibilities. The</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>investigation may be made by any agency, private entity, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>individual deemed appropriate by the court. The agency, private</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>entity, or individual appointed by the court must have</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>expertise in the area of allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities. The court shall specify the purpose and scope</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the investigation.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The investigator's report must, at a minimum, set forth the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) a description of the procedures employed during the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>investigation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) a report of the data collected;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) all test results;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) any conclusions of the investigator relating to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities under Sections</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>602.5 and 602.7;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) any recommendations of the investigator concerning</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the allocation of parental responsibilities or the child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relocation; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) an explanation of any limitations in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>investigation or any reservations of the investigator</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>regarding the resulting recommendations.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The investigator shall send his or her report to all</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>attorneys of record, and to any party not represented, at least</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>60 days before the hearing on the allocation of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities. The court shall examine and consider the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>investigator's report only after it has been admitted into</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>evidence or after the parties have waived their right to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>cross-examine the investigator.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The investigator shall make available to all attorneys of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>record, and to any party not represented, the investigator's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>file, and the names and addresses of all persons whom the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>investigator has consulted, except that if such disclosure</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>would risk abuse to the party or any member of the party's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>immediate family or household or reveal the confidential</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>address of a shelter for domestic violence victims, that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>address may be omitted from the report. Any party to the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>proceeding may call the investigator, or any person consulted</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by the investigator as a court's witness, for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>cross-examination. No fees shall be paid for any investigation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>by a governmental agency. The fees incurred by any other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>investigator shall be allocated in accordance with Section 508.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/606.5 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 606.5. </code></u><u><code>Hearings.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) Proceedings to allocate parental responsibilities</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall receive priority in being set for hearing.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) The court, without a jury, shall determine questions of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>law and fact.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) Previous statements made by the child relating to any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allegations that the child is an abused or neglected child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>within the meaning of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Act, or an abused or neglected minor within the meaning of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Juvenile Court Act of 1987, shall be admissible in evidence in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>a hearing concerning allocation of parental responsibilities</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Abused and Neglected</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Child Reporting Act. No such statement, however, if</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>uncorroborated and not subject to cross-examination, shall be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>sufficient in itself to support a finding of abuse or neglect.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) If the court finds that a public hearing may be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>detrimental to the child's best interests, the court shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>exclude the public from the hearing, but the court may admit</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>any person having:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) a direct and legitimate interest in the case; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) a legitimate educational or research interest in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the work of the court, but only with the permission of both</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parties and subject to court approval.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) The court may make an appropriate order sealing the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>records of any interview, report, investigation, or testimony.</code></u><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/606.10 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 606.10. </code></u><u><code>Designation of custodian for purposes of other</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>statutes. </code></u><u><code>Solely for the purposes of all State and federal</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>statutes that require a designation or determination of custody</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>or a custodian, a parenting plan shall designate the parent who</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>is allocated the majority of parenting time. This designation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall not affect parents' rights and responsibilities under the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting plan. For purposes of Section 10-20.12b of the School</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Code only, the parent with the majority of parenting time is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>considered to have legal custody.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/607.5 new)</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 607.5. </code></u><u><code>Abuse of allocated parenting time.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) The court shall provide an expedited procedure for the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>enforcement of allocated parenting time.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) An action for the enforcement of allocated parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>time may be commenced by a parent or a person appointed under</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 506 by filing a petition setting forth: (i) the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>petitioner's name and residence address or mailing address,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>except that if the petition states that disclosure of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>petitioner's address would risk abuse of petitioner or any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>member of petitioner's family or household or reveal the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>confidential address of a shelter for domestic violence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>victims, that address may be omitted from the petition; (ii)</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the respondent's name and place of residence, place of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>employment, or mailing address; (iii) the terms of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting plan or allocation judgment then in effect; (iv) the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>nature of the violation of the allocation of parenting time,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>giving dates and other relevant information; and (v) that a</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>reasonable attempt was made to resolve the dispute.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>that a parent has not complied with allocated parenting time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>according to an approved parenting plan or a court order, the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court, in the child's best interests, shall issue an order that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>may include one or more of the following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) an imposition of additional terms and conditions</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>consistent with the court's previous allocation of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting time or other order;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) a requirement that either or both of the parties</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>attend a parental education program at the expense of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>non-complying parent;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) upon consideration of all relevant factors,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>particularly a history or possibility of domestic</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>violence, a requirement that the parties participate in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>family or individual counseling, the expense of which shall</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>be allocated by the court;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) a requirement that the non-complying parent post a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>cash bond or other security to ensure future compliance,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>including a provision that the bond or other security may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>be forfeited to the other parent for payment of expenses on</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>behalf of the child as the court shall direct;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) a requirement that makeup parenting time be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>provided for the aggrieved parent or child under the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>following conditions:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) that the parenting time is of the same type and</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>duration as the parenting time that was denied,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>including but not limited to parenting time during</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>weekends, on holidays, and on weekdays and during times</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>when the child is not in school;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) that the parenting time is made up within 6</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>months after the noncompliance occurs, unless the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>period of time or holiday cannot be made up within 6</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>months, in which case the parenting time shall be made</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>up within one year after the noncompliance occurs;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) a finding that the non-complying parent is in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>contempt of court;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) an imposition on the non-complying parent of an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>appropriate civil fine per incident of denied parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8) a requirement that the non-complying parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>reimburse the other parent for all reasonable expenses</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>incurred as a result of the violation of the parenting plan</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>or court order; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(9) any other provision that may promote the child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>best interests.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) In addition to any other order entered under subsection</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>(c), except for good cause shown, the court shall order a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent who has failed to provide allocated parenting time or to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>exercise allocated parenting time to pay the aggrieved party</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>his or her reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>expenses associated with an action brought under this Section.</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>If the court finds that the respondent in an action brought</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>under this Section has not violated the allocated parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>time, the court may order the petitioner to pay the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>respondent's reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>expenses incurred in the action.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) Nothing in this Section precludes a party from</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>maintaining any other action as provided by law.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) When the court issues an order holding a party in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>contempt for violation of a parenting time order and finds that</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the party engaged in parenting time abuse, the court may order</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>one or more of the following:</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) Suspension of a party's Illinois driving</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>privileges pursuant to Section 7-703 of the Illinois</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Vehicle Code until the court determines that the party is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>in compliance with the parenting time order. The court may</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>also order that a party be issued a family financial</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibility driving permit that would allow limited</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>driving privileges for employment, for medical purposes,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>and to transport a child to or from scheduled parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time in order to comply with a parenting time order in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>accordance with subsection (a-1) of Section 7-702.1 of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>Illinois Vehicle Code.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) Placement of a party on probation with such</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>conditions of probation as the court deems advisable.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) Sentencing of a party to periodic imprisonment for</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>a period not to exceed 6 months; provided, that the court</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>may permit the party to be released for periods of time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>during the day or night to:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(A) work; or</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(B) conduct a business or other self-employed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>occupation.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) Find that a party in engaging in parenting time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>abuse is guilty of a petty offense and should be fined an</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>amount of no more than $500 for each finding of parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time abuse.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(g) When the court issues an order holding a party in</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>contempt of court for violation of a parenting order, the clerk</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall transmit a copy of the contempt order to the sheriff of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the county. The sheriff shall furnish a copy of each contempt</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>order to the Department of State Police on a daily basis in the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>form and manner required by the Department. The Department</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>shall maintain a complete record and index of the contempt</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>orders and make this data available to all local law</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>enforcement agencies.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(h) Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>limit the court's contempt power.</code></u><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/609.2 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 609.2. </code></u><u><code>Parent's relocation.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) A parent's relocation constitutes a substantial change</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in circumstances for purposes of Section 610.5.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) A parent who has been allocated a majority of parenting</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>time or either parent who has been allocated equal parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>time may seek to relocate with a child.