Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 2/29/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2569

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2569 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
5Marriage Act is amended by changing Sections 503 and 505 as
6follows:
 
7    (750 ILCS 5/503)  (from Ch. 40, par. 503)
8    Sec. 503. Disposition of property.
9    (a) For purposes of this Act, "marital property" means all
10property acquired by either spouse subsequent to the marriage,
11except the following, which is known as "non-marital property":
12        (1) property acquired by gift, legacy or descent;
13        (2) property acquired in exchange for property
14    acquired before the marriage or in exchange for property
15    acquired by gift, legacy or descent;
16        (3) property acquired by a spouse after a judgment of

 

 

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1    legal separation;
2        (4) property excluded by valid agreement of the
3    parties;
4        (5) any judgment or property obtained by judgment
5    awarded to a spouse from the other spouse;
6        (6) property acquired before the marriage;
7        (7) the increase in value of property acquired by a
8    method listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this
9    subsection, irrespective of whether the increase results
10    from a contribution of marital property, non-marital
11    property, the personal effort of a spouse, or otherwise,
12    subject to the right of reimbursement provided in
13    subsection (c) of this Section; and
14        (8) income from property acquired by a method listed in
15    paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection if the income
16    is not attributable to the personal effort of a spouse.
17    (b)(1) For purposes of distribution of property pursuant to
18this Section, all property acquired by either spouse after the
19marriage and before a judgment of dissolution of marriage or
20declaration of invalidity of marriage, including non-marital
21property transferred into some form of co-ownership between the
22spouses, is presumed to be marital property, regardless of
23whether title is held individually or by the spouses in some
24form of co-ownership such as joint tenancy, tenancy in common,
25tenancy by the entirety, or community property. The presumption
26of marital property is overcome by a showing that the property

 

 

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1was acquired by a method listed in subsection (a) of this
2Section.
3    (2) For purposes of distribution of property pursuant to
4this Section, all pension benefits (including pension benefits
5under the Illinois Pension Code) acquired by either spouse
6after the marriage and before a judgment of dissolution of
7marriage or declaration of invalidity of the marriage are
8presumed to be marital property, regardless of which spouse
9participates in the pension plan. The presumption that these
10pension benefits are marital property is overcome by a showing
11that the pension benefits were acquired by a method listed in
12subsection (a) of this Section. The right to a division of
13pension benefits in just proportions under this Section is
14enforceable under Section 1-119 of the Illinois Pension Code.
15    The value of pension benefits in a retirement system
16subject to the Illinois Pension Code shall be determined in
17accordance with the valuation procedures established by the
18retirement system.
19    The recognition of pension benefits as marital property and
20the division of those benefits pursuant to a Qualified Illinois
21Domestic Relations Order shall not be deemed to be a
22diminishment, alienation, or impairment of those benefits. The
23division of pension benefits is an allocation of property in
24which each spouse has a species of common ownership.
25    (3) For purposes of distribution of property under this
26Section, all stock options granted to either spouse after the

 

 

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1marriage and before a judgment of dissolution of marriage or
2declaration of invalidity of marriage, whether vested or
3non-vested or whether their value is ascertainable, are
4presumed to be marital property. This presumption of marital
5property is overcome by a showing that the stock options were
6acquired by a method listed in subsection (a) of this Section.
7The court shall allocate stock options between the parties at
8the time of the judgment of dissolution of marriage or
9declaration of invalidity of marriage recognizing that the
10value of the stock options may not be then determinable and
11that the actual division of the options may not occur until a
12future date. In making the allocation between the parties, the
13court shall consider, in addition to the factors set forth in
14subsection (d) of this Section, the following:
15        (i) All circumstances underlying the grant of the stock
16    option including but not limited to whether the grant was
17    for past, present, or future efforts, or any combination
18    thereof.
19        (ii) The length of time from the grant of the option to
20    the time the option is exercisable.
21    (b-5) As to any policy of life insurance insuring the life
22of either spouse, or any interest in such policy, that
23constitutes marital property, whether whole life, term life,
24group term life, universal life, or other form of life
25insurance policy, and whether or not the value is
26ascertainable, the court shall allocate ownership, death

 

 

