Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 2/7/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2569

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2569 on page 1,
3line 5, by replacing "Section 503" with "Sections 503 and 505";
4and
 
5on page 11, below line 17, by inserting the following:
 
6    "(750 ILCS 5/505)  (from Ch. 40, par. 505)
7    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
8    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal
9separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, a
10proceeding for child support following dissolution of the
11marriage by a court that which lacked personal jurisdiction
12over the absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a
13previous order for child support under Section 510 of this Act,
14or any proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this
15Act, the court may order either or both parents owing a duty of
16support to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable

 

 

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1and necessary for the support of the child his support, without
2regard to marital misconduct. The duty of support owed to a
3child includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and
4necessary educational, physical, mental and emotional health
5needs of the child. For purposes of this Section, the term
6"child" shall include any child under age 18 and any child
7under age 19 who is still attending high school.
8        (1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of
9    support by using the following guidelines:
10Number of ChildrenPercent of Supporting Party's
11Net Income
12120%
13228%
14332%
15440%
16545%
176 or more50%
18        (2) The above guidelines shall be applied in each case
19    unless the court finds that a deviation from the guidelines
20    is appropriate after considering the best interest of the
21    child in light of the evidence, including, but not limited
22    to, makes a finding that application of the guidelines
23    would be inappropriate, after considering the best
24    interests of the child in light of evidence including but
25    not limited to one or more of the following relevant
26    factors:

 

 

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1            (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
2            (b) the financial resources and needs of the
3        custodial parent;
4            (c) the standard of living the child would have
5        enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;
6            (d) the physical, mental, and emotional needs
7        condition of the child, and his educational needs; and
8            (d-5) the educational needs of the child; and
9            (e) the financial resources and needs of the
10        non-custodial parent.
11        If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court's
12    finding shall state the amount of support that would have
13    been required under the guidelines, if determinable. The
14    court shall include the reason or reasons for the variance
15    from the guidelines.
16        (2.5) The court, in its discretion, in addition to
17    setting child support pursuant to the guidelines and
18    factors, may order either or both parents owing a duty of
19    support to a child of the marriage to contribute to the
20    following expenses, if determined by the court to be
21    reasonable:
22            (a) health needs not covered by insurance;
23            (b) child care;
24            (c) education; and
25            (d) extracurricular activities.
26        (3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income

 

 

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1    from all sources, minus the following deductions:
2            (a) Federal income tax (properly calculated
3        withholding or estimated payments);
4            (b) State income tax (properly calculated
5        withholding or estimated payments);
6            (c) Social Security (FICA payments);
7            (d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by
8        law or as a condition of employment;
9            (e) Union dues;
10            (f) Dependent and individual
11        health/hospitalization insurance premiums and life
12        insurance premiums for life insurance ordered by the
13        court to reasonably secure child support or support
14        ordered pursuant to Section 513, any such order to
15        entail provisions on which the parties agree or,
16        otherwise, in accordance with the limitations set
17        forth in subsection 504(f)(1) and (2);
18            (g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance
19        actually paid pursuant to a court order;
20            (h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that
21        represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the
22        production of income, medical expenditures necessary
23        to preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures
24        for the benefit of the child and the other parent,
25        exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income
26        in determining the minimum amount of support to be

 

 

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1        ordered only for the period that such payments are due
2        and shall enter an order containing provisions for its
3        self-executing modification upon termination of such
4        payment period;
5            (i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of
6        Children and Family Services for providing licensed
7        foster care to a foster child.
8        (4) In cases where the court order provides for
9    health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to
10    Section 505.2 of this Act, the premiums for that insurance,
11    or that portion of the premiums for which the supporting
12    party is responsible in the case of insurance provided
13    through an employer's health insurance plan where the
14    employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be
15    subtracted from net income in determining the minimum
16    amount of support to be ordered.
17        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
18    dissolution of the marriage by a court that lacked personal
19    jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in which the court
20    is requiring payment of support for the period before the
21    date an order for current support is entered, there is a
22    rebuttable presumption that the supporting party's net
23    income for the prior period was the same as his or her net
24    income at the time the order for current support is
25    entered.
26        (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of

 

 

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1    default or any other reason, the court shall order support
2    in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.
3    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
4    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
5    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
6    dollar amount because all or a portion of the payor's net
7    income is uncertain as to source, time of payment, or
8    amount, the court may order a percentage amount of support
9    in addition to a specific dollar amount and enter such
10    other orders as may be necessary to determine and enforce,
11    on a timely basis, the applicable support ordered.
12        (6) If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served
13    with a request for discovery of financial information
14    relating to the non-custodial parent's ability to provide
15    child support, (ii) the non-custodial parent failed to
16    comply with the request, despite having been ordered to do
17    so by the court, and (iii) the non-custodial parent is not
18    present at the hearing to determine support despite having
19    received proper notice, then any relevant financial
20    information concerning the non-custodial parent's ability
21    to provide child support that was obtained pursuant to
22    subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted into evidence
23    without the need to establish any further foundation for
24    its admission.
25    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on
26the respondent's failure to make support payments as required

