101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2532

 

Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen Willis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/10-1  from Ch. 23, par. 10-1
305 ILCS 5/10-2  from Ch. 23, par. 10-2
305 ILCS 5/10-17  from Ch. 23, par. 10-17
305 ILCS 5/10-17.05 new
750 ILCS 5/510  from Ch. 40, par. 510
750 ILCS 5/513.6 new
750 ILCS 5/513.7 new
750 ILCS 46/802
750 ILCS 46/906 new
750 ILCS 46/907 new

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning child support obligations, provides that the liability for the support of a child does not require a previous court order for custody and shall be in conjunction with the child support guidelines set forth in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the obligation to support, as provided under the Code, shall be concurrent to any other appropriate State law. Provides that an action to establish or enforce a support obligation, under the Code or under any other Act providing for the support of a child, may be brought subsequent to an adjudication dismissing that action based on specified reasons. Provides that in regard to certain cases, actions and remedies under the Code, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or other State laws shall be cumulative and shall be used in conjunction with one another, as appropriate. Makes corresponding and other changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.


LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB2532LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1    AN ACT concerning child support.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5changing Sections 10-1, 10-2, and 10-17 and by adding Section
610-17.05 as follows:
 
7    (305 ILCS 5/10-1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-1)
8    Sec. 10-1. Declaration of Public Policy - Persons Eligible
9for Child Support Enforcement Services - Fees for
10Non-Applicants and Non-Recipients.) It is the intent of this
11Code that the financial aid and social welfare services herein
12provided supplement rather than supplant the primary and
13continuing obligation of the family unit for self-support to
14the fullest extent permitted by the resources available to it.
15This primary and continuing obligation applies whether the
16family unit of parents and children or of husband and wife
17remains intact and resides in a common household or whether the
18unit has been broken by absence of one or more members of the
19unit. The obligation of the family unit is particularly
20applicable when a member is in necessitous circumstances and
21lacks the means of a livelihood compatible with health and
22well-being.
23    It is the purpose of this Article to provide for locating

 

 

HB2532- 2 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1an absent parent or spouse, for determining his financial
2circumstances, and for enforcing his legal obligation of
3support, if he is able to furnish support, in whole or in part.
4The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall give
5priority to establishing, enforcing and collecting the current
6support obligation, and then to past due support owed to the
7family unit, except with respect to collections effected
8through the intercept programs provided for in this Article.
9Establishment or enforcement actions under this Article do not
10require a previous court order for custody or allocation of
11parental responsibilities.
12    The child support enforcement services provided hereunder
13shall be furnished dependents of an absent parent or spouse who
14are applicants for or recipients of financial aid under this
15Code. It is not, however, a condition of eligibility for
16financial aid that there be no responsible relatives who are
17reasonably able to provide support. Nor, except as provided in
18Sections 4-1.7 and 10-8, shall the existence of such relatives
19or their payment of support contributions disqualify a needy
20person for financial aid.
21    By accepting financial aid under this Code, a spouse or a
22parent or other person having physical or legal custody of a
23child shall be deemed to have made assignment to the Illinois
24Department for aid under Articles III, IV, V and VII or to a
25local governmental unit for aid under Article VI of any and all
26rights, title, and interest in any support obligation,

 

 

HB2532- 3 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1including statutory interest thereon, up to the amount of
2financial aid provided. The rights to support assigned to the
3Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
4Illinois Department of Public Aid) or local governmental unit
5shall constitute an obligation owed the State or local
6governmental unit by the person who is responsible for
7providing the support, and shall be collectible under all
8applicable processes.
9    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall also
10furnish the child support enforcement services established
11under this Article in behalf of persons who are not applicants
12for or recipients of financial aid under this Code in
13accordance with the requirements of Title IV, Part D of the
14Social Security Act. The Department may establish a schedule of
15reasonable fees, to be paid for the services provided and may
16deduct a collection fee, not to exceed 10% of the amount
17collected, from such collection. The Department of Healthcare
18and Family Services shall cause to be published and distributed
19publications reasonably calculated to inform the public that
20individuals who are not recipients of or applicants for public
21aid under this Code are eligible for the child support
22enforcement services under this Article X. Such publications
23shall set forth an explanation, in plain language, that the
24child support enforcement services program is independent of
25any public aid program under the Code and that the receiving of
26child support enforcement services in no way implies that the

 

 