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) A parent intending a relocation, as that term is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>defined in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (g) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 600 of this Act, must provide written notice of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>relocation to the other parent under the parenting plan or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation judgment. A copy of the notice required under this</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court. The</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court may waive or seal some or all of the information required</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in the notice if there is a history of domestic violence.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) The notice must provide at least 60 days' written</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>notice before the relocation unless such notice is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>impracticable (in which case written notice shall be given at</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the earliest date practicable) or unless otherwise ordered by</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court. At a minimum, the notice must set forth the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>following:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the intended date of the parent's relocation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the address of the parent's intended new residence,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>if known; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the length of time the relocation will last, if the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relocation is not for an indefinite or permanent period.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>The court may consider a parent's failure to comply with</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the notice requirements of this Section without good cause (i)</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>as a factor in determining whether the parent's relocation is</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in good faith; and (ii) as a basis for awarding reasonable</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>attorney's fees and costs resulting from the parent's failure</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to comply with these provisions.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) If the non-relocating parent signs the notice that was</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>provided pursuant to subsection (c) and the relocating parent</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>files the notice with the court, relocation shall be allowed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>without any further court action. The court shall modify the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting plan or allocation judgment to accommodate a parent's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>relocation as agreed by the parents, as long as the agreed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>modification is in the child's best interests.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) If the non-relocating parent objects to the relocation,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>fails to sign the notice provided under subsection (c), or the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parents cannot agree on modification of the parenting plan or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>allocation judgment, the parent seeking relocation must file a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>petition seeking permission to relocate.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(g) The court shall modify the parenting plan or allocation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>judgment in accordance with the child's best interests. The</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>court shall consider the following factors:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the circumstances and reasons for the intended</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relocation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the reasons, if any, why a parent is objecting to</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>the intended relocation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the history and quality of each parent's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationship with the child and specifically whether a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parent has substantially failed or refused to exercise the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parental responsibilities allocated to him or her under the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting plan or allocation judgment;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) the educational opportunities for the child at the</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>existing location and at the proposed new location;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(5) the presence or absence of extended family at the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>existing location and at the proposed new location;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(6) the anticipated impact of the relocation on the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(7) whether the court will be able to fashion a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>reasonable allocation of parental responsibilities between</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>all parents if the relocation occurs;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(8) the wishes of the child, taking into account the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>child's maturity and ability to express reasoned and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>independent preferences as to relocation;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(9) possible arrangements for the exercise of parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibilities appropriate to the parents' resources and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>circumstances and the developmental level of the child;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(10) minimization of the impairment to a parent-child</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>relationship caused by a parent's relocation; and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(11) any other relevant factors bearing on the child's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>best interests.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(h) If a parent moves with the child 25 miles or less from</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the child's current primary residence to a new primary</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>residence outside Illinois, Illinois continues to be the home</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>state of the child under subsection (c) of Section 202 of the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>subsequent move from the new primary residence outside Illinois</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>greater than 25 miles from the child's original primary</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>residence in Illinois must be in compliance with the provisions</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of this Section.</code></u><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/610.5 new)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>Sec. 610.5. </code></u><u><code>Modification.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(a) Unless by stipulation of the parties or except as</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>provided in subsection (b) of this Section or Section 603.10 of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>this Act, no motion to modify an order allocating parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities may be made earlier than 2 years after its</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>date, unless the court permits it to be made on the basis of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>affidavits that there is reason to believe the child's present</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>environment may endanger seriously his or her mental, moral, or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>development.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(b) A motion to modify an order allocating parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibilities may be made at any time by a party who has</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>been informed of the existence of facts requiring notice to be</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>given under Section 609.5 of this Act.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) Except in a case concerning the modification of any</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>restriction of parental responsibilities under Section 603.10,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court shall modify a parenting plan or allocation judgment</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>when necessary to serve the child's best interests if the court</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that on the basis of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>facts that have arisen since the entry of the existing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parenting plan or allocation judgment or were not anticipated</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>therein, a substantial change has occurred in the circumstances</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the child or of either parent and that a modification is</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>necessary to serve the child's best interests.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(d) The court shall modify a parenting plan or allocation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>judgment in accordance with a parental agreement, unless it</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>finds that the modification is not in the child's best</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>interests.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) The court may modify a parenting plan or allocation</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>judgment without a showing of changed circumstances if (i) the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>modification is in the child's best interests; and (ii) any of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the following are proven as to the modification:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(1) the modification reflects the actual arrangement</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>under which the child has been receiving care, without</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parental objection, for the 6 months preceding the filing</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of the petition for modification, provided that the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>arrangement is not the result of a parent's acquiescence</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>resulting from circumstances that negated the parent's</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>ability to give meaningful consent;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(2) the modification constitutes a minor modification</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>in the parenting plan or allocation judgment;</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(3) the modification is necessary to modify an agreed</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting plan or allocation judgment that the court would</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>not have ordered or approved under Section 602.5 or 602.7</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>had the court been aware of the circumstances at the time</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>of the order or approval; or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><u><code>(4) the parties agree to the modification.</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(f) Attorney's fees and costs shall be assessed against a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>party seeking modification if the court finds that the</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>modification action is vexatious or constitutes harassment. If</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the court finds that a parent has repeatedly filed frivolous</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>motions for modification, the court may bar the parent from</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>filing a motion for modification for a period of time.</code></u><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/801)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 801)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 801. </code><code>Application.</code><strike><code>)</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) This Act applies to all proceedings commenced on or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>after its effective date.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) This Act applies to all pending actions and proceedings</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>commenced prior to its effective date with respect to issues on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>which a judgment has not been entered. Evidence adduced after</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the effective date of this Act shall be in compliance with this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) This Act applies to all proceedings commenced after its</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>effective date for the modification of a judgment or order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>entered prior to the effective date of this Act. </code><strike><code>Alimony in</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>gross or settlements in lieu of alimony provided for in</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>judgments entered prior to October 1, 1977 shall not be</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><strike><code>modifiable or terminable as maintenance thereafter.</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) In any action or proceeding in which an appeal was</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>pending or a new trial was ordered prior to the effective date</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of this Act, the law in effect at the time of the order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>sustaining the appeal or the new trial governs the appeal, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>new trial, and any subsequent trial or appeal.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(e) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act</code></u></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>of the 99th General Assembly, the term "parenting time" is used</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>in place of "visitation" with respect to time during which a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>parent is responsible for exercising caretaking functions and</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>non-significant decision-making responsibilities concerning</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the child. On and after the effective date of this amendatory</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Act of the 99th General Assembly, the term "parental</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>responsibility" is used in place of "custody" and related terms</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>such as "custodial" and "custodian". It is not the intent of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>the General Assembly to modify or change the rights arising</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>under any order entered concerning custody or visitation prior</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>General Assembly.</code></u><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 82-566.)</code><code> </code><code></code><br> <code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/406 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/407 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/408 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/412 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/514 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/515 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/516 rep.)</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/517 rep.)</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/601 rep.)</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/601.5 rep.)</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/602.1 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/603 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/604 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/604.5 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/605 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/606 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/607 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/607.1 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/608 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/609 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/610 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/611 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/701 rep.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 5/703 rep.)</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 5-20. </code><code>The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Marriage Act is amended by repealing Sections 406, 407, 408,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>412, 514, 515, 516, 517, 601, 601.5, 602, 602.1, 603, 604,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>604.5, 605, 606, 607, 607.1, 608, 609, 610, 611, 701, and 703.</code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 5-23. </code><code>The Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Enforcement Act is amended by changing Section 202 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 36/202)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 202. </code><code>Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 204, a court of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this State which has made a child-custody determination</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>consistent with Section 201 or 203 has exclusive, continuing</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>jurisdiction over the determination until:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) a court of this State determines that neither the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parent do not have a significant connection with this State</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and that substantial evidence is no longer available in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>this State concerning the child's care, protection,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>training, and personal relationships; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) a court of this State or a court of another state</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>determines that the child, the child's parents, and any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>State.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) A court of this State which has made a child-custody</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>determination and does not have exclusive, continuing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>jurisdiction under this Section may modify that determination</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under Section 201.