HB 620 Illinois House · 102nd Regular Session

IMDMA-PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Summary
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 it is presumed that fit parents act in the best interests of their children. Deletes language providing that in determining the child's best interests for purposes of allocating parenting time, the court shall consider the amount of time each parent spent performing caretaking functions with respect to the child in the 24 months preceding the filing of any petition for allocation of parental responsibilities, or, if the child is under 2 years of age, since the child's birth.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2021 Last action Jan 10, 2023
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12
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Committee
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Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
To Family Law & Probate Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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