HB2532- 4 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1person receiving such services is receiving public aid.
2(Source: P.A. 94-90, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
3    (305 ILCS 5/10-2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-2)
4    Sec. 10-2. Extent of Liability. A husband is liable for the
5support of his wife and a wife for the support of her husband.
6Unless the child is otherwise emancipated, the parents are
7severally liable for the support of any child under age 18, and
8for any child aged 18 who is attending high school, until that
9child graduates from high school, or attains the age of 19,
10whichever is earlier. The term "child" includes a child born
11out of wedlock, or legally adopted child.
12    The liability for the support of a child provided for in
13this Article does not require a previous court order for
14custody and shall be in conjunction with the guidelines set
15forth in Section 505 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution
16of Marriage Act, as provided for in Section 10-10 of this
17Article. The obligation to support as provided under this
18Article shall be concurrent to any other appropriate State law.
19    This Article does not create, enlarge, abrogate, or
20diminish parental rights or duties under other laws of this
21State, including the common law.
22    An action to establish or enforce a support obligation,
23under this Article or under any other Act providing for the
24support of a child, may be brought subsequent to an
25adjudication dismissing that action based on any of the

 

 

HB2532- 5 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1following reasons: (i) that no duty of support exists under
2this Article because this Article requires a previous court
3order for custody or for the allocation of parental
4responsibilities (as no such requirement exists under this
5Article); (ii) that there is no common law duty of support (as
6a common law duty of support is recognized as a valid basis for
7child support); and (iii) that there is no duty of support
8under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 because a judgment of
9paternity results in a de facto custody order or an order for
10the allocation of parental responsibilities (as this ignores
11the cumulative nature of the Acts and the plain language of the
12statute permitting an explicit reservation of the issue).
13    In addition to the primary obligation of support imposed
14upon responsible relatives, such relatives, if individually or
15together in any combination they have sufficient income or
16other resources to support a needy person, in whole or in part,
17shall be liable for any financial aid extended under this Code
18to a person for whose support they are responsible, including
19amounts expended for funeral and burial costs.
20(Source: P.A. 92-876, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
21    (305 ILCS 5/10-17)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-17)
22    Sec. 10-17. Other Actions and Remedies for Support. The
23procedures, actions and remedies provided in this Article shall
24in no way be exclusive, but shall be available in addition to
25other actions and remedies of support, including, but not by

 

 

HB2532- 6 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1way of limitation, the remedies provided in (a) the Illinois
2Parentage Act of 2015; (b) the "Non-Support of Spouse and
3Children Act", approved June 24, 1915, as amended; (b-5) the
4Non-Support Punishment Act; and (c) the Illinois Marriage and
5Dissolution of Marriage Act; (d) the Uniform Child-Custody
6Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; (e) the Uniform Interstate
7Family Support Act; and (f) the common law. the "Revised
8Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act", approved
9August 28, 1969, as amended.
10    This Article does not create, enlarge, abrogate, or
11diminish parental rights or duties under other laws of this
12State, including the common law.
13(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
14    (305 ILCS 5/10-17.05 new)
15    Sec. 10-17.05. Actions and remedies for support; other
16State laws. In regard to cases filed under the Uniform
17Interstate Family Support Act, in order to give full force and
18effect to the intent of this Article, the Uniform Interstate
19Family Support Act, and other State laws, and notwithstanding
20any other State or local law to the contrary, actions and
21remedies under this Article, the Uniform Interstate Family
22Support Act, or other State laws shall be cumulative and shall
23be used in conjunction with one another, as appropriate.
24Actions and remedies under the Uniform Interstate Family
25Support Act shall not require a custody or visitation

 

 

HB2532- 7 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1determination as a prerequisite to a determination of a support
2obligation. If a custody or visitation determination is not
3permitted under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, this
4determination may be made under another appropriate State law,
5assuming the court has authority to make the decision under the
6appropriate State law.
 
7    Section 10. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
8Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 510 and by adding
9Sections 513.6 and 513.7 as follows:
 
10    (750 ILCS 5/510)  (from Ch. 40, par. 510)
11    Sec. 510. Modification and termination of provisions for
12maintenance, support, educational expenses, and property
13disposition.
14    (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f) of
15Section 502 and in subsection (b), clause (3) of Section 505.2,
16the provisions of any judgment respecting maintenance or
17support may be modified only as to installments accruing
18subsequent to due notice by the moving party of the filing of
19the motion for modification. An order for child support may be
20modified as follows:
21        (1) upon a showing of a substantial change in
22    circumstances; and
23        (2) without the necessity of showing a substantial
24    change in circumstances, as follows:

