Bill Text: IL HB2889 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon a motion by the parent who received orders for deployment, the court may delegate his or her visitation rights, or a portion of those rights, to a family member of that parent who has a substantial relationship with the child if the court determines that delegated visitation is in the best interests of the child. Provides that visitation rights delegated to a family member under the new provisions terminate upon: (1) the completion of the parent's deployment, in which case the previous custody or visitation order is reinstated; or (2) a showing that the delegated visitation is no longer in the best interests of the child. Provides that nothing in the new provisions increases the authority of a family member who is delegated visitation rights to seek separate visitation rights of the child. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2889 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2889-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB2889 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
750 ILCS 5/607.5 new
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon a motion by the parent who received orders for deployment, the court may delegate his or her visitation rights, or a portion of those rights, to a family member of that parent who has a substantial relationship with the child if the court determines that delegated visitation is in the best interests of the child. Provides that visitation rights delegated to a family member under the new provisions terminate upon: (1) the completion of the parent's deployment, in which case the previous custody or visitation order is reinstated; or (2) a showing that the delegated visitation is no longer in the best interests of the child. Provides that nothing in the new provisions increases the authority of a family member who is delegated visitation rights to seek separate visitation rights of the child. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
Marriage Act is amended by adding Section 607.5 as follows:
(750 ILCS 5/607.5 new)
Sec. 607.5. Delegation of visitation rights to family
member of parent to be deployed.
(a) Upon a motion by the parent who received orders for
deployment, the court may delegate his or her visitation
rights, or a portion of those rights, to a family member of
that parent who has a substantial relationship with the child
if the court determines that delegated visitation is in the
best interests of the child.
(b) In determining whether visitation rights should be
delegated to a family member under subsection (a) of this
Section, the court shall consider the factors set forth in
Section 602 of this Act.
(c) Visitation rights delegated to a family member under
subsection (a) of this Section terminate upon:
(1) the completion of the parent's deployment, in which
case the previous custody or visitation order is
reinstated; or

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(2) a showing that the delegated visitation is no
longer in the best interests of the child.
(d) Nothing in this Section increases the authority of a
family member who is delegated visitation rights under
subsection (a) of this Section to seek separate visitation
rights of the child under Section 602 of this Act.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.