Bill Text: IL SB0259 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Allows a court to order the relocation of a child on a temporary basis before the entry of a final allocation judgment if it is in the best interests of the child. Provides that a temporary relocation shall not prejudice either parent in the allocation of parental responsibilities contained in a final allocation judgment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0143 [SB0259 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB0259-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB0259 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
750 ILCS 5/603.5
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Allows a court to order the relocation of a child on a temporary basis before the entry of a final allocation judgment if it is in the best interests of the child. Provides that a temporary relocation shall not prejudice either parent in the allocation of parental responsibilities contained in a final allocation judgment.
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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 603.5 as follows:
(750 ILCS 5/603.5)
Sec. 603.5. Temporary orders.
(a) A court may order a temporary allocation of parental
responsibilities in the child's best interests before the
entry of a final allocation judgment. Any temporary allocation
shall be made in accordance with the standards set forth in
Sections 602.5 and 602.7: (i) after a hearing; or (ii) if there
is no objection, on the basis of a parenting plan that, at a
minimum, complies with subsection (f) of Section 602.10.
(a-5) A court may order the relocation of the child on a
temporary basis before the entry of a final allocation
judgment if it is in the best interests of the child. Any
relocation shall be considered temporary in nature and shall
not prejudice either parent in the allocation of parental
responsibilities contained in a final allocation judgment. Any
relocation shall be made in accordance with the protocol set
forth in subsections (c) through (g) of Section 609.2.
(b) A temporary order allocating parental responsibilities

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shall be deemed vacated when the action in which it was granted
is dismissed, unless a parent moves to continue the action for
allocation of parental responsibilities filed under Section
601.5.
(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)