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><u><code>(c) A court of this State shall continue to exercise</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>exclusive jurisdiction and be considered the home state of a</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>child if a parent moves with a child under subsection (h) of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Section 609.2 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>Marriage Act.</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)</code><code> </code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 5-25. </code><code>The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>amended by changing Sections 214 and 223 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 60/214)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 214. </code><code>Order of protection; remedies.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>has been abused by a family or household member or that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>protection because petitioner or respondent is a minor. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection shall be in addition to other civil or criminal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>remedies available to petitioner.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>prohibited.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>possession of the residence, household, or premises shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>limited by the standard set forth in Section 701 of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>person or entity other than the opposing party that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(B) shall not preclude equitable relief.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent each has the right to occupancy of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>hardships to respondent and any minor child or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>residence or household) or from loss of possession of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the residence or household (should petitioner leave to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of hardships, the court shall also take into account</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the accessibility of the residence or household.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>have a right to occupancy.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>The balance of hardships is presumed to favor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>possession by petitioner unless the presumption is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that the hardships to respondent substantially</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court, on the request of petitioner or on its own</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>household.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protected by the order of protection, or prohibit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent from entering or remaining present at</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner's school, place of employment, or other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>specified places at times when petitioner is present, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>right to enter the premises.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) If an order of protection grants petitioner</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent from entering the residence, or orders</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent to stay away from petitioner or other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protected persons, then the court may allow respondent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>access to the residence to remove items of clothing and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>medications, and other items as the court directs. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>right to access shall be exercised on only one occasion</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>as the court directs and in the presence of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>officer.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the same public, private, or non-public elementary,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>middle, or high school, the court when issuing an order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of protection and providing relief shall consider the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>severity of the act, any continuing physical danger or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>emotional distress to the petitioner, the educational</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>under federal and State law, the availability of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>transfer of the respondent to another school, a change</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of placement or a change of program of the respondent,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>another school, and any other relevant facts of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>case. The court may order that the respondent not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attend the public, private, or non-public elementary,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>middle, or high school attended by the petitioner,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order that the respondent accept a change of placement</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or change of program, as determined by the school</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>district or private or non-public school, or place</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>restrictions on the respondent's movements within the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>school attended by the petitioner. The respondent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>change of program of the respondent is not available.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>The respondent also bears the burden of production with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>disruption that would be caused by a transfer of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent to another school. A transfer, change of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>placement, or change of program is not unavailable to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respondent solely on the ground that the respondent</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>does not agree with the school district's or private or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>change of program or solely on the ground that the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>does not take an action required to effectuate a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>transfer, change of placement, or change of program.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>public, private, or non-public school attended by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>another attendance center within the respondent's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>school district or private or non-public school, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>school district or private or non-public school shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>have sole discretion to determine the attendance</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>center to which the respondent is transferred. In the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>event the court order results in a transfer of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>minor respondent to another attendance center, a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>change in the respondent's placement, or a change of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>legal custodian of the respondent is responsible for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>transportation and other costs associated with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>transfer or change.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>ensure that the respondent complies with the order. In</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the event the court orders a transfer of the respondent</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to another school, the parents, guardian, or legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>custodian of the respondent is responsible for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>transportation and other costs associated with the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>change of school by the respondent.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>services to elders, program designed for domestic violence</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>abusers or any other guidance service the court deems</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>appropriate. The Court may order the respondent in any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Department of Human Services protocol approved partner</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>all recommended treatment.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>unwarranted separation from the person who has been the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in loco parentis.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>minor child's best interest.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) Temporary </code><u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities:</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>significant decision-making</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>legal custody</code></strike><code>. Award temporary</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>decision-making responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>legal custody</code></strike><code> to petitioner</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in accordance with this Section, the Illinois Marriage and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>1984, and this State's Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and Enforcement Act.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>awarding temporary </code><u><code>significant decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>legal custody</code></strike><code> to respondent would not be in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the child's best interest.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(7) </code><u><code>Parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>Visitation</code></strike><code>. Determine the </code><u><code>parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation rights</code></strike><code>, if any, of respondent in any case</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in which the court awards physical care or </code><u><code>allocates</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>temporary </code><u><code>significant decision-making responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>legal</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>custody</code></strike><code> of a minor child to petitioner. The court shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>restrict or deny respondent's </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>with a minor child if the court finds that respondent has</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>done or is likely to do any of the following: (i) abuse or</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>endanger the minor child during </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code>;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(ii) use the </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code> as an opportunity to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>not be limited by the standards set forth in Section </code><u><code>603.10</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>607.1</code></strike><code> of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Act. If the court grants </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code>, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order shall specify dates and times for the </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code> to take place or other specific parameters or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>conditions that are appropriate. No order for </code><u><code>parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code> shall refer merely to the term "reasonable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code>".</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child if, when respondent arrives for </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code>, respondent is under the influence of drugs or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>alcohol and constitutes a threat to the safety and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>well-being of petitioner or petitioner's minor children or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is behaving in a violent or abusive manner.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the minor child for </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code>, and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parties shall submit to the court their recommendations for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>reasonable alternative arrangements for </code><u><code>parenting time</code></u><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code>. A person may be approved to supervise </code><u><code>parenting</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code> only after filing an affidavit accepting</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that responsibility and acknowledging accountability to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the court.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent from removing a minor child from the State or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>concealing the child within the State.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respondent.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>exclusive possession of personal property and, if</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>promptly make it available to petitioner, if:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>temporary possession by petitioner.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is that it is marital property, the court may award</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner temporary possession thereof under the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>hereafter amended.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>No order under this provision shall affect title to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>is that it is marital property, the court may grant</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>now or hereafter amended.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>The court may further prohibit respondent from</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>improperly using the financial or other resources of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>aged member of the family or household for the profit or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>advantage of respondent or of any other person.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or the respondent or a minor child residing in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>residence or household of either the petitioner or the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>animal and forbid the respondent from taking,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>otherwise disposing of the animal.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the petitioner's care or </code><u><code>over whom the petitioner has been</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>allocated parental responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody</code></strike><code>, when the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent has a legal obligation to support that person,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in accordance with the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Marriage Act, which shall govern, among other matters, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>amount of support, payment through the clerk and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>withholding of income to secure payment. An order for child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>support may be granted to a petitioner with lawful physical</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>care </code><strike><code>or custody</code></strike><code> of a child, or an order or agreement for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>physical care </code><u><code>of a child</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>or custody</code></strike><code>, prior to entry of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order </code><u><code>allocating significant decision-making</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>responsibility</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>for legal custody</code></strike><code>. Such a support order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall expire upon entry of a valid order </code><u><code>allocating</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>parental responsibility differently and vacating the</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>petitioner's significant decision-making authority</code></u><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>granting legal custody to another</code></strike><code>, unless otherwise</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>provided in the </code><strike><code>custody</code></strike><code> order.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>earnings or other support, repair or replacement of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>restaurant meals.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>entitled to seek maintenance, child support or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>property distribution from the other party under the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>now or hereafter amended, the court may order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the extent that such reimbursement would be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>"appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court may order respondent to pay the reasonable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and recovery of the minor child, including but not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>limited to legal fees, court costs, private</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>investigator fees, and travel costs.