Chapter 750 — FAMILIES

(750 ILCS 5/604.10) Sec. 604.10. Interviews; evaluations; investigation. (a) Court's interview of child. The court may interview the child in chambers to ascertain the child's wishes as to the allocation of parental responsibilities. Counsel shall be present at the interview unle…

(750 ILCS 5/604.5) Sec. 604.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-746, eff. 6-2-00. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/605) (from Ch. 40, par. 605) Sec. 605. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-659. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/606) (from Ch. 40, par. 606) Sec. 606. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-659, eff. 6-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/606.10) Sec. 606.10. Designation of custodian for purposes of other statutes. Solely for the purposes of all State and federal statutes that require a designation or determination of custody or a custodian, a parenting plan shall designate the parent who is allocated …

(750 ILCS 5/606.5) Sec. 606.5. Hearings. (a) Proceedings to allocate parental responsibilities shall receive priority in being set for hearing. (a-5) The court may tax as costs the payment of necessary travel and other expenses incurred by any person whose presence at the hearing…

(750 ILCS 5/607) (from Ch. 40, par. 607) Sec. 607. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/607.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 607.1) Sec. 607.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/607.5) Sec. 607.5. Abuse of allocated parenting time. (a) The court shall provide an expedited procedure for the enforcement of allocated parenting time. (b) An action for the enforcement of allocated parenting time may be commenced by a parent or a person appointed u…

(750 ILCS 5/607.6) Sec. 607.6. Court-ordered counseling. (a) The court may order individual counseling for the child, family counseling for one or more of the parties and the child, or parental education for one or more of the parties, if it finds one or more of the following: (1…

(750 ILCS 5/608) (from Ch. 40, par. 608) Sec. 608. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-640, eff. 1-1-06. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/609) (from Ch. 40, par. 609) Sec. 609. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-331, eff. 1-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/609.2) Sec. 609.2. Parent's relocation. (a) A parent's relocation constitutes a substantial change in circumstances for purposes of Section 610.5. (b) A parent who has been allocated a majority of parenting time or either parent who has been allocated equal parenting …

(750 ILCS 5/609.5) Sec. 609.5. Notification of remarriage or residency with a sex offender. A parent who intends to marry or reside with a sex offender, and knows or should know that the person with whom he or she intends to marry or reside is a sex offender, shall provide reason…

(750 ILCS 5/610) (from Ch. 40, par. 610) Sec. 610. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-659, eff. 6-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/610.5) Sec. 610.5. Modification. (a) Unless by stipulation of the parties or except as provided in Section 603.10 of this Act, no motion to modify an order allocating parental decision-making responsibilities, not including parenting time, may be made earlier than 2 y…

(750 ILCS 5/611) (from Ch. 40, par. 611) Sec. 611. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 83-1396. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/701) (from Ch. 40, par. 701) Sec. 701. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 80-923. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/702) (from Ch. 40, par. 702) Sec. 702. Maintenance in Case of Bigamy.) When a dissolution of marriage is granted to a person who shall, in good faith, have intermarried with a person having at the time of such marriage, another spouse or spouses living, the court may,…

(750 ILCS 5/703) (from Ch. 40, par. 703) Sec. 703. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 81-231. Repealed by P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/704) (from Ch. 40, par. 704) Sec. 704. Public Aid Provisions.) Except as provided in Sections 709 through 712, if maintenance, child support or both, is awarded to persons who are recipients of aid under "The Illinois Public Aid Code", the court shall direct the husba…

(750 ILCS 5/705) (from Ch. 40, par. 705) Sec. 705. Support payments; receiving and disbursing agents. (1) The provisions of this Section shall apply, except as provided in Sections 709 through 712. (2) In a dissolution of marriage action filed in a county of less than 3 million p…

(750 ILCS 5/706.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 706.1) Sec. 706.1. Withholding of Income to Secure Payment of Support. Orders for support entered under this Act are subject to the Income Withholding for Support Act. (Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97; 90-425, eff. 8-15-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-…

(750 ILCS 5/706.2) (from Ch. 40, par. 706.2) Sec. 706.2. Posting Security, Bond or Guarantee to Secure Payment. The court may require a parent to post security, bond or give some other guarantee of a character and amount sufficient to assure payment of any amount of support due. …

(750 ILCS 5/706.3) Sec. 706.3. Information concerning obligors. (a) In this Section: "Arrearage", "delinquency", "obligor", and "order for support" have the meanings attributed to those terms in the Income Withholding for Support Act. "Consumer reporting agency" has the meaning a…

(750 ILCS 5/707) (from Ch. 40, par. 707) Sec. 707. Certificate of Dissolution or Invalidity of Marriage - Filing with Department of Public Health.) A certificate of each dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage ordered in this State shall be filed with the…

