Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes language providing that nothing in the Act requires that each parent be allocated decision-making responsibilities. Provides that if, within the first year after a child is born, parentage is established under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, then a court shall award equal decision-making and parenting time unless a court finds that such an award would seriously endanger the child.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5509 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2018-02-21	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB5509

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Illinois HB5509 currently on file.