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>from entering or remaining in the residence or household</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(a) Prohibit a respondent against whom an order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protection was issued from possessing any firearms</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>during the duration of the order if the order:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) was issued after a hearing of which such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>person received actual notice, and at which such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>person had an opportunity to participate;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) restrains such person from harassing,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>such person or child of such intimate partner or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>person, or engaging in other conduct that would</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>bodily injury to the partner or child; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3)(i) includes a finding that such person</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>represents a credible threat to the physical</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>by its terms explicitly prohibits the use,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attempted use, or threatened use of physical force</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>against such intimate partner or child that would</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>possession of the respondent, except as provided in</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection (b), shall be ordered by the court to be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>turned over to the local law enforcement agency. The</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the card to the Department of State Police Firearm</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>The court shall issue a warrant for seizure of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>firearm in the possession of the respondent, to be kept</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>by the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>except as provided in subsection (b). The period of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protection. The firearm or firearms and Firearm</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Owner's Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respondent's request, be returned to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent at the end of the order of protection. It is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respondent's responsibility to notify the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Department of State Police Firearm Owner's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Identification Card Office.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>duration of the order of protection.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>cannot be returned to respondent because respondent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>enforcement agency, the court may order the local law</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>firearms for training purposes, or for any other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>application as deemed appropriate by the local law</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protection prohibits respondent from having contact with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>records of the minor child who is in the care of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>deemed reasonable by the court.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Relevant factors; findings.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>other than payment of support, the court shall consider</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relevant factors, including but not limited to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>household member, including the concealment of his or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>her location in order to evade service of process or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner's or respondent's family or household; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or neglected or improperly </code><u><code>relocated</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>removed</code></strike><code> from the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>improperly separated from the child's primary</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>caretaker.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>parties from loss of possession of the family home, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>court shall consider relevant factors, including but not</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>limited to the following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>adequacy, location and other characteristics of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>alternate housing for each party and any minor child or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>dependent adult in the party's care;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) the effect on the party's employment; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>care, to family, school, church and community.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>set forth the following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) That the court has considered the applicable</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>this subsection.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or continued abuse.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>requested relief in order to protect petitioner or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>other alleged abused persons.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the following procedure:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>When a verified petition for an emergency order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection shall be issued by the court if it</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>appears from the contents of the petition and the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>examination of petitioner that the averments are</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) Never married parties. No rights or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>attach to a putative father until a father and child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relationship has been established under the Illinois</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Public Aid Code,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section 12 of the Vital Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of 1987, the Probate Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Interstate Family Support Act, the Expedited Child Support</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Act of 1990, any judicial, administrative, or other act of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>another state or territory, any other Illinois statute, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>by any foreign nation establishing the father and child</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>relationship, any other proceeding substantially in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>conformity with the Personal Responsibility and Work</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or where both parties appeared in open court or at an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or acknowledgement, no putative father shall be granted</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>temporary </code><u><code>allocation of parental responsibilities,</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <u><code>including parenting time</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>custody of the minor child,</code></strike></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <strike><code>visitation</code></strike><code> with the minor child, or physical care and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>possession of the minor child, nor shall an order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payment for support of the minor child be entered.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be an official record or in writing.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of 2012;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of another;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>respondent;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(7) Conduct by any family or household member excused</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or exploitation if the parties had not been family or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>household members.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1239, eff. 1-1-11;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>97-1131, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)</code><code> </code><br> <code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(750 ILCS 60/223)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 40, par. 2312-23)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 223. </code><code>Enforcement of orders of protection.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) When violation is crime. A violation of any order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>protection, whether issued in a civil or criminal proceeding,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall be enforced by a criminal court when:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) The respondent commits the crime of violation of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection pursuant to Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>having knowingly violated:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) remedies described in paragraphs (1), (2),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(3), (14), or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section 214</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of this Act; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the remedies authorized under paragraphs (1), (2),</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(3), (14), and (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section 214</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of this Act, in a valid order of protection which is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>authorized under the laws of another state, tribe, or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>United States territory; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) any other remedy when the act constitutes a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>crime against the protected parties as defined by the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>Prosecution for a violation of an order of protection</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>shall not bar concurrent prosecution for any other crime,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>including any crime that may have been committed at the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>time of the violation of the order of protection; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The respondent commits the crime of child abduction</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>pursuant to Section 10-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the Criminal Code of 2012, by having knowingly violated:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) remedies described in paragraphs (5), (6) or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(8) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of this Act; or</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the remedies authorized under paragraphs (5), (6), or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>(8) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of this Act, in a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>valid order of protection which is authorized under the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>laws of another state, tribe, or United States</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>territory.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) When violation is contempt of court. A violation of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>valid Illinois order of protection, whether issued in a civil</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or criminal proceeding, may be enforced through civil or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal contempt procedures, as appropriate, by any court with</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>jurisdiction, regardless where the act or acts which violated</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the order of protection were committed, to the extent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>consistent with the venue provisions of this Act. Nothing in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act shall preclude any Illinois court from enforcing any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>valid order of protection issued in another state. Illinois</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>courts may enforce orders of protection through both criminal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>prosecution and contempt proceedings, unless the action which</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>is second in time is barred by collateral estoppel or the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) In a contempt proceeding where the petition for a</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>rule to show cause sets forth facts evidencing an immediate</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>danger that the respondent will flee the jurisdiction,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>conceal a child, or inflict physical abuse on the</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner or minor children or on dependent adults in</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner's care, the court may order the attachment of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the respondent without prior service of the rule to show</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>cause or the petition for a rule to show cause. Bond shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>be set unless specifically denied in writing.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) A petition for a rule to show cause for violation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of an order of protection shall be treated as an expedited</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>proceeding.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-1) The court shall not hold a school district or private</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>or non-public school or any of its employees in civil or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal contempt unless the school district or private or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>non-public school has been allowed to intervene.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b-2) The court may hold the parents, guardian, or legal</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>custodian of a minor respondent in civil or criminal contempt</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>for a violation of any provision of any order entered under</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act for conduct of the minor respondent in violation of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>this Act if the parents, guardian, or legal custodian directed,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>encouraged, or assisted the respondent minor in such conduct.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(c) Violation of custody or support orders </code><u><code>or temporary or</code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><u><code>final judgments allocating parental responsibilities</code></u><code>. A</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>violation of remedies described in paragraphs (5), (6), (8), or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(9) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of this Act may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforced by any remedy provided by Section </code><u><code>607.5</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>611</code></strike><code> of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. The court</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>may enforce any order for support issued under paragraph (12)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of subsection (b) of Section 214 in the manner provided for</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under Parts V and VII of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of Marriage Act.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(d) Actual knowledge. An order of protection may be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enforced pursuant to this Section if the respondent violates</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the order after the respondent has actual knowledge of its</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>contents as shown through one of the following means:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) By service, delivery, or notice under Section 210.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) By notice under Section 210.1 or 211.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) By service of an order of protection under Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>222.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) By other means demonstrating actual knowledge of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>the contents of the order.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(e) The enforcement of an order of protection in civil or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>criminal court shall not be affected by either of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>following:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) The existence of a separate, correlative order,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>entered under Section 215.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) Any finding or order entered in a conjoined</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>criminal proceeding.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(f) Circumstances. The court, when determining whether or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not a violation of an order of protection has occurred, shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not require physical manifestations of abuse on the person of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the victim.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(g) Penalties.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection, where the court finds the commission of a crime</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or contempt of court under subsections (a) or (b) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section, the penalty shall be the penalty that generally</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>applies in such criminal or contempt proceedings, and may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>include one or more of the following: incarceration,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>payment of restitution, a fine, payment of attorneys' fees</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>and costs, or community service.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(2) The court shall hear and take into account evidence</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of any factors in aggravation or mitigation before deciding</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>an appropriate penalty under paragraph (1) of this</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>subsection.