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IL HB0620
Bill
Status
2/4/2021
Primary Sponsor
LaShawn Ford
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AI Summary
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Deletes language from the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act stating that nothing requires each parent be allocated decision-making responsibilities.
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Adds presumption that fit parents act in the best interests of their children in parenting time allocations.
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Removes requirement that courts consider the amount of time each parent spent performing caretaking functions in the 24 months preceding a parental responsibility petition (or since birth for children under 2 years old).
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Maintains courts' authority to allocate significant decision-making responsibilities for education, health, religion, and extracurricular activities based on child's best interests and other relevant factors.
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Requires courts to restrict parenting time only upon finding by preponderance of evidence that a parent's exercise of parenting time would seriously endanger the child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health.
Legislative Description
IMDMA-PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
4/4/2022