Bill Text: IL HB4447 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the payment of support or maintenance to the clerk of the circuit court.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4447 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4447-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB4447 Introduced 1/29/2014, by Rep. Kelly Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
750 ILCS 5/507 from Ch. 40, par. 507
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the payment of support or maintenance to the clerk of the circuit court.
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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 changing Section 507 as follows:
(750 ILCS 5/507) (from Ch. 40, par. 507)
Sec. 507. Payment of maintenance or support to court.
(a) In actions instituted under this Act, the the court
shall order that maintenance and support payments be made to
the clerk of court as trustee for remittance to the person
entitled to receive the payments. However, the court in its
discretion may direct otherwise where circumstances so
warrant.
(b) The clerk of court shall maintain records listing the
amount of payments, the date payments are required to be made
and the names and addresses of the parties affected by the
order. For those cases in which support is payable to the clerk
of the circuit court for transmittal to the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department
of Public Aid) by order of the court or upon notification of
the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
Illinois Department of Public Aid), and the Department collects
support by assignment, offset, withholding, deduction or other

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process permitted by law, the Department shall notify the clerk
of the date and amount of such collection. Upon notification,
the clerk shall record the collection on the payment record for
the case.
(c) The parties affected by the order shall inform the
clerk of court of any change of address or of other condition
that may affect the administration of the order.
(d) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to cases
that come under the provisions of Sections 709 through 712.
(e) To the extent the provisions of this Section are
inconsistent with the requirements pertaining to the State
Disbursement Unit under Section 507.1 of this Act and Section
10-26 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the requirements
pertaining to the State Disbursement Unit shall apply.
(Source: P.A. 94-88, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)