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(3) To the extent permitted by law, the court is</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>encouraged to:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) increase the penalty for the knowing violation</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>of any order of protection over any penalty previously</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imposed by any court for respondent's violation of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection or penal statute involving</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>petitioner as victim and respondent as defendant;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imprisonment for respondent's first violation of any</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection; and</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) impose a minimum penalty of 48 hours</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imprisonment for respondent's second or subsequent</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>violation of an order of protection</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>unless the court explicitly finds that an increased penalty</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>or that period of imprisonment would be manifestly unjust.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(4) In addition to any other penalties imposed for a</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>violation of an order of protection, a criminal court may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>consider evidence of any violations of an order of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>protection:</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(i) to increase, revoke or modify the bail bond on</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>an underlying criminal charge pursuant to Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>110-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(ii) to revoke or modify an order of probation,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>conditional discharge or supervision, pursuant to</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Section 5-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections;</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(iii) to revoke or modify a sentence of periodic</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>imprisonment, pursuant to Section 5-7-2 of the Unified</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>Code of Corrections.</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code> </code><code>(5) In addition to any other penalties, the court shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>impose an additional fine of $20 as authorized by Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>5-9-1.11 of the Unified Code of Corrections upon any person</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>convicted of or placed on supervision for a violation of an</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>order of protection. The additional fine shall be imposed</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"> <code>for each violation of this Section.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)</code><code> </code><code></code><br> </td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Section 5-30. </code><code>The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>changing Section 11-7.1 as follows:</code><br> <code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(755 ILCS 5/11-7.1)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-7.1)</code><code></code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Sec. 11-7.1. </code><code>Visitation rights.</code><code></code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(a) Whenever both </code><strike><code>natural or adoptive</code></strike><code> parents of a minor</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>are deceased, visitation rights shall be granted to the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>grandparents of the minor who are the parents of the minor's</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>legal parents unless it is shown that such visitation would be</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>detrimental to the best interests and welfare of the minor. In</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>the discretion of the court, reasonable visitation rights may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>be granted to any other relative of the minor or other person</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>having an interest in the welfare of the child. However, the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>court shall not grant visitation privileges to any person who</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>otherwise might have visitation privileges under this Section</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>where the minor has been adopted subsequent to the death of</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>both his legal parents except where such adoption is by a close</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>relative. For the purpose of this Section, "close relative"</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>shall include, but not be limited to, a grandparent, aunt,</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>uncle, first cousin, or adult brother or sister.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>Where such adoption is by a close relative, the court shall</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>not grant visitation privileges under this Section unless the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>petitioner alleges and proves that he or she has been</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>unreasonably denied visitation with the child. The court may</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>grant reasonable visitation privileges upon finding that such</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>visitation would be in the best interest of the child.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>An order denying visitation rights to grandparents of the</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>minor shall be in writing and shall state the reasons for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>denial. An order denying visitation rights is a final order for</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>purposes of appeal.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>(b) Unless the court determines, after considering all</code></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>relevant factors, including but not limited to those set forth</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>in Section </code><u><code>602.7</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>602(a)</code></strike><code> of the Illinois Marriage and</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>Dissolution of Marriage Act, that it would be in the best</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>interests of the child to allow visitation, the court shall not</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>enter an order providing visitation rights and pursuant to a</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>motion to modify visitation brought under Section </code><u><code>610.5</code></u><code> </code><strike><code>607(f)</code></strike><code></code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act shall</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>revoke visitation rights previously granted to any person who</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>would otherwise be entitled to petition for visitation rights</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>under this Section who has been convicted of first degree</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>murder of the parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, or</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>sibling of the child who is the subject of the order. Until an</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>order is entered pursuant to this subsection, no person shall</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>visit, with the child present, a person who has been convicted</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of first degree murder of the parent, grandparent,</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>great-grandparent, or sibling of the child without the consent</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>of the child's parent, other than a parent convicted of first</code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>degree murder as set forth herein, or legal guardian.</code><code></code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>(Source: P.A. 90-801, eff. 6-1-99.)</code><code></code><code></code></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"><td class="" colspan="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><table class="" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><colgroup width="0%"></colgroup><colgroup width="0%"></colgroup><colgroup width="50%"></colgroup><colgroup width="50%"></colgroup></table><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" colspan="4" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt">INDEX</td></tr><tr><td class="" colspan="2" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt">Statutes amended in order of appearance</td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>735 ILCS 5/13-202</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 110, par. 13-202</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/Act title</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/0.01</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 1900</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/7.1 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/1 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/2 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/3 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/4 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/5 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/6 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 5/7 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/0.01</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 1800</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/10.1 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/1 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/2 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/3 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/4 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/5 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/6 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/7 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/8 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/9 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 15/10 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/Act title</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/0.01</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 1950</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/7.1 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/1 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/2 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/3 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/4 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/5 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/6 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>740 ILCS 50/7 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>325 ILCS 40/7.1</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 23, par. 2257.1</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>725 ILCS 5/112A-23</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 38, par. 112A-23</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/102</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 102</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/104</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 104</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/105</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 105</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/107</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 107</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/209</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 209</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/219</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 219</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/304</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 304</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/401</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 401</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/402</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 402</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/403</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 403</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/404</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 404</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/405</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 405</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/409</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 409</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/411</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 411</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/413</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 413</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/452</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/453</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/501</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 501</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/501.1</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 501.1</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/502</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 502</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/503</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 503</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/504</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 504</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/505</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 505</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/506</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 506</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/508</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 508</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/509</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 509</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/510</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 510</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/512</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 512</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/513</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 513</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/513.5 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/Pt. VI heading</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/600 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/601.2 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602.3</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602.5 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602.7 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602.8 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602.9 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602.10 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/603.5 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/603.10 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/604.10 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/606.5 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/606.10 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/607.5 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/609.2 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/610.5 new</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/801</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 801</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/406 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/407 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/408 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/412 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/514 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/515 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/516 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/517 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/601 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/601.5 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/602.1 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/603 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/604 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/604.5 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/605 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/606 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/607 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><code></code><table class="" width="525" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;font-size:10pt"><tbody><tr><td class="" colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/607.1 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/608 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/609 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/610 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/611 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/701 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 5/703 rep.</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 36/202</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 60/214</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>750 ILCS 60/223</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 40, par. 2312-23</code></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"></td></tr><tr><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code> </code><code>755 ILCS 5/11-7.1</code></td><td class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;padding:0pt;font-family:'courier New';font-size:10pt"><code>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-7.1</code></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333330154419px"></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-19067433008787659772015-07-09T16:47:00.000-05:002015-07-09T16:48:13.432-05:00New legislation brings Illinois Parentage Act up to date<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.1199998855591px;line-height:18.3680000305176px"><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">In addition to the comprehensive family-law overhaul embodied in <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=57&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=83488&SessionID=88&GA=99" style="color:rgb(68,83,93)">SB 57</a>, the General Assembly also passed and sent to the governor <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1531&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=86646&SessionID=88&GA=99" style="color:rgb(68,83,93)">HB 1531</a>, a rewrite of the Parentage Act of 1984. The new Parentage Act of 2015 brings Illinois law in line with cultural and family-dynamic changes over the last 30 year. In particular, the language of the current Act is not gender-neutral and may be unconstitutional now that Illinois recognizes same-sex marriage. As with SB 57, the governor has not yet acted on the bill.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">According to Oak Brook family law attorney <strong>Margaret Bennett</strong>, the Parentage Act of 2015 is a "two parent" statute that extends equal rights and responsibilities to both parents, regardless of gender. It also guarantees the right of every child to the physical, mental, emotional, and financial support of his or her parents. Making the statute gender-neutral fulfils the requirements of the Equal Protection Clause of the Illinois Constitution, Bennett says.