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1benefits or the right to assign death benefits, and the
2obligation for premium payments, if any, equitably between the
3parties at the time of the judgment for dissolution or
4declaration of invalidity of marriage.
5    (c) Commingled marital and non-marital property shall be
6treated in the following manner, unless otherwise agreed by the
7spouses:
8        (1) When marital and non-marital property are
9    commingled by contributing one estate of property into
10    another resulting in a loss of identity of the contributed
11    property, the classification of the contributed property
12    is transmuted to the estate receiving the contribution,
13    subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this
14    subsection; provided that if marital and non-marital
15    property are commingled into newly acquired property
16    resulting in a loss of identity of the contributing
17    estates, the commingled property shall be deemed
18    transmuted to marital property, subject to the provisions
19    of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
20        (2) When one estate of property makes a contribution to
21    another estate of property, or when a spouse contributes
22    personal effort to non-marital property, the contributing
23    estate shall be reimbursed from the estate receiving the
24    contribution notwithstanding any transmutation; provided,
25    that no such reimbursement shall be made with respect to a
26    contribution which is not retraceable by clear and

 

 

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1    convincing evidence, or was a gift, or, in the case of a
2    contribution of personal effort of a spouse to non-marital
3    property, unless the effort is significant and results in
4    substantial appreciation of the non-marital property.
5    Personal effort of a spouse shall be deemed a contribution
6    by the marital estate. The court may provide for
7    reimbursement out of the marital property to be divided or
8    by imposing a lien against the non-marital property which
9    received the contribution.
10    (d) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or
11declaration of invalidity of marriage, or in a proceeding for
12disposition of property following dissolution of marriage by a
13court which lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse
14or lacked jurisdiction to dispose of the property, the court
15shall assign each spouse's non-marital property to that spouse.
16It also shall divide the marital property without regard to
17marital misconduct in just proportions considering all
18relevant factors, including:
19        (1) the contribution of each party to the acquisition,
20    preservation, or increase or decrease in value of the
21    marital or non-marital property, including (i) any such
22    decrease attributable to a payment deemed to have been an
23    advance from the parties' marital estate under subsection
24    (c-1)(2) of Section 501 and (ii) the contribution of a
25    spouse as a homemaker or to the family unit;
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1    non-marital property, provided that a party's claim of
2    dissipation is subject to the following conditions: ;
3            (i) a notice of intent to claim dissipation shall
4        be given no later than 60 days before trial or 30 days
5        after discovery closes, whichever is later;
6            (ii) the notice of intent to claim dissipation
7        shall contain, at a minimum, a date or period of time
8        during which the marriage began undergoing an
9        irretrievable breakdown, an identification of the
10        property dissipated, and a date or period of time
11        during which the dissipation occurred;
12            (iii) the notice of intent to claim dissipation
13        shall be filed with the clerk of the court and be
14        served pursuant to applicable rules;
15            (iv) no dissipation shall be deemed to have
16        occurred prior to 5 years before the filing of the
17        petition for dissolution of marriage, or 3 years after
18        the party claiming dissipation knew or should have
19        known of the dissipation;
20        (3) the value of the property assigned to each spouse;
21        (4) the duration of the marriage;
22        (5) the relevant economic circumstances of each spouse
23    when the division of property is to become effective,
24    including the desirability of awarding the family home, or
25    the right to live therein for reasonable periods, to the
26    spouse having custody of the children;

 

 

