Chapter 750, FAMILIES

(750 ILCS 46/610) Sec. 610. Factors in adjudicating parentage. (a) Consistent with Sections 205, 309, 608, 609, and 617 in cases in which there are competing claims to parentage and in proceedings in which the parentage of a child having a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated p…

(750 ILCS 22/610) Sec. 610. Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this State may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State, but the regist…

(750 ILCS 46/611) Sec. 611. Joinder of proceedings. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be joined with a proceeding for adoption, termination of parental rights, the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time…

(750 ILCS 22/611) Sec. 611. Modification of child-support order of another state. (a) If Section 613 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this State may modify a child-support order issued in another state which is registered in this State if, after notice and hearing, the…

(750 ILCS 22/612) Sec. 612. Recognition of order modified in another state. If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of this State is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this …

(750 ILCS 46/612) Sec. 612. Proceeding before birth. Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, a proceeding to establish parentage may be commenced before the birth of the child, but may not be concluded until after the birth of the child. The following actions may be taken b…

(750 ILCS 22/613) Sec. 613. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual parties reside in this State. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State ha…

(750 ILCS 46/613) Sec. 613. Child as party; representation. (a) A minor child is a permissible party, but is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this Article. (b) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, child's representative, or attorney for the child to represent a…

(750 ILCS 46/613.5) Sec. 613.5. Special immigrant child findings. (a) For the purpose of making a finding under this Section: "Abuse" has the meaning ascribed to that term in subsection (1) of Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. "Abandonment" includes, but …

(750 ILCS 22/614) Sec. 614. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child-support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdic…

(750 ILCS 46/614) Sec. 614. Admissibility of results of genetic testing; expenses. (a) Subject to the limitations of Section 401, if a child has a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent, the results of genetic testing are inadmissible to adjudicate parentage unless perform…

(750 ILCS 22/615) Sec. 615. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this St…

(750 ILCS 46/615) Sec. 615. Consequences of declining genetic testing. (a) Subject to the limitations of Section 401, an order for genetic testing is enforceable through a proceeding for adjudication of contempt. (b) If an individual whose parentage is being determined declines t…

(750 ILCS 46/616) Sec. 616. Admission of parentage authorized. (a) A respondent in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may admit to the parentage of a child by filing a pleading to that effect or by admitting parentage under penalty of perjury when making an appearance or during…

(750 ILCS 22/616) Sec. 616. Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in this Sta…

(750 ILCS 46/617) Sec. 617. Rules for adjudication of parentage of an alleged genetic parent. (a) In a proceeding involving an alleged genetic parent who is not a presumed parent, if the woman or individual who gave birth to the child is the only other individual with a claim to …

(750 ILCS 46/618) Sec. 618. Pre-trial proceedings. As soon as practicable after an action to declare the existence or non-existence of the parent-child relationship has been brought, and the parties are at issue, the court may conduct a pre-trial conference. (Source: P.A. 99-85, …

(750 ILCS 46/619) Sec. 619. Jury prohibited. Trial by jury is not available under this Act. (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 46/620) Sec. 620. Order on default. The court may issue an order adjudicating the parentage of a person who is in default after service of process. (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 46/621) Sec. 621. Binding effect of determination of parentage. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Section, a determination of parentage is binding on: (1) all signatories to an acknowledgment or denial as provided in Article 3 of this Act; and (…

(750 ILCS 46/622) Sec. 622. Allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time prohibited to persons who conceive a child through sexual assault or sexual abuse. (a) This Section applies to a person who has been found to be the parent of a child under this Act and who: (1)…

(750 ILCS 22/701) Sec. 701. Definitions. In this Article: (1) "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. (2) "Central authority" means the en…

(750 ILCS 46/701) Sec. 701. Scope of Article. Except as described in this Article, this Article does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse or a child born as a result of a valid gestational surrogacy arrangement meeting the requirements of the…

(750 ILCS 46/702) Sec. 702. Parental status of donor. A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction. (Source: P.A. 104-448, eff. 12-12-25.)