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">The Act was drafted by a large committee, she says. It included the legislature-appointed Illinois Family Law Study Committee and representatives of the ISBA Family Law Section Council, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("DHFS"), and the Illinois Attorney General's Office. Bennett notes that the participation of DHFS was important because the new law must comply with federal mandates. Illinois receives funds from various federal programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Title IV-D, which help with establishing parentage, determining child support, and collecting and enforcing child support orders. <a href="http://www.isba.org/ibj/2015/07/lawpulse/newlegislationbringsparentageactdat" style="color:rgb(68,83,93)">Find out more in the July <em>Illinois Bar Journal</em>.</a></p></div><div class="" style="clear:both;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:11.1519994735718px;padding-top:10px;height:55px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18.3680000305176px">Posted on Jul 08, 2015 by Mark Mathewson</div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-36714685066054771662015-06-26T12:00:00.000-05:002015-06-26T12:01:04.321-05:00New Illinois Divorce Laws May Be Headed Our Way!<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><h2 id="ibj-subtitle" style="color:rgb(115,14,20);margin:0px 0px 0.3em;padding:0px;font-weight:300;font-stretch:normal;font-size:23.9959983825684px;line-height:1.1;font-family:Neuton-Light,'Times New Roman',serif">Family law rewrite goes to the governor</h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(65,75,82);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.6000003814697px">By <div class="" style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap"><span class="">Matthew</span> <span class="">Hector</span></div></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.6000003814697px"><p class="" style="line-height:1.3;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(65,75,82);font-size:17.9899997711182px">After years of effort, a major reworking of Illinois family law passes the General Assembly.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">A major overhaul of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act ("IMDMA"), years in the making, was finally passed by the Illinois General Assembly in May and sent to the governor. If signed into law, <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=57&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=83488&SessionID=88&GA=99" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(24,69,130)">SB 57</a> will eliminate grounds for divorce, shift the focus away from custody and toward allocation of parental responsibilities, and make other important changes in Illinois divorce law. For background about the ongoing effort to pass the law, see, <em>e.g.</em>, <a href="http://www.isba.org/ibj/2015/07/lawpulse/ibj/2014/04/lawpulse/familylawrewritestillbrewinginthege" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(24,69,130)">Janan Hanna's LawPulse item in the April 2014 <em>Journal</em></a>.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">It would amend not only the IMDMA but also the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ("UCCJEA"), the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, the Probate Act, and other statutes. The governor had not acted on the law at presstime.</p><p class="" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">Goodbye to grounds</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">One of SB 57's most significant changes to the IMDMA is the elimination of all grounds for divorce besides irreconcilable differences, according to Chicago family law attorney André Katz, a principal of Katz & Stefani and a member of the Illinois Family Law Study Committee appointed by lawmakers. The bill also redefines the term as the "irretrievable breakdown" of a marriage. SB 57, § 401. When the parties to a divorce action live separate and apart for six months, there is an irrebuttable presumption that the breakdown is irretrievable. <em>Id.</em></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Katz says the changes to the IMDMA replace the two-year waiting period now required when the parties do not agree to a divorce with a six-month wait. And parties who agree to split can immediately proceed with a divorce rather than waiting six months. The main purpose of the change is to "get rid of legal fictions" allowing "the parties and the court to focus on what's most important."</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">The new law's changes to child custody proceedings represent a groundbreaking move away from the winner-take-all model of child custody, Katz says. The IMDMA now focuses on the allocation of parental responsibility rather than custody.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Those responsibilities are broken out into categories reflecting different needs a child may have. For example, decisions about education, health, religion, and extra curricular activities can be divided between both parents or solely assigned to one parent. SB 57, § 602.5(b). Where one parent is, say, a teacher and the other a doctor, a court might allocate the decision-making responsibility for education to the teacher and for health to the doctor. Ultimately, the statute still requires that allocations be made with the best interest of the child in mind.</p><p class="" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">Changing parental relocation</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">SB 57 also makes significant changes to decisions about parental relocation. As the law currently stands, says Katz, a parent with residential custody is free to move anywhere within the state. This can result in a need to modify custody and visitation schedules, especially if the parent moves hundreds of miles downstate from Chicago or vice versa.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Under the new provisions, parents with residential custody residing in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties may move up to 25 miles from their current residence without leave of court. Parents in other counties may move up to 50 miles from their current residence without leave of court. Katz also notes that parental relocation along and across state borders has been simplified.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">A parent with residential custody can move up to 25 miles away even if the new residence is across the state line. Illinois courts retain jurisdiction over the custody case in this situation. The UCCJEA was also amended to reflect this change.</p><p class="" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">Orders of dissolution within 60 days</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Another major change to the IMDMA is the timeframe for the entry of an order of dissolution. Under the current law, cases can remain open long after the proofs are closed. The amendments require that the judge enter an order of dissolution within 60 days of the closing of proofs. The court may extend this period by 30 days.</p><p class="" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">Maintenance and property division</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">The process for allocating marital property and awarding maintenance would also change. Under the amendments, courts must provide reasons for the allocations they make. Katz sees two major benefits to this change. First, people are more likely to comply with a court's order when they understand why the allocations were made. Second, it allows the appellate court to know the trial court's rationale and better evaluate the record on appeal.</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">SB 57 also allows for setting fixed periods where maintenance cannot be changed via a court order. This is only allowed for marriages that have lasted for 10 years or less. Under current law, all maintenance orders are subject to review and alteration if a party files a motion. The amendments give courts the ability to look at the entirety of the case and determine whether maintenance should be fixed or reviewable.</p><p class="" style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em;font-weight:bold;font-size:15.3999996185303px">'No' to heart balm</p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">The bill also eliminates "heart balm" actions such as alienation of affection, breach of promise to marry, and "criminal conversation" (read "adultery"). The General Assembly's findings note that heart balm actions are inconsistent with the goals of the IMDMA. SB 57, § 1-1. The findings also state that society has moved on; heart balm actions are the product of antiquated notions of men's and women's roles and relationships. <em>Id.</em></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.2em">Katz says that most heart balm actions are used to harass people, causing more acrimony in the divorce process. He also points out that, at least with regard to a claim for breach of promise to marry, couples need to be smarter about planning weddings. Katz suggests that couples have contracts with each other, similar to a prenuptial agreement.</p></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-45477580567053577142015-04-17T09:19:00.000-05:002015-04-17T09:21:31.244-05:00New (sorta of) Way to Get Retroactive Child Support in Illinois<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In re Marriage of Rocha<br /><br /><br />Illinois Appellate Court<br /><br /><br />Civil Court<br /><br />Citation<br /><br /><br />Case Number: <br /><br /> 2015 IL App (3d) 140470<br /><br /><br />Decision Date: <br /><br /> April 15, 2015<br /><br /><br />District: <br /><br /> 3d Dist.<br /><br /><br />Division/County: <br /><br /> Will Co.<br /><br /><br />Justice: <br /><br /> WRIGHT<br /><br /><br />Holding: <br /><br /> Affirmed and remanded with directions.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/3rdDistrict/3140470.pdf">http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/3rdDistrict/3140470.pdf<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgGpvTU8Lf7MhesbjKsTVR9uCCYv6cUtvR6UQ4wAO7I-3HorjFEPUukrXt1XiegSei_V2ztZTwHxWNK-g6ugFjRjYU-9skN1z2qofQId0KOYqzz-gDoWe89S2L8Ur0u1of32Br-_EqplFnLcNwkrV3-6BTbp5uJ8nkq9a49Y46nCtE=" /></a><br /><br />Husband was ordered to pay child support of $150 per week, in 1998 Judgment of Dissolution. Fifteen years later, court granted wife's Section 2-1401 petition to vacate prior court orders based on court's finding that husband had fraudulently concealed his income and employment from court starting in 2003. Court properly found that husband consciously committed fraud upon court by failing to truthfully reveal status of his employment during court proceedings in 2003. Court properly recalculated child support beginning from date of fraud in 2003. Court properly ordered husband to pay 9% interest on unpaid child support dating back to 2003.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jon D. McLaughlin<br /><br /><br />Bloomington Law Group LLC<br />Flanagan State Bank Building<br />2401 East Washington Street<br />Bloomington Illinois 61704<br /><br /><br />Skype: jmclaug2<br /><br /><br />facetime: jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com <br /><br /><br />Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a><br /><br /><br />Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com<br /><br /><br />Office: (309) 319-6206<br /><br /><br />Cell:(309) 433-5034 <br /><br />
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Project Clean Slate is a program from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services that helps Non-Custodial Parents reduce the amount they owe to the State while encouraging them to make their current support payments to their family.</p><h4 style="margin:0px 0px 0.45em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">What kinds of past due payments can be erased?</h4><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;line-height:1.4;font-size:11px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Project Clean Slate can help you erase the past due child support payments and interest that you owe to the State of Illinois. Project Clean Slate will not erase or reduce the amount of past due child support payments you owe the custodial parent. Project Clean Slate will not stop or reduce the child support payments that you have to make in the future.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;line-height:1.4;font-size:11px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If you want to learn more about how you can reduce or stop future child support payments, please visit our article about <a href="http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=1772" style="color:rgb(102,0,0)">Changing Child Support Payments</a>.</p><h4 style="margin:0px 0px 0.45em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">How do I qualify to have my child support debts erased?</h4><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;line-height:1.4;font-size:11px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">In order to qualify to have your past due child support debts erased with Project Clean Slate, you must be able to prove that you did not pay your past child support because:</p><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 12px 26px;font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">you were unemployed,</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">you were in prison, or</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">you had a serious illness which prevented you from making your payments.</li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;line-height:1.4;font-size:11px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You will have to provide documents proving that you were unable to make your past child support payments, such as:</p><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 12px 26px;font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">tax returns or other income statements,</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">a statement from a social service agency, or</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">a statement from the Department or Corrections.</li></ul><h4 style="margin:0px 0px 0.45em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If I qualify, will I have to make future child support payments?</h4><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;line-height:1.4;font-size:11px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Yes, Project Clean Slate only erases past due child support payments that are owed to the State of Illinois. In order to have these debts erased, you must make your regular ordered child support payments for <strong>6 months</strong>. Once you make your support payments, the debt owed to the State will be permanently removed.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;line-height:1.4;font-size:11px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Under the program you will have to agree to continue to make future child support payments and also make payments toward past due child support that you owe to the other parent. </p><h4 style="margin:0px 0px 0.45em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">How do I get more information and an application for Project Clean Slate?</h4><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;line-height:1.4;font-size:11px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">To get more information about Project Clean Slate or to request an application visit<a href="http://www.childsupportillinois.com/general/hfs8253.html" style="color:rgb(102,0,0)">Child Support Services: Clean Slate Program</a> or call your local office below. </p><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 12px 26px;font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Aurora: 630-844-8986</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Belleville: 618-277-1657</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Champaign: 217-278-3273</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Chicago: 312-793-8222</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Joliet: 815-740-3061</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Marion: 618-993-7801</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Peoria: 309-671-3100</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Rockford: 815-987-7190</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px">Springfield: 217-558-4000</li></ul></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-688330814257553342015-03-06T12:35:00.001-06:002015-03-06T12:35:45.176-06:00Possible New Divorce Laws headed to Illinois<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;font-family:DroidSansRegular,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Thursday, March 5, 2015 <small style="margin:0px">12:01 am</small></div></div></div><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12px;zoom:1;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:DroidSansRegular,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px"></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:DroidSansRegular,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><h1 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:40px;font-weight:normal;font-family:DroidSansBold,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:42px">Modern family</h1></div></div></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:DroidSansRegular,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:22px;font-weight:normal;font-family:DroidSansBold,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:27px">Lawmakers move to update divorce, child custody law</h2></div></div></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(84,84,86);line-height:17px;font-family:DroidSansRegular,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">By <a href="http://illinoistimes.com/by-author-737-1.html" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(84,84,86)">Alan Kozeluh</a></div></div></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 25px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:DroidSansRegular,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;width:660px"><div id="contentFont" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div id="contentText" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px"></p><div class="" style="margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;padding:3px;border:1px solid rgb(0,0,0);width:320px;float:right"><img src="http://03.static.wehaaserver.com/illinoistimes-com/images/newsA_01.19435.widea.0.jpg" width="320" height="400" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"></div>The patchwork quilt that is Illinois family and divorce law is getting restitched for the first time in nearly 40 years, with potential changes for divorce and child custody cases.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">The Illinois Family Law Study Committee, a legislative advisory group created to make recommendations for updating the state's marriage law, is proposing a handful of changes the group has been fine-tuning for seven years. The changes attempt to incorporate modern cultural norms and values surrounding divorce and child custody.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Illinois' law governing marriage and divorce, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, was passed in 1977. Andre Katz, a lawyer in Chicago and chairman of the Family Law Study Committee, said that the new draft of the law addresses the concerns of a wide range of groups.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">"There's still people who think it's not perfect," Katz said. "But I think it's much better than what it was when it was written 40 years ago."<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Most of the changes deal with the legal processes of getting divorced and sorting out child custody. Senate Bill 57 completely removes the concept of custody, joint or otherwise. Instead, courts would assign different child care responsibilities to each parent. Springfield lawyer Howard Feldman, appointed to the committee by the Illinois Supreme Court, said that assigning responsibility that way avoids creating winners and losers in a process that often leads to conflict.