(750 ILCS 5/708) (from Ch. 40, par. 708) Sec. 708. In any proceeding brought under this Act, the identification of a party's street address shall not be required for any purpose if the court finds that the physical, mental or emotional health of a party or that of a minor child, …

(750 ILCS 5/709) (from Ch. 40, par. 709) Sec. 709. Mandatory child support payments to clerk. (a) As of January 1, 1982, child support orders entered in any county covered by this subsection shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 709 through 712 of this Act. For pur…

(750 ILCS 5/710) (from Ch. 40, par. 710) Sec. 710. Enforcement; Penalties. (a) In counties certified as included under the provisions of Sections 709 through 712 and whose application for reimbursement is approved, there shall be instituted a child support enforcement program to …

(750 ILCS 5/711) (from Ch. 40, par. 711) Sec. 711. Fees. (a) To reimburse any covered county for the cost of maintaining the child support enforcement program pursuant to Section 710, the court shall order any payor making payments directly to the clerk to pay the clerk a fee at …

(750 ILCS 5/712) (from Ch. 40, par. 712) Sec. 712. (a) The Supreme Court may make Rules concerning the certification of counties for inclusion in the child support enforcement program and the application of the procedures created by Sections 709 through 712 in the various countie…

(750 ILCS 5/713) (from Ch. 40, par. 713) Sec. 713. Attachment of the Body. As used in this Section, "obligor" has the same meaning ascribed to such term in the Income Withholding for Support Act. (a) In any proceeding to enforce an order for support, where the obligor has failed …

(750 ILCS 5/714) Sec. 714. Information to locate putative fathers and noncustodial parents. (a) Upon request by a public office, employers, labor unions, and telephone companies shall provide location information concerning putative fathers and noncustodial parents for the purpos…

(750 ILCS 5/801) (from Ch. 40, par. 801) Sec. 801. Application. (a) This Act applies to all proceedings commenced on or after its effective date. (b) This Act applies to all pending actions and proceedings commenced prior to its effective date with respect to issues on which a ju…

(750 ILCS 5/802) (from Ch. 40, par. 802) Sec. 802. Court Rules.) The Supreme Court and, subject to the Rules of the Supreme Court, the respective circuit courts, may adopt such rules as they deem necessary and expedient to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 80-92…

(750 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2601) Sec. 1. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Uniform Premarital Agreement Act. (Source: P.A. 86-966.)

(750 ILCS 10/10) (from Ch. 40, par. 2610) Sec. 10. Application and construction. This Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Act among states enacting it. (Source: P.A. 86-966.)

(750 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 40, par. 2611) Sec. 11. Time of taking effect. This Article applies to any premarital agreement executed on or after January 1, 1990. (Source: P.A. 86-966; 86-1028.)

(750 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2602) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage. (2) "Property" means an interest, present or futur…

(750 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 2603) Sec. 3. Formalities. A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. It is enforceable without consideration. (Source: P.A. 86-966.)

(750 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 40, par. 2604) Sec. 4. Content. (a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to: (1) the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located; (2) the …

(750 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 40, par. 2605) Sec. 5. Effect of marriage. A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage. (Source: P.A. 86-966.)

(750 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 40, par. 2606) Sec. 6. Amendment, revocation. After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties. The amended agreement or the revocation is enforceable without consideration. (Source: P.A. …

(750 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 40, par. 2607) Sec. 7. Enforcement. (a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves that: (1) that party did not execute the agreement voluntarily; or (2) the agreement was unconscionable when it was e…

(750 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 40, par. 2608) Sec. 8. Enforcement: void marriage. If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result. (Source: P.A. 86-966…

(750 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 40, par. 2609) Sec. 9. Limitation of actions. Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement. However, equitable defenses limiting…

(750 ILCS 16/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Non-Support Punishment Act. (Source: P.A. 91-613, eff. 10-1-99.)

(750 ILCS 16/10) Sec. 10. Proceedings. Proceedings under this Act may be by indictment or information. No proceeding may be brought under Section 15 against a person whose court or administrative order for support was entered by default, unless the indictment or information speci…

(750 ILCS 16/15) Sec. 15. Failure to support. (a) A person commits the offense of failure to support when he or she: (1) willfully, without any lawful excuse, refuses to provide for the support or maintenance of his or her spouse, with the knowledge that the spouse is in need of …

(750 ILCS 16/20) Sec. 20. Entry of order for support; income withholding. (a) In a case in which no court or administrative order for support is in effect against the defendant: (1) at any time before the trial, upon motion of the State's Attorney, or of the Attorney General if t…