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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
5Marriage Act is amended by changing Sections 504 and 505 as
6follows:
 
7    (750 ILCS 5/504)  (from Ch. 40, par. 504)
8    Sec. 504. Maintenance.
9    (a) Entitlement to maintenance. In a proceeding for
10dissolution of marriage or legal separation or declaration of
11invalidity of marriage, or a proceeding for maintenance
12following dissolution of the marriage by a court which lacked
13personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse, the court may
14grant a temporary or permanent maintenance award for either
15spouse in amounts and for periods of time as the court deems
16just, without regard to marital misconduct, in gross or for
17fixed or indefinite periods of time, and the maintenance may be
18paid from the income or property of the other spouse. The court
19shall first determine whether a maintenance award is
20appropriate, after consideration of all relevant factors,
21including:
22        (1) the income and property of each party, including
23    marital property apportioned and non-marital property

 

 

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1    assigned to the party seeking maintenance;
2        (2) the needs of each party;
3        (3) the present and future earning capacity of each
4    party;
5        (4) any impairment of the present and future earning
6    capacity of the party seeking maintenance due to that party
7    devoting time to domestic duties or having forgone or
8    delayed education, training, employment, or career
9    opportunities due to the marriage;
10        (5) the time necessary to enable the party seeking
11    maintenance to acquire appropriate education, training,
12    and employment, and whether that party is able to support
13    himself or herself through appropriate employment or is the
14    custodian of a child making it appropriate that the
15    custodian not seek employment;
16        (6) the standard of living established during the
17    marriage;
18        (7) the duration of the marriage;
19        (8) the age and the physical and emotional condition of
20    both parties;
21        (9) the tax consequences of the property division upon
22    the respective economic circumstances of the parties;
23        (10) contributions and services by the party seeking
24    maintenance to the education, training, career or career
25    potential, or license of the other spouse;
26        (11) any valid agreement of the parties; and

 

 

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1        (12) any other factor that the court expressly finds to
2    be just and equitable.
3    (b) (Blank).
4    (b-1) Amount and duration of maintenance. If the court
5determines that a maintenance award is appropriate, the court
6shall order maintenance in accordance with either paragraph (1)
7or (2) of this subsection (b-1):
8        (1) Maintenance award in accordance with guidelines.
9    In situations when the combined gross income of the parties
10    is less than $250,000 and no multiple family situation
11    exists, maintenance payable after the date the parties'
12    marriage is dissolved shall be in accordance with
13    subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph (1), unless the
14    court makes a finding that the application of the
15    guidelines would be inappropriate.
16            (A) The amount of maintenance under this paragraph
17        (1) shall be calculated by taking 30% of the payor's
18        gross income minus 20% of the payee's gross income. The
19        amount calculated as maintenance, however, when added
20        to the gross income of the payee, may not result in the
21        payee receiving an amount that is in excess of 40% of
22        the combined gross income of the parties.
23            (B) The duration of an award under this paragraph
24        (1) shall be calculated by multiplying the length of
25        the marriage by whichever of the following factors
26        applies: 0-5 years (.20); 5-10 years (.40); 10-15 years

 

 

