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91_HB1731
LRB9103535SMdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing
2 Section 10-2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 changing Section 10-2 as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/10-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-2)
8 Sec. 10-2. Extent of Liability. A husband is liable for
9 the support of his wife and a wife for the support of her
10 husband. The parents are severally liable for the support of
11 any child under age 21, except that a parent is not liable
12 for a child age 18 or over if the such child is not living
13 with the parent or parents, and a parent is not liable for a
14 child of any age if the child has married and is not living
15 with the parent or parents. A child shall be considered to be
16 living with the parent or parents if the such child is absent
17 from the parent's or parents' home only in order to regularly
18 attend a school, college or university or to receive
19 technical training designed for preparation for gainful
20 employment. The term "child" includes a child born out of
21 wedlock, or legally adopted child.
22 In addition to the primary obligation of support imposed
23 upon responsible relatives, such relatives, if individually
24 or together in any combination they have sufficient income or
25 other resources to support a needy person, in whole or in
26 part, shall be liable for any financial aid extended under
27 this Code to a person for whose support they are responsible,
28 including amounts expended for funeral and burial costs.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-641, eff. 8-9-96; 90-18, eff. 7-1-97.)