Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 4/24/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1111 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1111 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of 
5Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 105 as follows:
 


6    (750 ILCS 5/105)  (from Ch. 40, par. 105)



7    Sec. 105. Application of Civil Practice Law.)

8    (a) The
The provisions
of the Civil Practice Law shall 
9apply to all proceedings under
this Act, except as otherwise 
10provided in this Act.
11    (b) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal 
12separation
or declaration of invalidity of marriage shall be 
13entitled "In re
the Marriage of ... and ...".  A parental 
14responsibility allocation or support proceeding shall
be 
15entitled "In re the (Parental Responsibility) (Support) of 
16...".

 
 
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1    (c) The initial pleading in all proceedings under this Act 
2shall
be denominated a petition.  A responsive pleading shall 
3be denominated
a response.  If new matter by way of defense is 
4pleaded in the response, a reply may be filed by the 
5petitioner, but the failure to reply is not an admission of the 
6legal sufficiency of the new matter. All other pleadings under 
7this Act shall be denominated as
provided in the Civil 
8Practice Law.

9    (d) As used in this Section, "pleadings" includes any 
10petition or motion filed in the dissolution of marriage case 
11which, if independently filed, would constitute a separate 
12cause of action, including, but not limited to, actions for 
13declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and orders of 
14protection. Actions under this subsection are subject to 
15motions filed pursuant to Sections 2-615 and 2-619 of the Code 
16of Civil Procedure. 
17(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)".