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1        (.60); or 15-20 years (.80). For a marriage of 20 or
2        more years, the court, in its discretion, shall order
3        either permanent maintenance or maintenance for a
4        period equal to the length of the marriage.
5        (2) Maintenance award not in accordance with
6    guidelines. Any non-guidelines award of maintenance shall
7    be made after the court's consideration of all relevant
8    factors set forth in subsection (a) of this Section.
9    (b-2) Findings. In each case involving the issue of
10maintenance, the court shall make specific findings of fact, as
11follows:
12        (1) the court shall state its reasoning for awarding or
13    not awarding maintenance and shall include references to
14    each relevant factor set forth in subsection (a) of this
15    Section; and
16        (2) if the court deviates from otherwise applicable
17    guidelines under paragraph (1) of subsection (b-1), it
18    shall state in its findings the amount of maintenance (if
19    determinable) or duration that would have been required
20    under the guidelines and the reasoning for any variance
21    from the guidelines.
22    (b-3) Gross income. For purposes of this Section, the term
23"gross income" means all income from all sources, within the
24scope of that phase in Section 505 of this Act.
25    (b-4) Unallocated maintenance. Unless the parties
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1maintenance and child support in any dissolution judgment or in
2any post-dissolution order. In its discretion, the court may
3order unallocated maintenance and child support in any
4pre-dissolution temporary order.
5    (b-4.5) Fixed-term maintenance in marriages of less than 10
6years. If a court grants maintenance for a fixed period under
7subsection (a) of this Section at the conclusion of a case
8commenced before the tenth anniversary of the marriage, the
9court may also designate the termination of the period during
10which this maintenance is to be paid as a "permanent
11termination". The effect of this designation is that
12maintenance is barred after the ending date of the period
13during which maintenance is to be paid.
14    (b-5) Interest on maintenance. Any maintenance obligation
15including any unallocated maintenance and child support
16obligation, or any portion of any support obligation, that
17becomes due and remains unpaid shall accrue simple interest as
18set forth in Section 505 of this Act.
19    (b-7) Maintenance judgments. Any new or existing
20maintenance order including any unallocated maintenance and
21child support order entered by the court under this Section
22shall be deemed to be a series of judgments against the person
23obligated to pay support thereunder. Each such judgment to be
24in the amount of each payment or installment of support and
25each such judgment to be deemed entered as of the date the
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1terms of the support order, except no judgment shall arise as
2to any installment coming due after the termination of
3maintenance as provided by Section 510 of the Illinois Marriage
4and Dissolution of Marriage Act or the provisions of any order
5for maintenance. Each such judgment shall have the full force,
6effect and attributes of any other judgment of this State,
7including the ability to be enforced. Notwithstanding any other
8State or local law to the contrary, a lien arises by operation
9of law against the real and personal property of the obligor
10for each installment of overdue support owed by the obligor.
11    (c) Maintenance during an appeal. The court may grant and
12enforce the payment of maintenance during the pendency of an
13appeal as the court shall deem reasonable and proper.
14    (d) Maintenance during imprisonment. No maintenance shall
15accrue during the period in which a party is imprisoned for
16failure to comply with the court's order for the payment of
17such maintenance.
18    (e) Fees when maintenance is paid through the clerk. When
19maintenance is to be paid through the clerk of the court in a
20county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the order shall direct
21the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition to the maintenance
22payments, all fees imposed by the county board under paragraph
23(3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of the Clerks of Courts
24Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an order for
25withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a separate
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1order of the Clerk.
2    (f) Maintenance secured by life insurance. An award ordered
3by a court upon entry of a dissolution judgment or upon entry
4of an award of maintenance following a reservation of
5maintenance in a dissolution judgment may be reasonably
6secured, in whole or in part, by life insurance on the payor's
7life on terms as to which the parties agree, or, if they do not
8agree, on such terms determined by the court, subject to the
9following:
10        (1) With respect to existing life insurance, provided
11    the court is apprised through evidence, stipulation, or
12    otherwise as to level of death benefits, premium, and other
13    relevant data and makes findings relative thereto, the
14    court may allocate death benefits, the right to assign
15    death benefits, or the obligation for future premium
16    payments between the parties as it deems just.
17        (2) To the extent the court determines that its award
18    should be secured, in whole or in part, by new life
19    insurance on the payor's life, the court may only order:
20            (i) that the payor cooperate on all appropriate
21        steps for the payee to obtain such new life insurance;
22        and
23            (ii) that the payee, at his or her sole option and
24        expense, may obtain such new life insurance on the
25        payor's life up to a maximum level of death benefit
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1        set by the court, such level not to exceed a reasonable
2        amount in light of the court's award, with the payee or
3        the payee's designee being the beneficiary of such life
4        insurance.
5    In determining the maximum level of death benefit coverage,
6    the court shall take into account all relevant facts and
7    circumstances, including the impact on access to life
8    insurance by the maintenance payor. If in resolving any
9    issues under paragraph (2) of this subsection (f) a court
10    reviews any submitted or proposed application for new
11    insurance on the life of a maintenance payor, the review
12    shall be in camera.
13        (3) A judgment shall expressly set forth that all death
14    benefits paid under life insurance on a payor's life
15    maintained or obtained pursuant to this subsection to
16    secure maintenance are designated as excludable from the
17    gross income of the maintenance payee under Section
18    71(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, unless an
19    agreement or stipulation of the parties otherwise
20    provides.
21(Source: P.A. 97-186, eff. 7-22-11; 97-608, eff. 1-1-12;
2297-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
23    (750 ILCS 5/505)  (from Ch. 40, par. 505)
24    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
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1separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, a
2proceeding for child support following dissolution of the
3marriage by a court that lacked personal jurisdiction over the
4absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a previous
5order for child support under Section 510 of this Act, or any
6proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act, the
7court may order either or both parents owing a duty of support
8to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable and
9necessary for the support of the child, without regard to
10marital misconduct. The duty of support owed to a child
11includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and
12necessary educational, physical, mental and emotional health
13needs of the child. For purposes of this Section, the term
14"child" shall include any child under age 18 and any child
15under age 19 who is still attending high school.
16        (1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of
17    support by using the following guidelines:
18Number of ChildrenPercent of Supporting Party's
19Net Income
20120%
21228%
22332%
23440%
24545%
256 or more50%
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1    unless the court finds that a deviation from the guidelines
2    is appropriate after considering the best interest of the
