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91_HB1921
LRB9104190SMcb
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
2 Marriage Act by changing Section 404.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
6 Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 404.1 as follows:
7 (750 ILCS 5/404.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 404.1)
8 Sec. 404.1. (a) In an action for dissolution of marriage
9 involving minor children, or in a post-judgment proceeding
10 involving minor children, the court may on its own motion
11 order the parties, excluding the minor children, to attend an
12 educational program concerning the effects of dissolution of
13 marriage on the children, if the court finds that it would be
14 in the best interests of the minor children. The program may
15 be divided into sessions, which in the aggregate shall not
16 exceed 4 hours in duration. The program shall be educational
17 in nature and not designed for individual therapy.
18 (b) The facts adduced at any educational session
19 resulting from a referral under this Section shall not be
20 considered in the adjudication of a pending or subsequent
21 action, nor shall any report resulting from the such
22 educational session become part of the record of the case
23 unless the parties have stipulated in writing to the
24 contrary.
25 (c) The fees or costs of educational sessions under this
26 Section shall be borne by the parties and may be assessed by
27 the court as it deems equitable.
28 (Source: P.A. 86-288.)