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SB3147 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024
SB3147

Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Emil Jones, III

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

750 ILCS 46/Art. 6 heading
750 ILCS 46/601
750 ILCS 46/602
    Amends the Parentage Act of 2015. Provides that regardless of how paternity is established under this Act, an allocation of parental responsibilities and child support must also be established under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.

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A BILL FOR

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1     AN ACT concerning civil law.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Illinois Good
5 Dads Act.

6     Section 5. The Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 is amended
7 by changing the heading of Article 6 and Sections 601 and 602
8 as follows:

9     (750 ILCS 46/Art. 6 heading)
10 ARTICLE 6. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE ; ALLOCATION OF
11 PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
12 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

13     (750 ILCS 46/601)
14     Sec. 601. Proceeding authorized. A civil proceeding may be
15 maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child. The
16 proceeding is governed by the Code of Civil Procedure and
17 Illinois Supreme Court Rules. Administrative proceedings
18 adjudicating paternity shall be governed by Section 10-17.7 of
19 the Illinois Public Aid Code. Regardless of how paternity is
20 established in an action under this Section, an allocation of
21 parental responsibilities and child support must also be

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1 established under Parts V and VI of the Illinois Marriage and
2 Dissolution of Marriage Act.
3 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

4     (750 ILCS 46/602)
5     Sec. 602. Standing. A complaint to adjudicate parentage
6 and allocate parental responsibilities shall be verified,
7 shall be designated a petition, and shall name the person or
8 persons alleged to be the parent of the child. Subject to
9 Article 3 and Sections 607, 608, and 609 of this Act, a
10 proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:
11         (a) the child;
12         (b) the mother of the child;
13         (c) a pregnant woman;
14         (d) a man presumed or alleging himself to be the
15     parent of the child;
16         (e) a woman presumed or alleging herself to be the
17     parent of the child;
18         (f) the support-enforcement agency or other
19     governmental agency authorized by other law;
20         (g) any person or public agency that has physical
21     possession of or has custody of or has been allocated
22     parental responsibilities for, is providing financial
23     support to, or has provided financial support to the
24     child;
25         (h) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services

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1     if it is providing, or has provided, financial support to
2     the child or if it is assisting with child support
3     collections services;
4         (i) an authorized adoption agency or licensed child
5     welfare agency;
6         (j) a representative authorized by law to act for an
7     individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a
8     proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor;
9     or
10         (k) an intended parent.
11 (Source: P.A. 103-501, eff. 1-1-24.)

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