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1        (6) any obligations and rights arising from a prior
2    marriage of either party;
3        (7) any antenuptial agreement of the parties;
4        (8) the age, health, station, occupation, amount and
5    sources of income, vocational skills, employability,
6    estate, liabilities, and needs of each of the parties;
7        (9) the custodial provisions for any children;
8        (10) whether the apportionment is in lieu of or in
9    addition to maintenance;
10        (11) the reasonable opportunity of each spouse for
11    future acquisition of capital assets and income; and
12        (12) the tax consequences of the property division upon
13    the respective economic circumstances of the parties.
14    (e) Each spouse has a species of common ownership in the
15marital property which vests at the time dissolution
16proceedings are commenced and continues only during the
17pendency of the action. Any such interest in marital property
18shall not encumber that property so as to restrict its
19transfer, assignment or conveyance by the title holder unless
20such title holder is specifically enjoined from making such
21transfer, assignment or conveyance.
22    (f) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or
23declaration of invalidity of marriage or in a proceeding for
24disposition of property following dissolution of marriage by a
25court that lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse
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1in determining the value of the marital and non-marital
2property for purposes of dividing the property, shall value the
3property as of the date of trial or some other date as close to
4the date of trial as is practicable.
5    (g) The court if necessary to protect and promote the best
6interests of the children may set aside a portion of the
7jointly or separately held estates of the parties in a separate
8fund or trust for the support, maintenance, education, physical
9and mental health, and general welfare of any minor, dependent,
10or incompetent child of the parties. In making a determination
11under this subsection, the court may consider, among other
12things, the conviction of a party of any of the offenses set
13forth in Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60,
1412-3.3, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
1512-15, or 12-16, or Section 12-3.05 except for subdivision
16(a)(4) or (g)(1), of the Criminal Code of 1961 if the victim is
17a child of one or both of the parties, and there is a need for,
18and cost of, care, healing and counseling for the child who is
19the victim of the crime.
20    (h) Unless specifically directed by a reviewing court, or
21upon good cause shown, the court shall not on remand consider
22any increase or decrease in the value of any "marital" or
23"non-marital" property occurring since the assessment of such
24property at the original trial or hearing, but shall use only
25that assessment made at the original trial or hearing.
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1property as may be just and may enforce such judgments by
2ordering a sale of marital property, with proceeds therefrom to
3be applied as determined by the court.
4    (j) After proofs have closed in the final hearing on all
5other issues between the parties (or in conjunction with the
6final hearing, if all parties so stipulate) and before judgment
7is entered, a party's petition for contribution to fees and
8costs incurred in the proceeding shall be heard and decided, in
9accordance with the following provisions:
10        (1) A petition for contribution, if not filed before
11    the final hearing on other issues between the parties,
12    shall be filed no later than 30 days after the closing of
13    proofs in the final hearing or within such other period as
14    the court orders.
15        (2) Any award of contribution to one party from the
16    other party shall be based on the criteria for division of
17    marital property under this Section 503 and, if maintenance
18    has been awarded, on the criteria for an award of
19    maintenance under Section 504.
20        (3) The filing of a petition for contribution shall not
21    be deemed to constitute a waiver of the attorney-client
22    privilege between the petitioning party and current or
23    former counsel; and such a waiver shall not constitute a
24    prerequisite to a hearing for contribution. If either
25    party's presentation on contribution, however, includes
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1    privilege, the disclosure or disclosures shall be narrowly
2    construed and shall not be deemed by the court to
3    constitute a general waiver of the privilege as to matters
4    beyond the scope of the presentation.
5        (4) No finding on which a contribution award is based
6    or denied shall be asserted against counsel or former
7    counsel for purposes of any hearing under subsection (c) or
8    (e) of Section 508.
9        (5) A contribution award (payable to either the
10    petitioning party or the party's counsel, or jointly, as
11    the court determines) may be in the form of either a set
12    dollar amount or a percentage of fees and costs (or a
13    portion of fees and costs) to be subsequently agreed upon
14    by the petitioning party and counsel or, alternatively,
15    thereafter determined in a hearing pursuant to subsection
16    (c) of Section 508 or previously or thereafter determined
17    in an independent proceeding under subsection (e) of
18    Section 508.
19        (6) The changes to this Section 503 made by this
20    amendatory Act of 1996 apply to cases pending on or after
21    June 1, 1997, except as otherwise provided in Section 508.
22    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
23the 97th General Assembly apply only to petitions for
24dissolution of marriage filed on or after the effective date of
25this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
26(Source: P.A. 95-374, eff. 1-1-08; 96-583, eff. 1-1-10;

 

 

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196-1551, Article 1, Section 985, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, Article
22, Section 1100, eff. 7-1-11; 97-608, eff. 1-1-12; revised
39-26-11.)
 