 

 

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1by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the respondent in
2contempt for that failure may be served on the respondent by
3personal service or by regular mail addressed to the
4respondent's last known address. The respondent's last known
5address may be determined from records of the clerk of the
6court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders,
7or by any other reasonable means.
8    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
9support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
10addition to other penalties provided by law the Court may,
11after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the
12parent be:
13        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
14    probation as the Court deems advisable;
15        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not
16    to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the Court may
17    permit the parent to be released for periods of time during
18    the day or night to:
19            (A) work; or
20            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
21        occupation.
22    The Court may further order any part or all of the earnings
23of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
24the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent having custody
25or to the guardian having custody of the children of the
26sentenced parent for the support of said children until further

 

 

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1order of the Court.
2    If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to
3render no financial separation between a non-custodial parent
4and another person or persons or business entity, the court may
5pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
6entity to discover assets of the non-custodial parent held in
7the name of that person, those persons, or that business
8entity. The following circumstances are sufficient to
9authorize a court to order discovery of the assets of a person,
10persons, or business entity and to compel the application of
11any discovered assets toward payment on the judgment for
12support:
13        (1) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
14    or business entity maintain records together.
15        (2) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
16    or business entity fail to maintain an arm's arms length
17    relationship between themselves with regard to any assets.
18        (3) the non-custodial parent transfers assets to the
19    person, persons, or business entity with the intent to
20    perpetrate a fraud on the custodial parent.
21    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
22entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
23fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
24holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
25the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
26Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the

 

 

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1office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
2real property is located.
3    The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90
4days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
5adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation
6or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be
7suspended until the court determines that the parent is in
8compliance with the order of support. The court may also order
9that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility
10driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for
11employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section
127-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit
13court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges
14of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial
15responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
16forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the
17authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend
18the parent's driving privileges until further order of the
19court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the
20provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
21issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the
22parent.
23    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
24imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
25constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
26Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person

 

 

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1convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
2that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
3requirement that the person perform community service under
4Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
5program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
6required to participate in a work alternative program under
7Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating
8in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.
9    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
10obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
11of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
12that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
13shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
14the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
15modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
16that a support obligation required under the order, or any
17portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
18becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
19excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
20extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
21interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
22Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
23support does not affect the validity of the order or the
24accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
25    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
26of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has

 

 

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1accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
2shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
310-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
4the court upon petition.
5    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
6under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
7against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
8such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
9installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
10entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
11becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such
12judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
13any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
14enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
15contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real
16and personal property of the noncustodial parent for each
17installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
18    (e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of
19the court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the
20order shall direct the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition
21to the child support payments, all fees imposed by the county
22board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of
23the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an
24order for withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a
25separate instrument from the support payment and shall be made
26to the order of the Clerk.

 

 

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1    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
2include a provision requiring the obligor to notify the court
3and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and spouse
4services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
5Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within 7 days,
6(i) of the name and address of any new employer of the obligor,
7(ii) whether the obligor has access to health insurance
8coverage through the employer or other group coverage and, if
9so, the policy name and number and the names of persons covered
10under the policy, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing
11address or telephone number of the non-custodial parent. In any
12subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a sufficient
13showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the
14location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or
15provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the
16last known address of the non-custodial parent in any manner
17expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Act,
18which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
19    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
20current support obligation terminates. The termination date
21shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
22the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
23not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
2418, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
25earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
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1of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
2date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
3that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
4prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
5order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
6    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
7those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
8Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
9termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
10is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
11child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
12the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
13that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
14continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
15periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
16delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
17periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
18arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
19toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
20enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
21enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
22limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
23Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
25General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
26of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the

 

 

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1statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
2of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
3subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
4be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
5modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
6establishment or modification of an order for support of a
7non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
8this Act.
9    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
10provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and to
11the clerk of court within 10 days each time the obligor obtains
12new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
13terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
14shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
15address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
16or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
17nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
18indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
19failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
20amount of the child support that should have been paid during
21the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
22this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
23obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
24residence within 5 days of the change except when the court
25finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party
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1disclosure of the party's address.
2    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
3driver's license suspension, or other child support
4enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
5criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
6emancipation of the minor child or children.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1134, eff. 7-21-10; 97-186, eff. 7-22-11;
897-608, eff. 1-1-12; revised 10-4-11.)".