 

 

HB2532- 8 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1            (A) upon a showing of an inconsistency of at least
2        20%, but no less than $10 per month, between the amount
3        of the existing order and the amount of child support
4        that results from application of the guidelines
5        specified in Section 505 of this Act unless the
6        inconsistency is due to the fact that the amount of the
7        existing order resulted from a deviation from the
8        guideline amount and there has not been a change in the
9        circumstances that resulted in that deviation; or
10            (B) upon a showing of a need to provide for the
11        health care needs of the child under the order through
12        health insurance or other means. In no event shall the
13        eligibility for or receipt of medical assistance be
14        considered to meet the need to provide for the child's
15        health care needs.
16    The provisions of subparagraph (a)(2)(A) shall apply only
17in cases in which a party is receiving child support
18enforcement services from the Department of Healthcare and
19Family Services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid
20Code, and only when at least 36 months have elapsed since the
21order for child support was entered or last modified.
22    The court may grant a petition for modification that seeks
23to apply the changes made to subsection (a) of Section 505 by
24Public Act 99-764 to an order entered before the effective date
25of Public Act 99-764 only upon a finding of a substantial
26change in circumstances that warrants application of the

 

 

HB2532- 9 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1changes. The enactment of Public Act 99-764 itself does not
2constitute a substantial change in circumstances warranting a
3modification.
4    (a-5) An order for maintenance may be modified or
5terminated only upon a showing of a substantial change in
6circumstances. The court may grant a petition for modification
7that seeks to apply the changes made to Section 504 by this
8amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to an order
9entered before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
10100th General Assembly only upon a finding of a substantial
11change in circumstances that warrants application of the
12changes. The enactment of this amendatory Act of the 100th
13General Assembly itself does not constitute a substantial
14change in circumstances warranting a modification. In all such
15proceedings, as well as in proceedings in which maintenance is
16being reviewed, the court shall consider the applicable factors
17set forth in subsection (a) of Section 504 and the following
18factors:
19        (1) any change in the employment status of either party
20    and whether the change has been made in good faith;
21        (2) the efforts, if any, made by the party receiving
22    maintenance to become self-supporting, and the
23    reasonableness of the efforts where they are appropriate;
24        (3) any impairment of the present and future earning
25    capacity of either party;
26        (4) the tax consequences of the maintenance payments

 

 

HB2532- 10 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1    upon the respective economic circumstances of the parties;
2        (5) the duration of the maintenance payments
3    previously paid (and remaining to be paid) relative to the
4    length of the marriage;
5        (6) the property, including retirement benefits,
6    awarded to each party under the judgment of dissolution of
7    marriage, judgment of legal separation, or judgment of
8    declaration of invalidity of marriage and the present
9    status of the property;
10        (7) the increase or decrease in each party's income
11    since the prior judgment or order from which a review,
12    modification, or termination is being sought;
13        (8) the property acquired and currently owned by each
14    party after the entry of the judgment of dissolution of
15    marriage, judgment of legal separation, or judgment of
16    declaration of invalidity of marriage; and
17        (9) any other factor that the court expressly finds to
18    be just and equitable.
19    (a-6) (Blank).
20    (b) The provisions as to property disposition may not be
21revoked or modified, unless the court finds the existence of
22conditions that justify the reopening of a judgment under the
23laws of this State.
24    (c) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in a written
25agreement set forth in the judgment or otherwise approved by
26the court, the obligation to pay future maintenance is

 

 

HB2532- 11 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1terminated upon the death of either party, or the remarriage of
2the party receiving maintenance, or if the party receiving
3maintenance cohabits with another person on a resident,
4continuing conjugal basis. An obligor's obligation to pay
5maintenance or unallocated maintenance terminates by operation
6of law on the date the obligee remarries or the date the court
7finds cohabitation began. The obligor is entitled to
8reimbursement for all maintenance paid from that date forward.
9Any termination of an obligation for maintenance as a result of
10the death of the obligor, however, shall be inapplicable to any
11right of the other party or such other party's designee to
12receive a death benefit under such insurance on the obligor's
13life. An obligee must advise the obligor of his or her
14intention to marry at least 30 days before the remarriage,
15unless the decision is made within this time period. In that
16event, he or she must notify the obligor within 72 hours of
17getting married.
18    (c-5) In an adjudicated case, the court shall make specific
19factual findings as to the reason for the modification as well
20as the amount, nature, and duration of the modified maintenance
21award.
22    (d) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, or as agreed in
23writing or expressly provided in the judgment, provisions for
24the support of a child are terminated by emancipation of the
25child, or if the child has attained the age of 18 and is still
26attending high school, provisions for the support of the child