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">"If you talk to people that are parents, that are involved in the process, the person that walks out of a contested case that doesn't win feels like less of a parent," Feldman said.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Katz said this problem tends to arise in sole-custody cases, particularly when the two parents can't or won't communicate with one another.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">"Regardless of what party is creating the problem, the case law is pretty clear that if there cannot be effective communication, you can't impose joint custody," Katz said. "It just doesn't work."<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Feldman said the proposal changes current law to reflect what is already being done in courtrooms across the state.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">"We're doing most of this now, but we have silly fights," Feldman said. "We fight over not whether … the child spends Thursday night with the parent; we fight over whether the other person's a joint-custodian."<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Feldman said the bill also takes away the part of divorce proceedings requiring a separate hearing in which couples have to prove to a court why they should be granted a divorce.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">"It makes it so you don't have to say negative things about the other person to get a divorce," Feldman said.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Katz said that this is more reflective of the current attitudes about marriage and divorce.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">"We accept that marriages don't always work out," Katz said. "When a divorce takes place, the focus should be on the needs of the children, rather than placing blame."<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">The bill would also eliminate so-called "heart-balm" provisions that allow a jilted spouse to sue an ex-spouse for cheating or the ex-spouse's paramour for breaking up the marriage. Feldman said those types of cases are not common in Illinois because to win such a case, it's necessary to demonstrate what was lost – down to a specific dollar amount.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">"In 40 years of practicing law, I have not seen one." Feldman said.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Representatives from anti-divorce groups Family-PAC and the Illinois Family Institute testified in opposition to the bill. They said that taking away the requirement to give a reason for a divorce would make getting divorced easier and more prevalent.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">The bill passed the Illinois House with bipartisan support in the previous legislative session, but it died in the Senate without a vote. This session, it passed the Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee in February on a party-line vote. </div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-3455679819052749262015-02-20T10:47:00.001-06:002015-02-20T10:47:55.444-06:00Old Child Support: Don't Wait Too Long<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><h1 style="color:rgb(115,14,20);margin:0px 0px 0.4em;padding:0px;font-weight:300;font-stretch:normal;font-size:35.9940032958984px;line-height:1.1;font-family:Neuton-Light,'Times New Roman',serif">In re Marriage of Ross</h1><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.6000003814697px"><div id="node-53294" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-weight:bold;font-size:16.1560001373291px"><div class=""><div class="">Illinois Appellate Court <span style="font-size:15.1199998855591px;line-height:19.6000003814697px">Civil Court</span></div></div></div><fieldset class="" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:1.2em;border:1px solid rgb(235,235,235);background:rgb(250,250,250)"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-weight:bold;display:inline">Case Number: </div> 2015 IL App (2d) 130961</div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-weight:bold;display:inline">Decision Date: </div> <span class="">February 11, 2015</span></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-weight:bold;display:inline">District: </div> 2d Dist.</div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-weight:bold;display:inline">Division/County: </div> Du Page Co.</div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-weight:bold;display:inline">Justice: </div> BIRKETT</div></div></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom:0px"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="font-weight:bold;display:inline">Holding: </div> Reversed and remanded with directions.</div></div></div></fieldset><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/2ndDistrict/2130961.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(24,69,130)">http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/2ndDistrict/2130961.pdf<img class="" src="http://www.isba.org/sites/all/themes/isba2012/images/icon_pdf.gif" width="14" height="14" alt=" (PDF)" style="border-width: 0px 3px 0px 6px; border-style: none solid; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"></a></div></div></div>Judgment of dissolution entered in 1983, including monthly child support to be paid by husband; husband died in 2008. In 2012, wife filed petition for confirmation of lien, sale of real estate, and entry of QDRO, alleging child support arrearages and interest totaling nearly $66,000. Section 510(e) of Marriage Act subjects to Probate Act all claims for child support, including those based on arrearages existing when payor died. Wife's claim was time-barred, per section 5/18-12 of Probate Act, as it was filed more than two years after husband's death. (HUTCHINSON and ZENOFF, concurring.)</div></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. 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Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a grandparent may file a petition for reasonable visitation rights to a minor child living in a dual-parent household if there is an unreasonable denial of visitation by a parent and the grandparent has maintained a significant beneficial relationship with the child for a period of 12 months or more immediately preceding the severance of that relationship by the parent. The relationship must have been unreasonably severed by the parent or parents for reasons other than abuse or presence of a danger of substantial harm to the child. Creates a presumption of a significant beneficial relationship arises if: (1) the child resided with the petitioner grandparent for at least six consecutive months with or without the current custodian present during the 12-month period; (2) the petitioner grandparent had frequent or regular contact or visitation with the child throughout the 12-month period; or (3) the petitioner grandparent was the primary caretaker of the child for a period or not less than six consecutive months within the 12-month period. Just introduced and referred to the House Rules Committee. Just introduced and referred to House Rules Committee.</span><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. 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Petitioner Deborah Lyman and respondent Robert Lyman entered into a marital settlement agreement (MSA), which was incorporated into a divorce judgment. Deborah filed post-judgment petitions claiming fraud and breach of the MSA pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2010)). She argued that she was fraudulently induced to enter into the MSA because Robert informed her that his businesses were ceasing to operate and would lose their value. Robert moved to dismiss Deborah's amended section 2-1401 petition pursuant to sections 2-619(a)(4) and (a)(9) of the Code (735 ILCS 5/2-619(a)(4), (a)(9) (West 2010)). Robert also moved for sanctions against Deborah under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 137 (Ill. S. Ct. R. 137 (eff. Feb. 1, 1994)). The trial court <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">granted Robert's motion to dismiss and motion for sanctions, from which Deborah appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, vacate in part, and remand this matter with directions to the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine whether to award attorney fees to Robert under section 508(a) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Act) (750 ILCS 5/508(a) (West 2010))."</span><br clear="all"></div> <br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/1stDistrict/1132832.pdf">http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/1stDistrict/1132832.pdf</a></font><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. 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Pat Quinn </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:12px;line-height:15.6000003814697px"><span class="">on Tuesday</span></span><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:15.6000003814697px"> signed a measure into law that puts in place new rules regarding how private conversations can be recorded following an Illinois Supreme Court decision that struck down the state's eavesdropping law for being too broad.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style><span style="line-height:15.6000003814697px">Chicago Tribune</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-quinn-signs-illinois-eavesdropping-law-met-1231-20141230-story.html">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-quinn-signs-illinois-eavesdropping-law-met-1231-20141230-story.html</a></font><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. 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Up till now, judges calculated maintenance without using a statutory formula similar to the one that applies to child support awards, instead relying on a list of factors that appear at sections 504 and 505 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. As a result, maintenance decisions vary widely, and lawyers have found it difficult to predict what a court will do when awarding maintenance.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">The new formula will change that, once a court makes the threshold decision that maintenance is appropriate in a given case. Although judges aren't required to use the formula, they must make a finding explaining why they did not.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">Under the formula, a maintenance award should equal 30 percent of the payor's gross income minus 20 percent of the payee's gross income, not to exceed 40 percent of the parties' combined gross income when added to the payee's gross. Here's an illustration of how the math works.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">Assume the soon-to-be-ex-husband grosses $50,000 a year, and his wife earns $30,000. Thirty percent of $50,000 is $15,000, and 20 percent of $30,000 is $6,000. Subtract $6,000 from $15,000, and voila – the husband owes the wife $9,000 a year in maintenance. Simple enough.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">But things aren't so simple in this example, because that $9,000 payment would push the wife's annual gross over the 40-percent-of-combined-income limit. How? If you add $50,000 plus $30,000, you get $80,000, 40 percent of which is $32,000. That $32,000 – $2,000 more than the wife's annual gross – thus constitutes the cap on her income after maintenance. Therefore, the husband in this case owes the wife only $2,000 per year under the formula. (Note that the higher the payor's income is in relation to the payee's, the less likely the 40-percent rule is to limit the payee's award.)</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">A separate formula based on the length of the marriage establishes the duration of the maintenance award. For example, for a marriage that lasted five years, the maintenance award would continue for 20 percent of that span, or one year. On the other end of the continuum, maintenance could be permanent or last the length of the marriage for a couple that has been married 20 years or more.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">"In Illinois, awards of maintenance have become increasingly and disturbingly inconsistent," ISBA Director of Legislative Affairs Jim Covington wrote in a letter to Governor Quinn before the law was enacted. "Even when facts and circumstances are remarkably similar, maintenance awards vary widely and unpredictably – from case to case, from courtroom to courtroom, from circuit to circuit, from region to region.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">"Thus, with the best of intentions, judges, lawyers, and clients are routinely forced to reinvent the wheel with each and every case, wasting valuable time and money of courts and clients," Covington wrote. "Appellate cases often aren't as helpful as they should be because only the knotty and contentious cases get appealed – hard cases make bad law."</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">Covington noted that the law makes the following changes in addition to the formula:</p><ul style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;list-style-type:none"><li style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;list-style-type:none;background:url(http://iln.isba.org/sites/all/themes/isbablog/images/bullet_diamond.gif) 0px 0.4em no-repeat"> Prevents a judge from ordering unallocated maintenance unless the parties agree to it;</li><li style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;list-style-type:none;background:url(http://iln.isba.org/sites/all/themes/isbablog/images/bullet_diamond.gif) 0px 0.4em no-repeat"> Authorizes a judge to permanently bar maintenance for marriages of 10 years or fewer, something that is now only available when the parties agree or maintenance is paid in a lump sum;</li><li style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;list-style-type:none;background:url(http://iln.isba.org/sites/all/themes/isbablog/images/bullet_diamond.gif) 0px 0.4em no-repeat"> Specifies that judges must subtract maintenance payments from the payor's income for purposes of calculating child support.</li></ul><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">The bill "doesn't change the primary judicial responsibility – determining whether maintenance is appropriate" in the first place, Covington wrote. "If maintenance is appropriate, then guidelines can serve as a reference to assist judges and promote settling of cases."</p> <p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 1.4em">The law takes effect January 1, 2015.</p></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div> <div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:18.368000030517578px">Posted on Aug 18, 2014 by Mark Mathewson</span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><br style="font-size:13px"><br></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-86292491306377092552014-05-09T17:37:00.000-05:002014-05-09T17:38:32.637-05:00Interesting Postnuptial Agreement Case in Illinois<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> <p class=""><b>In re Marriage of Iqbal</b></p> <p class="">Illinois Appellate Court</p> <p class=""><a href="http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2014/2ndDistrict/2131306.pdf">http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2014/2ndDistrict/2131306.pdf</a><br></p> <p class="">Postnuptial agreement (PNA) signed by parties was unenforceable as it violates public policy. PNA gives counselor sole power to determine which parent will have custody of children, as counselor has sole power ot declare whether party seeking divorce is doing so reasonably, and is sole arbiter of whether either party has violated any part of PNA so as to forfeit any claim to custody. PNA is substantively unconscionable, and thus unenforceable, as its terms are significantly one-sided. Court's grant of sole custody to wife not against manifest weight of evidence, as husband often spoke negatively of wife and was found likely to interfere with children's relationship with wife.(ZENOFF, concurring; BURKE, specially concurring.)</p> </div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br> </b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div> </div><br style="font-size:13px"><br></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-58029782113737348712014-03-20T16:25:00.000-05:002014-03-20T16:26:34.772-05:00Eavesdropping Statute<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><h4 style="color:rgb(115,14,20);margin:0px 0px 0.6em;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:1.2;font-family:georgia,'Times New Roman',serif"> <a href="http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/SupremeCourt/2014/115776.pdf" style="color:rgb(68,83,93)">People v. Clark<img class="" src="http://iln.isba.org/sites/all/themes/isba/images/icon_pdf.gif" width="14" height="14" alt=" (PDF)" style="border-width: 0px 3px 0px 6px; border-style: none solid; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"></a> and <a href="http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/SupremeCourt/2014/114852.pdf" style="color:rgb(68,83,93)">People v. Melongo<img class="" src="http://iln.isba.org/sites/all/themes/isba/images/icon_pdf.gif" width="14" height="14" alt=" (PDF)" style="border-width: 0px 3px 0px 6px; border-style: none solid; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"></a></h4> <p style="line-height:18.368000030517578px;margin:0px 0px 1.4em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Today, in two separate decisions, <em>People v. Clark</em>, 2014 IL 115776, and<br><em>People v. Melongo</em>, 2014 IL 114852, the Illinois Supreme Court considered<br> the constitutionality of several sections of the eavesdropping statute, 720<br>ILCS 5/14-2. In each case, the Court unanimously held that the current<br>eavesdropping statute is unconstitutional because it is overly broad.<br> <br>In Clark, the defendant recorded courtroom conversations involving himself,<br>his attorney and the presiding judge. He also recorded a hallway<br>conversation with the adverse party's counsel. Clark did not obtain<br> consent from any of the parties to record the conversations. He was<br>indicted under the Illinois eavesdropping statute. He filed a motion to<br>dismiss the indictment and argued that the section under which he was<br> charged violated his First Amendment rights and his right to substantive<br>due process. The circuit court agreed and dismissed the indictment,<br>bringing the matter before the Supreme Court in the State's direct appeal<br> in defense of the legislation.<br><br>Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Garman noted that the Legislature<br>amended the eavesdropping statute in 1994 to prohibit the recording of any<br>conversation unless all parties consented, even if there were no<br> expectation of privacy. Because this criminalizes the recording of a whole<br>range of conversations that cannot be deemed in any way to be private, and<br>because the legislation covers a broad array of wholly innocent conduct, it<br> is overly broad. Having held that a substantial number of the statute's<br>applications are unconstitutional, the Court found it unnecessary to<br>address the remaining arguments.<br><br>In Melongo, which was not consolidated with Clark, but had been argued on<br> the same day, Chief Justice Garman, again writing for a unanimous Court,<br>stated that the Court's analysis was guided by its holding in Clark.<br>Again, the strictures of the statute were not found to serve any legitimate<br> interest in protecting conversational privacy, rendering the statute<br>unconstitutional on its face.