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Bill Status of SB2197 100th General Assembly

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Short Description: DISSOLUTION-CUSTODY-PRESUMPTN

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Mattie Hunter

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

750 ILCS 5/602

from Ch. 40, par. 602

750 ILCS 5/603

from Ch. 40, par. 603

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that it is presumed that each parent is fit and that a fit parent acts in the best interest of his or her child, unless either presumption is rebutted. It is presumed that, absent a written parental agreement on residential time-sharing arrangements for a child, it is in the best interest of the child to reside with each parent for an equal period of time. Provides that in a proceeding for a temporary child custody order or a parenting time order, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interest of the child to order joint custody and to allocate parenting time to each parent for an equal period of time, absent a written parental agreement to the contrary. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/10/2011	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/2/2011	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
3/18/2011	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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