98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3050

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department shall develop informational materials for families and children of parents who have been arrested and issued an immigration hold or detained by the Department of Homeland Security. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes numerous changes regarding: the immigration status of a parent, guardian, legal custodian, or responsible relative; establishment of memoranda of understanding with appropriate foreign consulates for juvenile court cases in which a parent has been arrested and issued an immigration hold, has been detained by the Department of Homeland Security, or has been deported to his or her country of origin; services to assist parents who have been deported; assistance to a minor in a juvenile court case who is eligible for special immigrant juvenile status; consideration of a parent's detention by the Department of Homeland Security or deportation; continuances if a parent has been arrested and issued an immigration hold, detained by the Department of Homeland Security, or deported; placement outside the United States; and other matters. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the immigration status of a parent, legal guardian, or relative does not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relative from receiving custody of a child. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that relative's immigration status does not disqualify the relative from acting as guardian of a minor.


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1    AN ACT concerning children.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
5by changing Section 1-35 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1305/1-35)
7    Sec. 1-35. Families of incarcerated parents. The
8Department of Human Services and the Illinois Department of
9Corrections shall work cooperatively with community
10organizations and service providers to identify local
11providers of services and to develop informational materials
12for families and children of incarcerated parents.
13    The Department of Human Services shall develop
14informational materials for families and children of
15incarcerated parents. The materials shall be designed to inform
16children and families of incarcerated parents about the social
17services that are available to them, including visitation
18programs, family counseling, mentoring, school-based programs,
19and other programs identified by community organizations that
20work with families of prisoners. The materials shall be
21designed to reduce stigma and to provide support for children
22of incarcerated parents. The materials shall (i) provide
23telephone and Internet contacts for the children's caregivers

 

 

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1with further information and (ii) assist the children's
2caregivers in locating and accessing services for the children.
3The Department shall make this information available through
4its website and through its existing toll-free telephone
5numbers. The Department shall also develop appropriate
6informational materials for families and children of parents
7who have been arrested and issued an immigration hold or
8detained by the United States Department of Homeland Security
9and make the materials available through its website and
10through its existing toll-free telephone numbers.
11    The Department of Corrections shall provide the materials
12to inmates during orientation. The Department of Corrections
13shall provide one sealed envelope containing the public
14information to the inmate so that the inmate may address it to
15the inmate's children's caregiver. The Department of
16Corrections shall mail that envelope to the address provided by
17the inmate. The cost of postage will be charged to the inmate's
18trust account. If the inmate is indigent, the Department of
19Corrections shall pay the postage fees for mailing the
20informational material to the inmate's children's caregiver.
21The informational materials shall also be made available within
22the Department of Corrections' facility visiting rooms and
23waiting areas.
24(Source: P.A. 96-68, eff. 7-23-09.)
 
25    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by

 

 

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1changing Sections 2-4a and 2-28 and adding Sections 1-19, 1-20,
21-21, 2-35, and 2-36 as follows:
 
3    (705 ILCS 405/1-19 new)
4    Sec. 1-19. Immigration status. When any provision of
5Article II, III, IV, or V of this Act authorizes a minor to be
6released to the custody of, placed with, or restored to the
7custody of his or her parent, guardian, legal custodian, or
8responsible relative, the immigration status of the parent,
9guardian, legal custodian, or responsible relative does not
10disqualify the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or
11responsible relative from receiving the custody or placement.
 
12    (705 ILCS 405/1-20 new)
13    Sec. 1-20. Memoranda of understanding with appropriate
14foreign consulates.
15    (a) The Department of Children and Family Services shall
16provide guidance on best practices and facilitate an exchange
17of information and best practices among counties on an annual
18basis, commencing no later than January 1, 2015, on
19establishing memoranda of understanding with appropriate
20foreign consulates for juvenile court cases in which a parent
21has been arrested and issued an immigration hold, has been
22detained by the United States Department of Homeland Security,
23or has been deported to his or her country of origin. This
24exchange of information may be accomplished by posting training

 

 

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1and other information on the Department's Internet Web site.
2    (b) The memoranda of understanding shall include, but shall
3not be limited to, procedures for contacting a foreign
4consulate at the onset of a juvenile court case, accessing
5documentation for the child, locating a detained parent,
6facilitating family reunification once a parent has been
7deported to his or her country of origin, aiding the safe
8transfer of a child to the parent's country of origin, and
9communicating with relevant departments and services in the
10parent's country of origin, including, when appropriate,
11allowing reports from the foreign child welfare authorities
12documenting the parent's living situation and the parent's
13participation in service plans in the country of origin that
14are in compliance with the case plan requirements.
 