(750 ILCS 22/702) Sec. 702. Applicability. This Article applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this Article is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, this Article controls. (Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 22/703) Sec. 703. Relationship of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to United States central authority. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services of this State is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority t…

(750 ILCS 46/703) Sec. 703. Parentage of child of assisted reproduction. (a) An individual who consents under this Section to assisted reproduction with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction is a parent of the child. (b) The consent described in …

(750 ILCS 46/704) Sec. 704. Withdrawal of consent of intended parent. (a) An intended parent may withdraw consent to assisted reproduction any time before an insemination or a transfer that results in a pregnancy in a writing or legal pleading with notice to the other participant…

(750 ILCS 22/704) Sec. 704. Initiation by Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services of support proceeding under Convention. (a) In a support proceeding under this Article, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services of this State shall: (1) transmit and receive a…

(750 ILCS 46/704.5) Sec. 704.5. Disposition. (a) An intended parent may withdraw consent to use the parent's gametes in a writing or legal pleading with notice to the other participant, or clinic, if applicable, or gamete bank, if applicable, prior to insemination or in vitro fer…

(750 ILCS 46/705) Sec. 705. Parental status of deceased individual. (a) If an individual who intends to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child, the individual's death d…

(750 ILCS 22/705) Sec. 705. Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies. (b) A petitioner may file a direct request s…

(750 ILCS 22/706) Sec. 706. Registration of convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this State as provide…

(750 ILCS 46/706) Sec. 706. Inheritance rights of posthumous child. Notwithstanding Section 705, the rights of a posthumous child to an inheritance or to property under an instrument shall be governed by the provisions of the Probate Act of 1975. (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17…

(750 ILCS 22/707) Sec. 707. Contest of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, Sections 605 through 608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall f…

(750 ILCS 46/707) Sec. 707. Burden of proof. Unless otherwise specified in this Act, the burden of proof in an action under this Section is by a preponderance of the evidence. (Source: P.A. 104-448, eff. 12-12-25.)

(750 ILCS 46/708) Sec. 708. Limitation on proceedings to declare the non-existence of the parent-child relationship. An individual who, at the time of a child's birth, is the spouse of the woman or person who gave birth cannot bring an action to declare the non-existence of the p…

(750 ILCS 22/708) Sec. 708. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only g…

(750 ILCS 22/709) Sec. 709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this State does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement …

(750 ILCS 46/709) Sec. 709. Establishment of parentage; requirements of Gestational Surrogacy Act. (a) In the event of gestational surrogacy, in addition to the requirements of the Gestational Surrogacy Act, a parent-child relationship is established between a person and a child …

(750 ILCS 22/710) Sec. 710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this State. (b) An application or direct request for recognition and …

(750 ILCS 46/710) Sec. 710. Applicability. This Article applies only to assisted reproductive arrangements or gestational surrogacy agreements entered into after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 104-448, eff. 12-12-25.)

(750 ILCS 22/711) Sec. 711. Modification of Convention child-support order. (a) A tribunal of this State may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (1) the obligee submits to …

(750 ILCS 22/712) Sec. 712. Personal information; limit on use. Personal information gathered or transmitted under this Article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. (Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 22/713) Sec. 713. Record in original language; English translation. A record filed with a tribunal of this State under this Article must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation. (Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.…

(750 ILCS 22/801) Sec. 801. Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of this Article, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this Act. (b) The governor of this State may: (1) demand that the governor …

(750 ILCS 46/801) Sec. 801. Child support orders. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, pending the outcome of a judicial determination of parentage, the court shall issue an order for child support upon motion by a party and a showing of clear and convincing evidenc…

(750 ILCS 22/802) Sec. 802. Conditions of rendition. (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this State with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the Governor of this State may require a prosec…

(750 ILCS 46/802) Sec. 802. Judgment. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a person alleged or claiming to be the parent is the parent of the child. An order adjudicating parentage must identify the child by name and date of birth. The court may assess filing f…

(750 ILCS 46/803) Sec. 803. Information to State Case Registry. (a) In this Section: "Order for support", "obligor", "obligee", and "business day" are defined as set forth in the Income Withholding for Support Act. "State Case Registry" means the State Case Registry established u…