IL HB5178

Creates the Supervised Parenting Safety and Fairness Act, requiring courts to verify that qualified supervisors are available in the child's geographic area before ordering supervised parenting time and document this inquiry

Prohibits courts from defaulting to unsupervised parenting time solely because no qualified supervisor is available; instead requires alternatives such as temporary suspension of in-person visits, virtual contact, or therapeutic supervised contact

Establishes a rebuttable presumption requiring supervised parenting time when a parent has committed abuse against the child or other parent (proven by preponderance of evidence) or when an active order of protection has been upheld or extended after a hearing

Defines "abuse" broadly to include domestic violence, sexual violence, coercive control, psychological or emotional abuse, stalking, harassment, and persistent misuse of court procedures to continue abuse after separation

Provides that evidence of abuse may not be given weight if it appears more probable than not to be manufactured, coached, or fabricated, unless independently corroborated