15    (705 ILCS 405/1-21 new)
16    Sec. 1-21. Reunification services; parents who have been
17deported. Reunification services under this Act may include
18reasonable efforts to assist parents who have been deported to
19contact child welfare authorities in their country of origin,
20to identify any available services that would substantially
21comply with case plan requirements, to document the parents'
22participation in those services, and to accept reports from
23local child welfare authorities as to the parents' living
24situation, progress, and participation in services.
 

 

 

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1    (705 ILCS 405/2-4a)
2    Sec. 2-4a. Special immigrant minor.
3    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a special
4immigrant minor under 18 years of age who has been made a ward
5of the court may be deemed eligible by the court for long-term
6foster care due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment and remain
7under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court until his or her
8special immigrant juvenile status and adjustment of status
9applications are adjudicated. The petition filed on behalf of
10the special immigrant minor must allege that he or she
11otherwise satisfies the prerequisites for special immigrant
12juvenile status pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(27)(J) and
13must state the custodial status sought on behalf of the minor.
14    (b) For the purposes of this Section, a juvenile court may
15make a finding that a special immigrant minor is eligible for
16long term foster care if the court makes the following
17findings:
18        (1) That a reasonable diligent search for biological
19    parents, prior adoptive parents, or prior legal guardians
20    has been conducted; and
21        (2) That reunification with the minor's biological
22    parents or prior adoptive parents is not a viable option.
23    (b-5) The Department of Children and Family Services shall
24provide guidance on best practices and facilitate an exchange
25of information and best practices among counties on an annual
26basis, commencing no later than January 1, 2015, on assisting a

 

 