 

 

HB2532- 12 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1are terminated upon the date that the child graduates from high
2school or the date the child attains the age of 19, whichever
3is earlier, but not by the death of a parent obligated to
4support or educate the child. An existing obligation to pay for
5support or educational expenses, or both, is not terminated by
6the death of a parent. When a parent obligated to pay support
7or educational expenses, or both, dies, the amount of support
8or educational expenses, or both, may be enforced, modified,
9revoked or commuted to a lump sum payment, as equity may
10require, and that determination may be provided for at the time
11of the dissolution of the marriage or thereafter.
12    (e) The right to petition for support or educational
13expenses, or both, under Sections 505, 513, and 513.5 is not
14extinguished by the death of a parent. Upon a petition filed
15before or after a parent's death, the court may award sums of
16money out of the decedent's estate for the child's support or
17educational expenses, or both, as equity may require. The time
18within which a claim may be filed against the estate of a
19decedent under Sections 505 and 513 and subsection (d) and this
20subsection shall be governed by the provisions of the Probate
21Act of 1975, as a barrable, noncontingent claim.
22    (f) A petition to modify or terminate child support or the
23allocation of parental responsibilities, including parenting
24time, shall not delay any child support enforcement litigation
25or supplementary proceeding on behalf of the obligee,
26including, but not limited to, a petition for a rule to show

 

 

HB2532- 13 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1cause, for non-wage garnishment, or for a restraining order.
2(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-764, eff. 7-1-17; 100-15,
3eff. 7-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-923, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
4    (750 ILCS 5/513.6 new)
5    Sec. 513.6. Other actions and remedies for support. The
6procedures, actions, and remedies provided in this Act shall in
7no way be exclusive, but shall be available in addition to
8other actions and remedies of support, including, but not by
9way of limitation, the remedies provided in (i) the Illinois
10Parentage Act of 2015; (ii) the Non-Support Punishment Act;
11(iii) the Illinois Public Aid Code; (iv) the Uniform
12Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; (v) the
13Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; and (vi) the common law.
14    This Act does not create, enlarge, abrogate, or diminish
15parental rights or duties under other laws of this State,
16including the common law.
 
17    (750 ILCS 5/513.7 new)
18    Sec. 513.7. Actions and remedies for support; other State
19laws. In regard to cases filed under the Uniform Interstate
20Family Support Act, in order to give full force and effect to
21the intent of this Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support
22Act, and other State laws, and notwithstanding any other State
23or local law to the contrary, actions and remedies under this
24Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or other State

 

 

HB2532- 14 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1laws shall be cumulative and shall be used in conjunction with
2one another, as appropriate. Actions and remedies under the
3Uniform Interstate Family Support Act shall not require a
4custody or visitation determination as a prerequisite to a
5determination of a support obligation. If a custody or
6visitation determination is not permitted under the Uniform
7Interstate Family Support Act, this determination may be made
8under another appropriate State law, assuming the court has
9authority to make the decision under the appropriate State law.
 
10    Section 15. The Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 is amended
11by changing Section 802 and by adding Sections 906 and 907 as
12follows:
 
13    (750 ILCS 46/802)
14    Sec. 802. Judgment.
15    (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a
16person alleged or claiming to be the parent is the parent of
17the child. An order adjudicating parentage must identify the
18child by name and date of birth.
19    The court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's
20fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs, necessary travel
21expenses, and other reasonable expenses incurred in a
22proceeding under this Act. The court may award attorney's fees,
23which may be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the
24order in the attorney's own name. The court may not assess

 

 

HB2532- 15 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1fees, costs, or expenses against the support-enforcement
2agency of this State or another state, except as provided by
3other law.
4    The judgment shall contain or explicitly reserve
5provisions concerning any duty and amount of child support and
6may contain or explicitly reserve provisions concerning the
7allocation of parental responsibilities or guardianship of the
8child, parenting time privileges with the child, and the
9furnishing of bond or other security for the payment of the
10judgment, which the court shall determine in accordance with
11the relevant factors set forth in the Illinois Marriage and
12Dissolution of Marriage Act and any other applicable law of
13this State, to guide the court in a finding in the best
14interests of the child. In determining the allocation of
15parental responsibilities, relocation, parenting time,
16parenting time interference, support for a non-minor disabled
17child, educational expenses for a non-minor child, and related
18post-judgment issues, the court shall apply the relevant
19standards of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
20Act. Specifically, in determining the amount of a child support
21award, the court shall use the guidelines and standards set
22forth in subsection (a) of Section 505 and in Section 505.2 of
23the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. The
24court shall order all child support payments, determined in
25accordance with such guidelines, to commence with the date
26summons is served. The level of current periodic support