3    child in light of the evidence, including, but not limited
4    to, one or more of the following relevant factors:
5            (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
6            (b) the financial resources and needs of the
7        custodial parent;
8            (c) the standard of living the child would have
9        enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;
10            (d) the physical, mental, and emotional needs of
11        the child;
12            (d-5) the educational needs of the child; and
13            (e) the financial resources and needs of the
14        non-custodial parent.
15        If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court's
16    finding shall state the amount of support that would have
17    been required under the guidelines, if determinable. The
18    court shall include the reason or reasons for the variance
19    from the guidelines.
20        (2.5) The court, in its discretion, in addition to
21    setting child support pursuant to the guidelines and
22    factors, may order either or both parents owing a duty of
23    support to a child of the marriage to contribute to the
24    following expenses, if determined by the court to be
25    reasonable:
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1            (b) child care;
2            (c) education; and
3            (d) extracurricular activities.
4        (3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income
5    from all sources, minus the following deductions:
6            (a) Federal income tax (properly calculated
7        withholding or estimated payments);
8            (b) State income tax (properly calculated
9        withholding or estimated payments);
10            (c) Social Security (FICA payments);
11            (d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by
12        law or as a condition of employment;
13            (e) Union dues;
14            (f) Dependent and individual
15        health/hospitalization insurance premiums and premiums
16        for life insurance ordered by the court to reasonably
17        secure payment of ordered child support;
18            (g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance
19        actually paid pursuant to a court order;
20            (g-5) Obligations pursuant to a court order for
21        maintenance in the pending proceeding actually paid or
22        payable under Section 504 to the same party to whom
23        child support is to be payable;
24            (h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that
25        represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the
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1        to preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures
2        for the benefit of the child and the other parent,
3        exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income
4        in determining the minimum amount of support to be
5        ordered only for the period that such payments are due
6        and shall enter an order containing provisions for its
7        self-executing modification upon termination of such
8        payment period;
9            (i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of
10        Children and Family Services for providing licensed
11        foster care to a foster child.
12        (4) In cases where the court order provides for
13    health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to
14    Section 505.2 of this Act, the premiums for that insurance,
15    or that portion of the premiums for which the supporting
16    party is responsible in the case of insurance provided
17    through an employer's health insurance plan where the
18    employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be
19    subtracted from net income in determining the minimum
20    amount of support to be ordered.
21        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
22    dissolution of the marriage by a court that lacked personal
23    jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in which the court
24    is requiring payment of support for the period before the
25    date an order for current support is entered, there is a
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1    income for the prior period was the same as his or her net
2    income at the time the order for current support is
3    entered.
4        (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of
5    default or any other reason, the court shall order support
6    in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.
7    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
8    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
9    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
10    dollar amount because all or a portion of the payor's net
11    income is uncertain as to source, time of payment, or
12    amount, the court may order a percentage amount of support
13    in addition to a specific dollar amount and enter such
14    other orders as may be necessary to determine and enforce,
15    on a timely basis, the applicable support ordered.
16        (6) If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served
17    with a request for discovery of financial information
18    relating to the non-custodial parent's ability to provide
19    child support, (ii) the non-custodial parent failed to
20    comply with the request, despite having been ordered to do
21    so by the court, and (iii) the non-custodial parent is not
22    present at the hearing to determine support despite having
23    received proper notice, then any relevant financial
24    information concerning the non-custodial parent's ability
25    to provide child support that was obtained pursuant to
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1    without the need to establish any further foundation for
2    its admission.
3    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on
4the respondent's failure to make support payments as required
5by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the respondent in
6contempt for that failure may be served on the respondent by
7personal service or by regular mail addressed to the
8respondent's last known address. The respondent's last known
9address may be determined from records of the clerk of the
10court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders,
11or by any other reasonable means.
12    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
13support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
14addition to other penalties provided by law the Court may,
15after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the
16parent be:
17        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
18    probation as the Court deems advisable;
19        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not
20    to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the Court may
21    permit the parent to be released for periods of time during
22    the day or night to:
23            (A) work; or
24            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
25        occupation.
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1of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
2the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent having custody
3or to the guardian having custody of the children of the
4sentenced parent for the support of said children until further
5order of the Court.
6    If a parent who is found guilty of contempt for failure to
7comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a
8business or who is self-employed, the court in addition to
9other penalties provided by law may order that the parent do
10one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly
11financial statements showing income and expenses from the
12business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and
13report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or
14other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or
15(iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job
16search services to find employment that will be subject to
17withholding for child support.
18    If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to
19render no financial separation between a non-custodial parent
20and another person or persons or business entity, the court may
21pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
22entity to discover assets of the non-custodial parent held in
23the name of that person, those persons, or that business
24entity. The following circumstances are sufficient to
25authorize a court to order discovery of the assets of a person,
26persons, or business entity and to compel the application of