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1minor in a juvenile court case who is eligible for special
2immigrant juvenile status under 8 U.S.C. Section
31101(a)(27)(J). This exchange of information may be
4accomplished by posting training and other information on the
5Department's Internet Web site. The guidance shall include
6procedures for assisting eligible minors in applying for
7special immigrant juvenile status, before the children reach 21
8years of age or get married, and applying for T visas, U visas,
9and federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994 self-petitions.
10    (c) For the purposes of this Section:
11        (1) The term "abandonment" means the failure of a
12    parent or legal guardian to maintain a reasonable degree of
13    interest, concern, or responsibility for the welfare of his
14    or her minor child or ward.
15        (2) The term "special immigrant minor" means an
16    immigrant minor who (i) is present in the United States and
17    has been made a ward of the court and (ii) for whom it has
18    been determined by the juvenile court or in an
19    administrative or judicial proceeding that it would not be
20    in his or her best interests to be returned to his or her
21    previous country of nationality or country of last habitual
22    residence.
23    (d) This Section does not apply to a minor who applies for
24special immigrant minor status solely for the purpose of
25qualifying for financial assistance for himself or herself or
26for his or her parents, guardian, or custodian.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 93-145, eff. 7-10-03.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/2-28)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-28)
3    Sec. 2-28. Court review.
4    (1) The court may require any legal custodian or guardian
5of the person appointed under this Act to report periodically
6to the court or may cite him into court and require him or his
7agency, to make a full and accurate report of his or its doings
8in behalf of the minor. The custodian or guardian, within 10
9days after such citation, shall make the report, either in
10writing verified by affidavit or orally under oath in open
11court, or otherwise as the court directs. Upon the hearing of
12the report the court may remove the custodian or guardian and
13appoint another in his stead or restore the minor to the
14custody of his parents or former guardian or custodian.
15However, custody of the minor shall not be restored to any
16parent, guardian or legal custodian in any case in which the
17minor is found to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 or
18dependent under Section 2-4 of this Act, unless the minor can
19be cared for at home without endangering the minor's health or
20safety and it is in the best interests of the minor, and if
21such neglect, abuse, or dependency is found by the court under
22paragraph (1) of Section 2-21 of this Act to have come about
23due to the acts or omissions or both of such parent, guardian
24or legal custodian, until such time as an investigation is made
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1of the fitness of such parent, guardian or legal custodian to
2care for the minor and the court enters an order that such
3parent, guardian or legal custodian is fit to care for the
4minor.
5    (2) The first permanency hearing shall be conducted by the
6judge. Subsequent permanency hearings may be heard by a judge
7or by hearing officers appointed or approved by the court in
8the manner set forth in Section 2-28.1 of this Act. The initial
9hearing shall be held (a) within 12 months from the date
10temporary custody was taken, regardless of whether an
11adjudication or dispositional hearing has been completed
12within that time frame, (b) if the parental rights of both
13parents have been terminated in accordance with the procedure
14described in subsection (5) of Section 2-21, within 30 days of
15the order for termination of parental rights and appointment of
16a guardian with power to consent to adoption, or (c) in
17accordance with subsection (2) of Section 2-13.1. Subsequent
18permanency hearings shall be held every 6 months or more
19frequently if necessary in the court's determination following
20the initial permanency hearing, in accordance with the
21standards set forth in this Section, until the court determines
22that the plan and goal have been achieved. Once the plan and
23goal have been achieved, if the minor remains in substitute
24care, the case shall be reviewed at least every 6 months
25thereafter, subject to the provisions of this Section, unless
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1or other person and the court determines that further
2monitoring by the court does not further the health, safety or
3best interest of the child and that this is a stable permanent
4placement. The permanency hearings must occur within the time
5frames set forth in this subsection and may not be delayed in
6anticipation of a report from any source or due to the agency's
7failure to timely file its written report (this written report
8means the one required under the next paragraph and does not
9mean the service plan also referred to in that paragraph).
10    The public agency that is the custodian or guardian of the
11minor, or another agency responsible for the minor's care,
12shall ensure that all parties to the permanency hearings are
13provided a copy of the most recent service plan prepared within
14the prior 6 months at least 14 days in advance of the hearing.
15If not contained in the plan, the agency shall also include a
16report setting forth (i) any special physical, psychological,
17educational, medical, emotional, or other needs of the minor or
18his or her family that are relevant to a permanency or
19placement determination and (ii) for any minor age 16 or over,
20a written description of the programs and services that will
21enable the minor to prepare for independent living. The
22agency's written report must detail what progress or lack of
23progress the parent has made in correcting the conditions
24requiring the child to be in care; whether the child can be
25returned home without jeopardizing the child's health, safety,
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1be in the best interests of the child, and why the other
2permanency goals are not appropriate. The caseworker must
3appear and testify at the permanency hearing. If a permanency
4hearing has not previously been scheduled by the court, the
5moving party shall move for the setting of a permanency hearing
6and the entry of an order within the time frames set forth in
7this subsection.
8    At the permanency hearing, the court shall determine the
9future status of the child. The court shall set one of the
10following permanency goals:
11        (A) The minor will be returned home by a specific date
12    within 5 months.
13        (B) The minor will be in short-term care with a
14    continued goal to return home within a period not to exceed
15    one year, where the progress of the parent or parents is
16    substantial giving particular consideration to the age and
17    individual needs of the minor.
18        (B-1) The minor will be in short-term care with a
19    continued goal to return home pending a status hearing.
20    When the court finds that a parent has not made reasonable
21    efforts or reasonable progress to date, the court shall
22    identify what actions the parent and the Department must
23    take in order to justify a finding of reasonable efforts or
24    reasonable progress and shall set a status hearing to be
25    held not earlier than 9 months from the date of
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1    adjudication during which the parent's progress will again
2    be reviewed.
3        (C) The minor will be in substitute care pending court
4    determination on termination of parental rights.
5        (D) Adoption, provided that parental rights have been
6    terminated or relinquished.
7        (E) The guardianship of the minor will be transferred
8    to an individual or couple on a permanent basis provided
9    that goals (A) through (D) have been ruled out.
10        (F) The minor over age 15 will be in substitute care
11    pending independence.
12        (G) The minor will be in substitute care because he or
13    she cannot be provided for in a home environment due to
14    developmental disabilities or mental illness or because he
15    or she is a danger to self or others, provided that goals
16    (A) through (D) have been ruled out.
17    In selecting any permanency goal, the court shall indicate
18in writing the reasons the goal was selected and why the
19preceding goals were ruled out. Where the court has selected a
20permanency goal other than (A), (B), or (B-1), the Department
21of Children and Family Services shall not provide further
22reunification services, but shall provide services consistent
23with the goal selected.
24        (H) Notwithstanding any other provision in this
25    Section, the court may select the goal of continuing foster
26    care as a permanency goal if:

 

 

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1            (1) The Department of Children and Family Services
2        has custody and guardianship of the minor;
3            (2) The court has ruled out all other permanency
4        goals based on the child's best interest;
5            (3) The court has found compelling reasons, based
6        on written documentation reviewed by the court, to
7        place the minor in continuing foster care. Compelling
8        reasons include:
9                (a) the child does not wish to be adopted or to
10            be placed in the guardianship of his or her
11            relative or foster care placement;
12                (b) the child exhibits an extreme level of need
13            such that the removal of the child from his or her
14            placement would be detrimental to the child; or
15                (c) the child who is the subject of the
16            permanency hearing has existing close and strong
17            bonds with a sibling, and achievement of another
18            permanency goal would substantially interfere with
19            the subject child's sibling relationship, taking
20            into consideration the nature and extent of the
21            relationship, and whether ongoing contact is in
22            the subject child's best interest, including
23            long-term emotional interest, as compared with the
24            legal and emotional benefit of permanence;
25            (4) The child has lived with the relative or foster
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1            (5) The relative or foster parent currently caring
2        for the child is willing and capable of providing the
3        child with a stable and permanent environment.
4    The court shall set a permanency goal that is in the best
5interest of the child. In determining that goal, the court
6shall consult with the minor in an age-appropriate manner
7regarding the proposed permanency or transition plan for the
8minor. The court's determination shall include the following
9factors:
10        (1) Age of the child.
11        (2) Options available for permanence, including both
12    out-of-State and in-State placement options.
13        (3) Current placement of the child and the intent of
14    the family regarding adoption.
15        (4) Emotional, physical, and mental status or
16    condition of the child.
17        (5) Types of services previously offered and whether or
18    not the services were successful and, if not successful,
19    the reasons the services failed.
20        (6) Availability of services currently needed and
21    whether the services exist.
22        (7) Status of siblings of the minor.
23    The court shall consider (i) the permanency goal contained
24in the service plan, (ii) the appropriateness of the services
25contained in the plan and whether those services have been
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1all the parties to the service plan to achieve the goal, and
2(iv) whether the plan and goal have been achieved. All evidence
3relevant to determining these questions, including oral and
4written reports, may be admitted and may be relied on to the
5extent of their probative value.
6    The court shall make findings as to whether, in violation
7of Section 8.2 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act,
8any portion of the service plan compels a child or parent to
9engage in any activity or refrain from any activity that is not
10reasonably related to remedying a condition or conditions that
11gave rise or which could give rise to any finding of child
12abuse or neglect. The services contained in the service plan
13shall include services reasonably related to remedy the
14conditions that gave rise to removal of the child from the home
15of his or her parents, guardian, or legal custodian or that the
16court has found must be remedied prior to returning the child
17home. Any tasks the court requires of the parents, guardian, or
18legal custodian or child prior to returning the child home,
19must be reasonably related to remedying a condition or
20conditions that gave rise to or which could give rise to any
21finding of child abuse or neglect.
22    If the permanency goal is to return home, the court shall
23make findings that identify any problems that are causing
24continued placement of the children away from the home and
25identify what outcomes would be considered a resolution to
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1these findings are based on the information that the court has
2at that time and may be revised, should additional evidence be
3presented to the court.
4    The court shall review the Sibling Contact and Support Plan
5developed or modified under subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of
6the Children and Family Services Act, if applicable. If the
7Department has not convened a meeting to develop or modify a
8Sibling Contact Support Plan, or if the court finds that the
9existing Plan is not in the child's best interest, the court
10may enter an order requiring the Department to develop, modify
11or implement a Sibling Contact Support Plan, or order
12mediation.
13    If the goal has been achieved, the court shall enter orders
14that are necessary to conform the minor's legal custody and
15status to those findings.
16    If, after receiving evidence, the court determines that the
17services contained in the plan are not reasonably calculated to
18facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court shall
19put in writing the factual basis supporting the determination
20and enter specific findings based on the evidence. The court
21also shall enter an order for the Department to develop and
22implement a new service plan or to implement changes to the
23current service plan consistent with the court's findings. The
24new service plan shall be filed with the court and served on
25all parties within 45 days of the date of the order. The court
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1Unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, the court is
2not empowered under this subsection (2) or under subsection (3)
3to order specific placements, specific services, or specific
4service providers to be included in the plan.
5    A guardian or custodian appointed by the court pursuant to
6this Act shall file updated case plans with the court every 6
7months.
8    Rights of wards of the court under this Act are enforceable
9against any public agency by complaints for relief by mandamus
10filed in any proceedings brought under this Act.
11    (3) Following the permanency hearing, the court shall enter
12a written order that includes the determinations required under
13subsection (2) of this Section and sets forth the following:
14        (a) The future status of the minor, including the
15    permanency goal, and any order necessary to conform the
16    minor's legal custody and status to such determination; or
17        (b) If the permanency goal of the minor cannot be
18    achieved immediately, the specific reasons for continuing
19    the minor in the care of the Department of Children and
20    Family Services or other agency for short term placement,
21    and the following determinations:
22            (i) (Blank).
23            (ii) Whether the services required by the court and
24        by any service plan prepared within the prior 6 months
25        have been provided and (A) if so, whether the services
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1        achievement of the permanency goal or (B) if not
2        provided, why the services were not provided.
3            (iii) Whether the minor's placement is necessary,
4        and appropriate to the plan and goal, recognizing the
5        right of minors to the least restrictive (most
6        family-like) setting available and in close proximity
7        to the parents' home consistent with the health,
8        safety, best interest and special needs of the minor
9        and, if the minor is placed out-of-State, whether the
10        out-of-State placement continues to be appropriate and
11        consistent with the health, safety, and best interest
12        of the minor.
13            (iv) (Blank).
14            (v) (Blank).
15    (4) The minor or any person interested in the minor may
16apply to the court for a change in custody of the minor and the
17appointment of a new custodian or guardian of the person or for
18the restoration of the minor to the custody of his parents or
19former guardian or custodian.
20    When return home is not selected as the permanency goal:
21        (a) The Department, the minor, or the current foster
22    parent or relative caregiver seeking private guardianship
23    may file a motion for private guardianship of the minor.
24    Appointment of a guardian under this Section requires
25    approval of the court.