4    (750 ILCS 5/505)  (from Ch. 40, par. 505)
5    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
6    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal
7separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, a
8proceeding for child support following dissolution of the
9marriage by a court that which lacked personal jurisdiction
10over the absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a
11previous order for child support under Section 510 of this Act,
12or any proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this
13Act, the court may order either or both parents owing a duty of
14support to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable
15and necessary for the support of the child his support, without
16regard to marital misconduct. The duty of support owed to a
17child includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and
18necessary educational, physical, mental and emotional health
19needs of the child. For purposes of this Section, the term
20"child" shall include any child under age 18 and any child
21under age 19 who is still attending high school.
22        (1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of
23    support by using the following guidelines:
24Number of ChildrenPercent of Supporting Party's
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1120%
2228%
3332%
4440%
5545%
66 or more50%
7        (2) The above guidelines shall be applied in each case
8    unless the court finds that a deviation from the guidelines
9    is appropriate after considering the best interest of the
10    child in light of the evidence, including, but not limited
11    to, makes a finding that application of the guidelines
12    would be inappropriate, after considering the best
13    interests of the child in light of evidence including but
14    not limited to one or more of the following relevant
15    factors:
16            (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
17            (b) the financial resources and needs of the
18        custodial parent;
19            (c) the standard of living the child would have
20        enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;
21            (d) the physical, mental, and emotional needs
22        condition of the child, and his educational needs; and
23            (d-5) the educational needs of the child; and
24            (e) the financial resources and needs of the
25        non-custodial parent.
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1    finding shall state the amount of support that would have
2    been required under the guidelines, if determinable. The
3    court shall include the reason or reasons for the variance
4    from the guidelines.
5        (2.5) The court, in its discretion, in addition to
6    setting child support pursuant to the guidelines and
7    factors, may order either or both parents owing a duty of
8    support to a child of the marriage to contribute to the
9    following expenses, if determined by the court to be
10    reasonable:
11            (a) health needs not covered by insurance;
12            (b) child care;
13            (c) education; and
14            (d) extracurricular activities.
15        (3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income
16    from all sources, minus the following deductions:
17            (a) Federal income tax (properly calculated
18        withholding or estimated payments);
19            (b) State income tax (properly calculated
20        withholding or estimated payments);
21            (c) Social Security (FICA payments);
22            (d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by
23        law or as a condition of employment;
24            (e) Union dues;
25            (f) Dependent and individual
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1        insurance premiums for life insurance ordered by the
2        court to reasonably secure child support or support
3        ordered pursuant to Section 513, any such order to
4        entail provisions on which the parties agree or,
5        otherwise, in accordance with the limitations set
6        forth in subsection 504(f)(1) and (2);
7            (g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance
8        actually paid pursuant to a court order;
9            (h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that
10        represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the
11        production of income, medical expenditures necessary
12        to preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures
13        for the benefit of the child and the other parent,
14        exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income
15        in determining the minimum amount of support to be
16        ordered only for the period that such payments are due
17        and shall enter an order containing provisions for its
18        self-executing modification upon termination of such
19        payment period;
20            (i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of
21        Children and Family Services for providing licensed
22        foster care to a foster child.
23        (4) In cases where the court order provides for
24    health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to
25    Section 505.2 of this Act, the premiums for that insurance,
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1    party is responsible in the case of insurance provided
2    through an employer's health insurance plan where the
3    employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be
4    subtracted from net income in determining the minimum
5    amount of support to be ordered.
6        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
7    dissolution of the marriage by a court that lacked personal
8    jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in which the court
9    is requiring payment of support for the period before the
10    date an order for current support is entered, there is a
11    rebuttable presumption that the supporting party's net
12    income for the prior period was the same as his or her net
13    income at the time the order for current support is
14    entered.
15        (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of
16    default or any other reason, the court shall order support
17    in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.
18    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
19    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
20    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
21    dollar amount because all or a portion of the payor's net
22    income is uncertain as to source, time of payment, or
23    amount, the court may order a percentage amount of support
24    in addition to a specific dollar amount and enter such
25    other orders as may be necessary to determine and enforce,
26    on a timely basis, the applicable support ordered.

