Bill Title: Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that upon petition by an adult child, the court may order the guardian to permit visitation between the ward and the adult child if the court finds that the visitation is in the ward's best interests. Provides that the court shall order the guardian to keep the adult children of the ward informed of hospitalizations of the ward, the death of the ward, and burial arrangements for the ward unless the court finds on its own motion or upon petition by the guardian that limiting such disclosure is in the best interests of the ward. Provides that if the issue of whether disclosure is in the best interests of the ward, the adult child has the right to a hearing upon the issue of whether to limit disclosure.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-10)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0821 [HB5924 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2016-08-15	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2016-05-30	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2016-04-19	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2016-02-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2016-04-13	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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