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1    parental rights of any parent who has failed to make
2    reasonable efforts to correct the conditions which led to
3    the removal of the child or reasonable progress toward the
4    return of the child, as defined in subdivision (D)(m) of
5    Section 1 of the Adoption Act or for whom any other
6    unfitness ground for terminating parental rights as
7    defined in subdivision (D) of Section 1 of the Adoption Act
8    exists.
9        When parental rights have been terminated for a minimum
10    of 3 years and the child who is the subject of the
11    permanency hearing is 13 years old or older and is not
12    currently placed in a placement likely to achieve
13    permanency, the Department of Children and Family Services
14    shall make reasonable efforts to locate parents whose
15    rights have been terminated, except when the Court
16    determines that those efforts would be futile or
17    inconsistent with the subject child's best interests. The
18    Department of Children and Family Services shall assess the
19    appropriateness of the parent whose rights have been
20    terminated, and shall, as appropriate, foster and support
21    connections between the parent whose rights have been
22    terminated and the youth. The Department of Children and
23    Family Services shall document its determinations and
24    efforts to foster connections in the child's case plan.
25    Custody of the minor shall not be restored to any parent,
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1found to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 or dependent
2under Section 2-4 of this Act, unless the minor can be cared
3for at home without endangering his or her health or safety and
4it is in the best interest of the minor, and if such neglect,
5abuse, or dependency is found by the court under paragraph (1)
6of Section 2-21 of this Act to have come about due to the acts
7or omissions or both of such parent, guardian or legal
8custodian, until such time as an investigation is made as
9provided in paragraph (5) and a hearing is held on the issue of
10the health, safety and best interest of the minor and the
11fitness of such parent, guardian or legal custodian to care for
12the minor and the court enters an order that such parent,
13guardian or legal custodian is fit to care for the minor. In
14the event that the minor has attained 18 years of age and the
15guardian or custodian petitions the court for an order
16terminating his guardianship or custody, guardianship or
17custody shall terminate automatically 30 days after the receipt
18of the petition unless the court orders otherwise. No legal
19custodian or guardian of the person may be removed without his
20consent until given notice and an opportunity to be heard by
21the court.
22    When the court orders a child restored to the custody of
23the parent or parents, the court shall order the parent or
24parents to cooperate with the Department of Children and Family
25Services and comply with the terms of an after-care plan, or
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1of their parental rights. The court may also enter an order of
2protective supervision in accordance with Section 2-24.
3    (5) Whenever a parent, guardian, or legal custodian files a
4motion for restoration of custody of the minor, and the minor
5was adjudicated neglected, abused, or dependent as a result of
6physical abuse, the court shall cause to be made an
7investigation as to whether the movant has ever been charged
8with or convicted of any criminal offense which would indicate
9the likelihood of any further physical abuse to the minor.
10Evidence of such criminal convictions shall be taken into
11account in determining whether the minor can be cared for at
12home without endangering his or her health or safety and
13fitness of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian.
14        (a) Any agency of this State or any subdivision thereof
15    shall co-operate with the agent of the court in providing
16    any information sought in the investigation.
17        (b) The information derived from the investigation and
18    any conclusions or recommendations derived from the
19    information shall be provided to the parent, guardian, or
20    legal custodian seeking restoration of custody prior to the
21    hearing on fitness and the movant shall have an opportunity
22    at the hearing to refute the information or contest its
23    significance.
24        (c) All information obtained from any investigation
25    shall be confidential as provided in Section 5-150 of this
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1    (6) In determining whether a parent has failed to make
2progress under this Section, the court shall consider the
3parent's detention by the United States Department of Homeland
4Security or deportation.
5(Source: P.A. 96-600, eff. 8-21-09; 96-1375, eff. 7-29-10;
697-425, eff. 8-16-11; 97-1076, eff. 8-24-12.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/2-35 new)
8    Sec. 2-35. Immigration hold, detention, or deportation.
9    (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if
10the parent has been arrested and issued an immigration hold,
11detained by the United States Department of Homeland Security,
12or deported to his or her country of origin, and the court
13determines either that there is a substantial probability that
14the child will be returned to the physical custody of his or
15her parent or legal guardian and safely maintained in the home
16within the extended period of time or that reasonable services
17have not been provided to the parent or legal guardian, a
18proceeding under this Article may be continued for up to 6
19months for a permanency hearing, provided that the hearing
20shall occur within 18 months of the date the child was
21originally taken from the physical custody of his or her parent
22or legal guardian.
23    (2) For purposes of subsection (1), in order to find a
24substantial probability that the child will be returned to the
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1safely maintained in the home within the extended period of
2time, the court must find all of the following:
3        (a) The parent or legal guardian has consistently and
4    regularly contacted and visited with the child, taking into
5    account any particular barriers to a parent's ability to
6    maintain contact with his or her child due to the parent's
7    arrest and receipt of an immigration hold, detention by the
8    United States Department of Homeland Security, or
9    deportation.
10        (b) The parent or legal guardian has made significant
11    progress in resolving the problems that led to the child's
12    removal from the home.
13        (c) The parent or legal guardian has demonstrated the
14    capacity or ability both to complete the objectives of his
15    or her treatment plan and to provide for the child's
16    safety, protection, physical and emotional well-being, and
17    special needs.
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/2-36 new)
19    Sec. 2-36. Placement outside the United States.
20    (1) Any minor for whom the Department of Children and
21Family Services Guardianship Administrator is appointed the
22temporary custodian shall not be placed outside the United
23States prior to a judicial finding that the placement is in the
24best interest of the child, except as required by federal law
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1    (2) The party requesting placement of the child outside the
2United States shall carry the burden of proof and must show, by
3clear and convincing evidence, that placement outside the
4United States is in the best interest of the minor.
5    (3) In determining the best interest of the minor, the
6court shall consider, but not be limited to, the following
7factors:
8        (a) Placement with a relative.
9        (b) Placement of siblings in the same home.
10        (c) The amount and nature of any contact between the
11    minor and the potential guardian or caretaker.
12        (d) The physical and medical needs of the dependent
13    minor.
14        (e) The psychological and emotional needs of the
15    dependent minor.
16        (f) The social, cultural, and educational needs of the
17    dependent minor.
18        (g) The specific desires of any dependent minor who is
19    12 years of age or older.
20    (4) If the court finds that a placement outside the United
21States is, by clear and convincing evidence, in the best
22interest of the minor, the court may issue an order authorizing
23the Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship
24Administrator to make a placement outside the United States. A
25minor subject to this Section shall not leave the United States
26prior to the issuance of the order described in this Section.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
2Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 602 as follows:
 