 

 

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1        (6) If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served
2    with a request for discovery of financial information
3    relating to the non-custodial parent's ability to provide
4    child support, (ii) the non-custodial parent failed to
5    comply with the request, despite having been ordered to do
6    so by the court, and (iii) the non-custodial parent is not
7    present at the hearing to determine support despite having
8    received proper notice, then any relevant financial
9    information concerning the non-custodial parent's ability
10    to provide child support that was obtained pursuant to
11    subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted into evidence
12    without the need to establish any further foundation for
13    its admission.
14    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on
15the respondent's failure to make support payments as required
16by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the respondent in
17contempt for that failure may be served on the respondent by
18personal service or by regular mail addressed to the
19respondent's last known address. The respondent's last known
20address may be determined from records of the clerk of the
21court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders,
22or by any other reasonable means.
23    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
24support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
25addition to other penalties provided by law the Court may,
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1parent be:
2        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
3    probation as the Court deems advisable;
4        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not
5    to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the Court may
6    permit the parent to be released for periods of time during
7    the day or night to:
8            (A) work; or
9            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
10        occupation.
11    The Court may further order any part or all of the earnings
12of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
13the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent having custody
14or to the guardian having custody of the children of the
15sentenced parent for the support of said children until further
16order of the Court.
17    If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to
18render no financial separation between a non-custodial parent
19and another person or persons or business entity, the court may
20pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
21entity to discover assets of the non-custodial parent held in
22the name of that person, those persons, or that business
23entity. The following circumstances are sufficient to
24authorize a court to order discovery of the assets of a person,
25persons, or business entity and to compel the application of
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1support:
2        (1) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
3    or business entity maintain records together.
4        (2) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
5    or business entity fail to maintain an arm's arms length
6    relationship between themselves with regard to any assets.
7        (3) the non-custodial parent transfers assets to the
8    person, persons, or business entity with the intent to
9    perpetrate a fraud on the custodial parent.
10    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
11entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
12fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
13holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
14the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
15Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the
16office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
17real property is located.
18    The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90
19days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
20adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation
21or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be
22suspended until the court determines that the parent is in
23compliance with the order of support. The court may also order
24that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility
25driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for
26employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section

 

 

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17-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit
2court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges
3of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial
4responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
5forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the
6authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend
7the parent's driving privileges until further order of the
8court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the
9provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
10issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the
11parent.
12    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
13imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
14constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
15Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person
16convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
17that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
18requirement that the person perform community service under
19Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
20program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
21required to participate in a work alternative program under
22Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating
23in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.
24    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
25obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
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1that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
2shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
3the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
4modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
5that a support obligation required under the order, or any
6portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
7becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
8excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
9extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
10interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
11Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
12support does not affect the validity of the order or the
13accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
14    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
15of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has
16accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
17shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
1810-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
19the court upon petition.
20    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
21under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
22against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
23such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
24installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
25entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
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1judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
2any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
3enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
4contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real
5and personal property of the noncustodial parent for each
6installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
7    (e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of
8the court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the
9order shall direct the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition
10to the child support payments, all fees imposed by the county
11board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of
12the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an
13order for withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a
14separate instrument from the support payment and shall be made
15to the order of the Clerk.
16    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
17include a provision requiring the obligor to notify the court
18and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and spouse
19services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
20Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within 7 days,
21(i) of the name and address of any new employer of the obligor,
22(ii) whether the obligor has access to health insurance
23coverage through the employer or other group coverage and, if
24so, the policy name and number and the names of persons covered
25under the policy, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing
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1subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a sufficient
2showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the
3location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or
4provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the
5last known address of the non-custodial parent in any manner
6expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Act,
7which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
8    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
9current support obligation terminates. The termination date
10shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
11the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
12not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
1318, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
14earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
15will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
16of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
17date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
18that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
19prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
20order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
21    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
22those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
23Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
24termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
25is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
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1the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
2that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
3continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
4periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
5delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
6periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
7arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
8toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
9enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
10enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
11limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
12Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
13after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
14General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
15of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
16statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
17of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
18subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
19be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
20modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
21establishment or modification of an order for support of a
22non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
23this Act.
24    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
25provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and to
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1new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
2terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
3shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
4address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
5or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
6nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
7indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
8failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
9amount of the child support that should have been paid during
10the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
11this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
12obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
13residence within 5 days of the change except when the court
14finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party
15or that of a child, or both, would be seriously endangered by
16disclosure of the party's address.
17    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
18driver's license suspension, or other child support
19enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
20criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
21emancipation of the minor child or children.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1134, eff. 7-21-10; 97-186, eff. 7-22-11;
2397-608, eff. 1-1-12; revised 10-4-11.)".