IL HB3437

Requires courts to make reasonable efforts to appoint guardians ad litem who have received evidence-based training on family violence, including child sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, coercive control, and trauma impacts on children

Prohibits a parent found to have abused a child or engaged in a repeated pattern of coercive abuse against the other parent from being allocated decision-making responsibilities unless they prove they will not use that allocation to further abuse

Creates rebuttable presumptions for supervised parenting time when abuse is found by preponderance of evidence, requiring either nonprofessional or professional supervision depending on whether there is ongoing risk of harm

Authorizes the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop ongoing education and training programs for judges, guardians ad litem, and mediators on family violence topics including physical abuse, emotional abuse, coercive control, and trauma

Prohibits courts from sealing court files related to domestic violence orders of protection; the bill may be referred to as Kayden's Law