 

 

HB2532- 16 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1payments shall not be reduced because of payments set for the
2period prior to the date of entry of the support order.
3    (b) In an action brought within 2 years after a child's
4birth, the judgment or order may direct either parent to pay
5the reasonable expenses incurred by either parent or the
6Department of Healthcare and Family Services related to the
7mother's pregnancy and the delivery of the child.
8    (c) In the absence of an explicit order or judgment for the
9allocation of parental responsibilities, to the extent the
10court has authority under the Uniform Child-Custody
11Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act or any other appropriate State
12law, the establishment of a child support obligation or the
13allocation of parenting time to one parent shall be construed
14as an order or judgment allocating all parental
15responsibilities to the other parent. If the parentage order or
16judgment contains no such provisions, all parental
17responsibilities shall be presumed to be allocated to the
18mother; however, the presumption shall not apply if the child
19has resided primarily with the other parent for at least 6
20months prior to the date that the mother seeks to enforce the
21order or judgment of parentage.
22    (c-5) Notwithstanding the limitations regarding the
23establishment of custody under the Uniform Interstate Family
24Support Act, that Act is not exclusive, and custody or
25allocation of parental responsibilities may be determined
26concurrently under other appropriate State laws, where this

 

 

HB2532- 17 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1determination may be validly made.
2    (d) The court, if necessary to protect and promote the best
3interests of the child, may set aside a portion of the
4separately held estates of the parties in a separate fund or
5trust for the support, education, physical and mental health,
6and general welfare of a minor or mentally or physically
7disabled child of the parties.
8    (e) The court may order child support payments to be made
9for a period prior to the commencement of the action. In
10determining whether and to what extent the payments shall be
11made for the prior period, the court shall consider all
12relevant facts, including but not limited to:
13        (1) The factors for determining the amount of support
14    specified in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
15    Marriage Act.
16        (2) The prior knowledge of the person obligated to pay
17    support of the fact and circumstances of the child's birth.
18        (3) The father's prior willingness or refusal to help
19    raise or support the child.
20        (4) The extent to which the mother or the public agency
21    bringing the action previously informed the person
22    obligated to pay support of the child's needs or attempted
23    to seek or require the help of the person obligated to pay
24    support in raising or supporting the child.
25        (5) The reasons the mother or the public agency did not
26    file the action earlier.

 

 

HB2532- 18 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1        (6) The extent to which the person obligated to pay
2    support would be prejudiced by the delay in bringing the
3    action.
4    For purposes of determining the amount of child support to
5be paid for the period before the date the order for current
6child support is entered, there is a rebuttable presumption
7that the net income of the person obligated to pay support for
8the prior period was the same as the net income of the person
9obligated to pay support at the time the order for current
10child support is entered.
11    If (i) the person obligated to pay support was properly
12served with a request for discovery of financial information
13relating to the ability to provide child support of the person
14obligated to pay support; (ii) the person obligated to pay
15support failed to comply with the request, despite having been
16ordered to do so by the court; and (iii) the person obligated
17to pay support is not present at the hearing to determine
18support despite having received proper notice, then any
19relevant financial information concerning the ability to
20provide child support of the person obligated to pay support
21that was obtained pursuant to subpoena and proper notice shall
22be admitted into evidence without the need to establish any
23further foundation for its admission.
24    (f) A new or existing support order entered by the court
25under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
26against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each

 

 

HB2532- 19 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1judgment to be in the amount of each payment or installment of
2support and each judgment to be deemed entered as of the date
3the corresponding payment or installment becomes due under the
4terms of the support order. Each judgment shall have the full
5force, effect, and attributes of any other judgment of this
6State, including the ability to be enforced. A judgment under
7this Section is subject to modification or termination only in
8accordance with Section 510 of the Illinois Marriage and
9Dissolution of Marriage Act. Notwithstanding any State or local
10law to the contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against
11the real and personal property of the noncustodial parent for
12each installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial
13parent.
14    (g) If the judgment or order of the court is at variance
15with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order that
16a new birth certificate be issued under the Vital Records Act.
17    (h) On the request of both parents, the court shall order a
18change in the child's name.
19    (i) After hearing evidence, the court may stay payment of
20support during the period of the father's minority or period of
21disability.
22    (j) If, upon a showing of proper service, the father fails
23to appear in court or otherwise appear as provided by law, the
24court may proceed to hear the cause upon testimony of the
25mother or other parties taken in open court and shall enter a
26judgment by default. The court may reserve any order as to the