3    (750 ILCS 5/602)  (from Ch. 40, par. 602)
4    Sec. 602. Best Interest of Child.
5    (a) The court shall determine custody in accordance with
6the best interest of the child. The court shall consider all
7relevant factors including:
8        (1) the wishes of the child's parent or parents as to
9    his custody;
10        (2) the wishes of the child as to his custodian;
11        (3) the interaction and interrelationship of the child
12    with his parent or parents, his siblings and any other
13    person who may significantly affect the child's best
14    interest;
15        (4) the child's adjustment to his home, school and
16    community;
17        (5) the mental and physical health of all individuals
18    involved;
19        (6) the physical violence or threat of physical
20    violence by the child's potential custodian, whether
21    directed against the child or directed against another
22    person;
23        (7) the occurrence of ongoing or repeated abuse as
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1    Act of 1986, whether directed against the child or directed
2    against another person;
3        (8) the willingness and ability of each parent to
4    facilitate and encourage a close and continuing
5    relationship between the other parent and the child;
6        (9) whether one of the parents is a sex offender; and
7        (10) the terms of a parent's military family-care plan
8    that a parent must complete before deployment if a parent
9    is a member of the United States Armed Forces who is being
10    deployed.
11    In the case of a custody proceeding in which a stepparent
12has standing under Section 601, it is presumed to be in the
13best interest of the minor child that the natural parent have
14the custody of the minor child unless the presumption is
15rebutted by the stepparent.
16    (b) The court shall not consider conduct of a present or
17proposed custodian that does not affect his relationship to the
18child.
19    (c) Unless the court finds the occurrence of ongoing abuse
20as defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
21of 1986, the court shall presume that the maximum involvement
22and cooperation of both parents regarding the physical, mental,
23moral, and emotional well-being of their child is in the best
24interest of the child. There shall be no presumption in favor
25of or against joint custody.
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1relative does not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or
2relative from receiving custody.
3(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-676, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
4    Section 20. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing
5Section 11-3 as follows:
 