 

 

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1any discovered assets toward payment on the judgment for
2support:
3        (1) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
4    or business entity maintain records together.
5        (2) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
6    or business entity fail to maintain an arm's length
7    relationship between themselves with regard to any assets.
8        (3) the non-custodial parent transfers assets to the
9    person, persons, or business entity with the intent to
10    perpetrate a fraud on the custodial parent.
11    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
12entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
13fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
14holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
15the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
16Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the
17office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
18real property is located.
19    The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90
20days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
21adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation
22or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be
23suspended until the court determines that the parent is in
24compliance with the order of support. The court may also order
25that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility
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1employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section
27-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit
3court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges
4of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial
5responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
6forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the
7authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend
8the parent's driving privileges until further order of the
9court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the
10provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
11issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the
12parent.
13    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
14imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
15constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
16Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person
17convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
18that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
19requirement that the person perform community service under
20Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
21program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
22required to participate in a work alternative program under
23Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating
24in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.
25    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
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1of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
2that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
3shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
4the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
5modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
6that a support obligation required under the order, or any
7portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
8becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
9excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
10extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
11interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
12Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
13support does not affect the validity of the order or the
14accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
15    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
16of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has
17accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
18shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
1910-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
20the court upon petition.
21    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
22under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
23against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
24such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
25installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
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1becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such
2judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
3any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
4enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
5contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real
6and personal property of the noncustodial parent for each
7installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
8    (e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of
9the court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the
10order shall direct the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition
11to the child support payments, all fees imposed by the county
12board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of
13the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an
14order for withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a
15separate instrument from the support payment and shall be made
16to the order of the Clerk.
17    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
18include a provision requiring the obligor to notify the court
19and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and spouse
20services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
21Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within 7 days,
22(i) of the name and address of any new employer of the obligor,
23(ii) whether the obligor has access to health insurance
24coverage through the employer or other group coverage and, if
25so, the policy name and number and the names of persons covered
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1address or telephone number of the non-custodial parent. In any
2subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a sufficient
3showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the
4location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or
5provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the
6last known address of the non-custodial parent in any manner
7expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Act,
8which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
9    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
10current support obligation terminates. The termination date
11shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
12the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
13not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
1418, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
15earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
16will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
17of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
18date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
19that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
20prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
21order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
22    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
23those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
24Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
25termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
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1child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
2the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
3that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
4continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
5periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
6delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
7periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
8arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
9toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
10enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
11enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
12limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
13Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
14after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
15General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
16of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
17statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
18of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
19subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
20be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
21modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
22establishment or modification of an order for support of a
23non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
24this Act.
25    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
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1the clerk of court within 10 days each time the obligor obtains
2new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
3terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
4shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
5address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
6or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
7nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
8indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
9failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
10amount of the child support that should have been paid during
11the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
12this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
13obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
14residence within 5 days of the change except when the court
15finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party
16or that of a child, or both, would be seriously endangered by
17disclosure of the party's address.
18    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
19driver's license suspension, or other child support
20enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
21criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
22emancipation of the minor child or children.
23(Source: P.A. 97-186, eff. 7-22-11; 97-608, eff. 1-1-12;
2497-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-878, eff. 8-2-12; 97-941, eff. 1-1-13;
2597-1029, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)