 

 

HB2532- 20 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1amount of child support until the father has received notice,
2by regular mail, of a hearing on the matter.
3    (k) An order for support, when entered or modified, shall
4include a provision requiring the non-custodial parent to
5notify the court and, in cases in which a party is receiving
6child support enforcement services under Article X of the
7Illinois Public Aid Code, the Department of Healthcare and
8Family Services, within 7 days: (i) of the name and address of
9any new employer of the non-custodial parent; (ii) whether the
10non-custodial parent has access to health insurance coverage
11through the employer or other group coverage and, if so, of the
12policy name and number and the names of adults and initials of
13minors covered under the policy; and (iii) of any new
14residential or mailing address or telephone number of the
15non-custodial parent. In a subsequent action to enforce a
16support order, upon a sufficient showing that a diligent effort
17has been made to ascertain the location of the non-custodial
18parent, service of process or provision of notice necessary in
19the case may be made at the last known address of the
20non-custodial parent in any manner expressly provided by this
21Act or the Code of Civil Procedure, and shall be sufficient for
22purposes of due process.
23    (l) An order for support shall include a date on which the
24current support obligation terminates. The termination date
25shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
26the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will

 

 

HB2532- 21 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
218, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
3earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
4will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
5of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
6date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
7that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
8prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
9order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
10    (m) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
11those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
12Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
13termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
14is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
15child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
16the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
17that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
18continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
19periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
20delinquency. The periodic payment shall be in addition to any
21periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
22arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
23toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
24enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
25enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
26limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for

 

 

HB2532- 22 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified must
2contain a statement notifying the parties of the requirements
3of this subsection. Failure to include the statement in the
4order for support does not affect the validity of the order or
5the operation of the provisions of this subsection with regard
6to the order. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent
7or affect the establishment or modification of an order for
8support of a minor child or the establishment or modification
9of an order for support of a non-minor child or educational
10expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and
11Dissolution of Marriage Act.
12    (n) An order entered under this Section shall include a
13provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and to
14the clerk of court within 7 days each time the obligor obtains
15new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
16terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
17shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
18address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
19or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
20nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
21indirect criminal contempt. For an obligor arrested for failure
22to report new employment, bond shall be set in the amount of
23the child support that should have been paid during the period
24of unreported employment. An order entered under this Section
25shall also include a provision requiring the obligor and
26obligee parents to advise each other of a change in residence

 

 

HB2532- 23 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1within 5 days of the change except when the court finds that
2the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party or that of
3a minor child, or both, would be seriously endangered by
4disclosure of the party's address.
5(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
6    (750 ILCS 46/906 new)
7    Sec. 906. Other actions and remedies for support. The
8procedures, actions, and remedies provided in this Act shall in
9no way be exclusive, but shall be available in addition to
10other actions and remedies of support, including, but not by
11way of limitation, the remedies provided in (i) the Illinois
12Parentage Act of 2015; (ii) the Non-Support Punishment Act;
13(iii) the Illinois Public Aid Code; (iv) the Uniform
14Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; (v) the
15Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; and (vi) the common law.
16    This Act does not create, enlarge, abrogate, or diminish
17parental rights or duties under other laws of this State,
18including the common law.
 
19    (750 ILCS 46/907 new)
20    Sec. 907. Actions and remedies for support; other State
21laws. In regard to cases filed under the Uniform Interstate
22Family Support Act, in order to give full force and effect to
23the intent of this Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support
24Act, and other State laws, and notwithstanding any other State

 

 

HB2532- 24 -LRB101 06653 LNS 51680 b

1or local law to the contrary, actions and remedies under this
2Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or other State
3laws shall be cumulative and shall be used in conjunction with
4one another, as appropriate. Actions and remedies under the
5Uniform Interstate Family Support Act shall not require a
6custody or visitation determination as a prerequisite to a
7determination of a support obligation. If a custody or
8visitation determination is not permitted under the Uniform
9Interstate Family Support Act, this determination may be made
10under another appropriate State law, assuming the court has
11authority to make the decision under the appropriate State law.