6    (755 ILCS 5/11-3)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-3)
7    Sec. 11-3. Who may act as guardian.
8    (a) A person is qualified to act as guardian of the person
9and as guardian of the estate if the court finds that the
10proposed guardian is capable of providing an active and
11suitable program of guardianship for the minor and that the
12proposed guardian:
13        (1) has attained the age of 18 years;
14        (2) is a resident of the United States;
15        (3) is not of unsound mind;
16        (4) is not an adjudged disabled person as defined in
17    this Act; and
18        (5) has not been convicted of a felony, unless the
19    court finds appointment of the person convicted of a felony
20    to be in the minor's best interests, and as part of the
21    best interest determination, the court has considered the
22    nature of the offense, the date of offense, and the
23    evidence of the proposed guardian's rehabilitation. No
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1    felony involving harm or threat to a child, including a
2    felony sexual offense.
3One person may be appointed guardian of the person and another
4person appointed guardian of the estate.
5    (b) The Department of Human Services or the Department of
6Children and Family Services may with the approval of the court
7designate one of its employees to serve without fees as
8guardian of the estate of a minor patient in a State mental
9hospital or a resident in a State institution when the value of
10the personal estate does not exceed $1,000.
11    (c) A relative's immigration status does not disqualify the
12relative from acting as guardian.
13(Source: P.A. 94-579, eff. 8-12-05.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 1305/1-35
4    705 ILCS 405/1-19 new
5    705 ILCS 405/1-20 new
6    705 ILCS 405/1-21 new
7    705 ILCS 405/2-4a
8    705 ILCS 405/2-28from Ch. 37, par. 802-28
9    705 ILCS 405/2-35 new
10    705 ILCS 405/2-36 new
11    750 ILCS 5/602from Ch. 40, par. 602
12    755 ILCS 5/11-3from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-3