Illinois House Bill 5580 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that if a parent is found to have made a second allegation of child abuse or neglect that is false, the parent shall be permanently barred from having custody or visitation with the child. Provides that a "false allegation" is one that is known by the parent making the allegation, at the time the allegation is made, to be without merit or one that is made with malicious intent. Provides that a finding that an allegation of child abuse or neglect is false constitutes a change in circumstance for the purpose of meeting one of the requirements for a change in custody.

DISSOL-FALSE ABUSE ALLEGATION

Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-15	House	First Reading
2012-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
750	5	602	Amended Code	Citation Text
750	5	607	Amended Code	Citation Text
750	5	610	Amended Code	Citation Text
750	5	612	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5580&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5580.htm