</p></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><br style="font-size:13px"><br></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-41013044818166315802014-02-14T08:32:00.000-06:002014-02-14T08:33:24.342-06:00Federal Judge Grants Class Action<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10px"> <a class="" href="http://media.wix.com/ugd/04ebd4_a28f972baa1a4636818037ff8ee32b77.pdf" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;display:-webkit-flex;width:308px"><div id="vwprxyWRchTxt0-17dz" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word;width:308px"> <p class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18px;font-family:tahoma,tahoma-w01-regular,tahoma-w02-regular,tahoma-w10-regular,tahoma-w15--regular,tahoma-w99-regular,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,65,68)"> <br class="">Federal Judge Grants Class Action</p></div></a></div><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10px"> <div id="vwprxyWRchTxt1-12yg" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word;width:308px;display:inline-block!important"><p class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,tahoma-w01-regular,tahoma-w02-regular,tahoma-w10-regular,tahoma-w15--regular,tahoma-w99-regular,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,65,68)"> <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline">2/12/14</em></p></div></div><div class="" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10px"> <div id="vwprxyWRchTxt2-bic" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word;width:308px;display:inline-block!important"><p class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;font-family:tahoma,tahoma-w01-regular,tahoma-w02-regular,tahoma-w10-regular,tahoma-w15--regular,tahoma-w99-regular,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,65,68)"> Federal Judge Grants Class Action for all Medicaid-Eligible Children Under the Age of 21 who have been Diagnosed with a Mental Health or Behavioral Disorder in the State of Illinois Attorneys Robert H. Farley Jr., Michelle N. Schneiderheinze and Mary Denise Cahill have secured a major court ruling in the litigation against the State of Illinois for failing to comply with federal law which requires all Medicaid eligible children up to the age of 21 to receive diagnostic and treatment services to address their behavioral or emotional or mental health disorders. On February 13, 2014, United States District Court Judge John F. Tharp, Jr., in N.B., et. al., v. Hamos, Case No. 11-6866, ruled that the lawsuit filed by nine Medicaid-eligible youths (under age 21) who have been diagnosed with various mental illnesses and/or emotional or behavioral disorders, including developmental disabilities can proceed as a class action against the State of Illinois. Judge Tharp certified the class defined as follows: All Medicaid-eligible children under the age of 21 in the State of Illinois: (1) who have been diagnosed with a mental health or behavioral disorder; and (2) for whom a licensed practitioner of the healing arts has recommended intensive home- and community- based services to correct or ameliorate their disorders. The lawsuit against the State of Illinois alleges that the Illinois Medicaid program fails to meaningfully provide intensive community-based residential or outpatient care for children with mental illness and emotional or behavioral disorders, instead over-relying on hospitals to provide temporary acute care, followed by grossly inadequate outpatient services consisting of little more than medication management and one hour per week of counseling. Judge Tharp has scheduled a status hearing on this case on March 13, 2014.</p> <p class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;font-family:tahoma,tahoma-w01-regular,tahoma-w02-regular,tahoma-w10-regular,tahoma-w15--regular,tahoma-w99-regular,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,65,68)"> <br></p><p class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12px;font-family:tahoma,tahoma-w01-regular,tahoma-w02-regular,tahoma-w10-regular,tahoma-w15--regular,tahoma-w99-regular,sans-serif;color:rgb(64,65,68)"> <a href="http://media.wix.com/ugd/04ebd4_a28f972baa1a4636818037ff8ee32b77.pdf">READ THE OPINION</a></p></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><br style="font-size:13px"><br></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-21101131423941845372014-02-06T20:03:00.001-06:002014-02-06T20:03:53.801-06:00Be Careful with Settlement Agreements<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Settling your Bloomington Illinois Divorce is almost always better than litigating. But, if you sign a Marital Settlement Agreement in Illinois, you had better be very careful as to what is, and is not, in that agreement, as this recent case from the Illinois Appellate Court points out:</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.600000381469727px"> <a href="http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2013/1stDistrict/1120550.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(24,69,130);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.600000381469727px">In re Marriage of Chez<img class="" src="http://www.isba.org/sites/all/themes/isba2012/images/icon_pdf.gif" width="14" height="14" alt=" (PDF)" style="border-width: 0px 3px 0px 6px; border-style: none solid; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"></a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.600000381469727px"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:19.600000381469727px">Court properly found that joint property provision of parties' premarital agreement (PMA) was clear and unambiguous, even though it was silent on how to apportion costs in distribution upon dissolution. Parties, through PMA, agreed to opt out of coverage under Marriage Act and to set their own rules as to property. Court properly distributed two joint tenancy properties equally, and made no order of reimbursement of costs spent on one property, as PMA did not provide for it. Testimony of parties as to oral agreements is not relevant to interpretation of PMA, as PMA provides that any agreements as to real property must be written. (QUINN and PIERCE, concurring.)</span><br> </div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div> </div><br style="font-size:13px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"></div></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-49965333195911239482014-02-06T12:50:00.000-06:002014-02-06T12:51:29.656-06:00McLean County Courthouse child-care room cuts hours<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="" style="zoom:1;color:rgb(125,125,125);padding:20px 0px;margin:0px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px"> <div class="" style="margin-right:10px;float:left!important"><span class="">January 29, 2014 6:00 am</span> • <span class=""><a href="http://www.pantagraph.com/search/?l=50&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&byline=By%20Paul%20Swiech%20%7C%20pswiech%40pantagraph.com" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(47,77,147)">By Paul Swiech | pswiech@pantagraph.com</a></span></div> <div class="" style="margin-right:10px;float:left!important"><br></div><div class="" style="margin-right:10px;float:left!important"><br></div></div><div id="article_body" class="" style="zoom:1;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(224,224,224);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px"> <div id="article_main" class=""><div class=""><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> BLOOMINGTON — Less funding will mean reduced hours of operation for a service that helps to protect children while their parents are in court.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> The Children’s Room, operated by Children’s Home + Aid in the McLean County Law and Justice Center, will be closed on Wednesdays and will close at 3 p.m. rather than 5 p.m. on the other weekdays, Tiffanny Powell, the agency’s family support services program manager, said Tuesday.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The cut will take effect next week.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> “It’s really devastating to me to have to do this,” Powell said. “There will be children in the Law and Justice Center who will hear things that they shouldn’t.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> Judge Elizabeth Robb, chief judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit, noted that court proceedings can be long and harsh.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> “Having a safe and child-friendly environment for children to play during court proceedings has been extremely beneficial to the children and to their parents and family members,” Robb said in a prepared statement. “We are very distressed to hear that, due to funding cuts, the hours of operation will have to be curtailed.”</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The service includes three rooms for children up to age 12 whose parents have courthouse business, including those involved in domestic violence and child custody cases, Powell said. The service, staffed by an outreach worker, includes a nursery, toys and a computer station. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 550 children used the service.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The service is supported by $5 from each civil case filed in McLean County as well as private donations. The service received $14,000 less from court filing fees last year because fewer civil cases were filed.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In addition, so far this fiscal year, private donations have dropped $3,000, said Angie Fulton of Children’s Home + Aid. The Children’s Room has an annual budget of $47,000.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Fulton hopes private donors can make up the difference.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> “This is an unduplicated, needed service in our community,” she said.</p></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br> </b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div> <font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><font face="courier new, monospace" style="font-size:13px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline"> </div></font><br></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-66532023369869034142014-01-24T22:29:00.000-06:002014-01-24T22:30:16.971-06:00Right of First Refusal<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px">The right of first refusal is now the law in Illinois for family law cases. House Bill 2992 that went into effect January 1, 2014, amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. The new </span><a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=075000050K602.3" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(204,102,51);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px">750 ILCS 5/602.3</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px"> specifically states that if the court awards joint custody or visitation rights, the court may consider, consistent with the best interest of the child, whether to award one or both parents the right of first refusal to provide child care for the child during the other party's parenting time.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px"> <br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px">For purposes of this statute, "right of first refusal," unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties, means that if a party intends to leave the minor child or children with a substitute child-care provider for a significant period of time, that party must first offer the other party an opportunity to personally care for the minor child or children.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px"> <br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px">If you have been following this act you will have noticed that the final language is actually different than how it was originally introduced in the Illinois legislature. Originally, the proposed change would have been mandatory on the court and spelled out that the time frame had to be more than four hours before the act was triggered. The statute that is now in effect at least leaves it up to the judge's discretion as the final arbiter of the best interest of the child in a custody dispute, but it leaves the "significant period of time" in which this child care would take place open to interpretation.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px"> <br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.91499900817871px"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br> <br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div></div><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><br></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-7297632710453874162014-01-20T12:16:00.001-06:002014-01-20T12:16:42.708-06:00Bloomington Illinois (McLean County) – Online Access<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">McLean County – Online Access</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The McLean County Circuit Clerk and Circuit Court are pleased to announce that McLean County is now offering information on all open civil, traffic and criminal cases through their public access system. The link to the public access system is:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/index.aspx?nid=137" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/index.aspx?nid=137</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/index.aspx?nid=137" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Please forward any questions or comments regarding on-line access to either Don Everhart, Circuit Clerk, or William Scanlon, Trial Court Administrator</span></p> </div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div> <div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Law Group LLC<br></font><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Flanagan State Bank Building</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2401 East Washington Street</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bloomington Illinois 61704</font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Skype: jmclaug2</font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">facetime: <a href="mailto:jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">jondwainmclaughlin@gmail.com</a> </font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.mcleancountydivorce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.McLeanCountyDivorce.Blogspot.com</a> </font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bloomingtonlawgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com" target="_blank">Jon@BloomingtonLawGroup.com</a></font></div> <div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Office: <a value="+13093196206">(309) 319-6206</a></font></div><div><font color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div> </div><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><br></div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-56238137256500695992014-01-18T13:57:00.005-06:002014-01-18T13:58:14.144-06:00Bloomington Illinois Grandparents: A Recent Appellate Case that may Affect your Custody Case<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline"> </div>Dumiak v. Kinzer-Somerville<br><br>Illinois Appellate Court<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline"> </div>Civil Court<br>Citation<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline"> </div>Case Number:<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline"> </div> 2013 IL App (2d) 130336<br>Decision Date: September 12, 2013<br>District: 2d Dist.<br>Division/County: Du Page Co.<br> Justice: ZENOFF<br>Holding: Affirmed.<br><br><div><a href="http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2013/2ndDistrict/2130336.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2013/2ndDistrict/2130336.pdf</a></div> <div><br>Court properly denied grandparents' petition for custody following evidentiary hearing on issue of standing. Grandparents failed to establish prima facie case of standing, and were required to show that child was not in mother's physical custody when they filed their petition. Court cannot reach best-interests analysis absent a nonparent's standing. (BURKE and HUDSON, concurring.)<div> <div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div> <div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div></div></div> </div></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-69985319158305476822014-01-18T13:57:00.004-06:002014-01-18T13:58:06.104-06:00Message From Chief Judge Elizabeth Robb Regarding the Family Visitation Center<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Family Visitation Center, operated by the Children's Home & Aid, will no longer receive funding from the Department of Justice-Safe Havens Grant. This will result in a reduction in hours and times of operation for the Family Visitation Center. Additionally, when the FVC reaches capacity, families will be put on a waiting list. Cases will be triaged for domestic violence, and Order of Protection cases will be placed at the top of the waiting list in the order in which they are received. The Family Visitation Center will continue to be unable to service cases that have any type of DCFS involvement.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The new hours of operation are as follows and will be effective on November 1, 2013<br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-indent:0.5in"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Wednesdays <span><span>5:00 p.m.--7:00 p.m.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-indent:0.5in"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Fridays <span><span>5:00 p.m.--7:00 p.m.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-indent:0.5in"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Saturdays <span><span>8:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-indent:0.5in"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Sundays <span><span>8:45 a.m.—5:45 p.m.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Families who are currently being served will be notified of the changes in the schedule. None of the Family Visitation Center policies and procedures have changed, and the safety measures, including providing separate entrances and staggered times for drop off and pick up, remain in effect.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">If there are any questions regarding these changes, please contact Marie McCurdy, Program Supervisor at <a href="tel:309-834-5206" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">309-834-5206</span></a> on Fridays from<span><span>5:00 p.m.</span></span>---7:00 p.m. or by emailing her at <a href="mailto:mmccurdy@childrenshomeandaid.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">mmccurdy@childrenshomeandaid.org</span></a> or Meg Backas, Program Director-Family Support Services at <a href="tel:309-834-5259" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">309-834-5259</span></a> or <a href="mailto:mbackas@childrenshomeandaid.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">mbackas@childrenshomeandaid.org</span></a>.<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">"</span></span></p> </div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504877716944335054.post-57952551548569535452014-01-18T13:57:00.003-06:002014-01-18T13:57:58.448-06:00Now you Can Use Electronic Insurance Cards when You Get Pulled Over<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.333333969116211px;width:812px"> <tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding-bottom:20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px">You may have heard the good news that the Illinois Office of the Secretary of State recently approved the use of electronic insurance ID cards as acceptable proof of insurance.</td> </tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding-bottom:20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px">You can simply saved an image of your insurance card on your phone and pull it up on the screen when you need it. So just take a quick photo of the cards when they come in the mail, and you are set!</td> </tr></tbody></table></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"> <font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div> <div style="font-size:small"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Jon D. McLaughlin</b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><div><font style color="#444444" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cell:<a value="+13094335034">(309) 433-5034</a> </font></div> </div></div></div> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0