Chapter 750, FAMILIES

(750 ILCS 60/227) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-27) Sec. 227. Privileged communications between domestic violence counselors and victims. (a) As used in this Section: (1) "Domestic violence program" means any unit of local government, organization, or association whose major purpose is…

(750 ILCS 60/227.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-27.1) Sec. 227.1. Other privileged information. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no court or administrative or legislative body shall compel any person or domestic violence program to disclose the location of any domestic v…

(750 ILCS 16/23) Sec. 23. Interest on support obligations. A support obligation, or any portion of a support obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month, excluding the child support that was due for that month to the extent that it was not paid in…

(750 ILCS 50/23) (from Ch. 40, par. 1528) Sec. 23. Repeal - Saving. "An Act in relation to the adoption of children and to repeal an Act therein named", approved June 30, 1945, as amended is repealed. Such repeal shall not in any way affect an act done or a right, power or remedy…

(750 ILCS 50/24) (from Ch. 40, par. 1529) Sec. 24. Effective date. This Act shall take effect January 1, 1960. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1269.)

(750 ILCS 61/25) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-837) Sec. 25. Agency use of designated address. (a) A program participant may request that State and local agencies use the address designated by the Attorney General as his or her address. When creating a new public …

(750 ILCS 16/25) Sec. 25. Payment of support to State Disbursement Unit; clerk of the court. (a) As used in this Section, "order for support", "obligor", "obligee", and "payor" mean those terms as defined in the Income Withholding for Support Act. (b) Each order for support enter…

(750 ILCS 47/25) Sec. 25. Requirements for a gestational surrogacy agreement. (a) (Blank). (b) A gestational surrogacy agreement shall meet the following requirements: (1) it shall be in writing; (2) it shall be executed prior to the commencement of any medical procedures (other …

(750 ILCS 95/25) Sec. 25. Applicability. This Act does not apply if: (i) the frail elderly individual is a person under guardianship pursuant to Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975; or (ii) the family caregiver is acting as agent under a power of attorney or acting at the dire…

(750 ILCS 28/25) Sec. 25. Income withholding after accrual of delinquency. (a) Whenever an obligor accrues a delinquency, the obligee or public office may prepare and serve upon the obligor's payor an income withholding notice that: (1) contains the information required under sub…

(750 ILCS 90/25) Sec. 25. Proceedings pending before a court; status report. (a) Persons in a proceeding pending before a court may sign a collaborative process participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative process matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall …

(750 ILCS 62/25) Sec. 25. Membership of the Statewide Committee. (a) The Statewide Committee shall consist of the following voting members and nonvoting ex officio members. The voting membership shall have racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic diversity and include the following…

(750 ILCS 75/25) Sec. 25. Prohibited civil unions. The following civil unions are prohibited: (1) a civil union entered into prior to both parties attaining 18 years of age; (2) a civil union entered into prior to the dissolution of a marriage or civil union or substantially simi…

(750 ILCS 47/26) Sec. 26. Effect of subsequent change of marital status. (a) Unless a gestational surrogacy agreement expressly provides otherwise, both of the following apply: (1) The marriage of a surrogate after the surrogacy agreement is signed by all parties does not affect …

(750 ILCS 47/27) Sec. 27. Termination. (a) A party to a gestational surrogacy agreement may terminate the agreement at any time before an embryo transfer by giving notice of termination in a record to all other parties. If an embryo transfer does not result in a pregnancy, a part…

(750 ILCS 25/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 2703) Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, the following terms shall have the following meaning: (a) "Administrative Hearing Officer" shall mean the person employed by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of each county establishin…

(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 65/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 1003) Sec. 3. When the husband has deserted his family, the wife may prosecute or defend, in his name, any action which he might have prosecuted or defended, and, under like circumstances, the same right shall apply to the husband upon the deser…

(750 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 2203) Sec. 3. Definitions. Terms used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings ascribed to them in Sections 3-1 through 3-5. (Source: P.A. 81-833.)

(750 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 1504) Sec. 3. Who may be adopted. A male or female child, or an adult, may be adopted, provided the other conditions set forth in this Act are met, and further provided, with respect to an adult, that such adult has resided in the home of the pe…

(750 ILCS 30/3-1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2203-1) Sec. 3-1. Minor. "Minor" means a person 16 years of age or over, and under the age of 18 years, subject to this Act. (Source: P.A. 81-833.)

(750 ILCS 30/3-2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2203-2) Sec. 3-2. Mature minor. "Mature minor" means a person 16 years of age or over and under the age of 18 years who has demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage the minor's own affairs and to live wholly or partially independent of …

(750 ILCS 30/3-3) (from Ch. 40, par. 2203-3) Sec. 3-3. Parents. "Parent" means the father or mother of a lawful child of the parties or a child born out of wedlock, and includes any adoptive parent. It does not include a parent whose rights in respect to the minor have been termi…

(750 ILCS 30/3-4) (from Ch. 40, par. 2203-4) Sec. 3-4. Guardian. "Guardian" means any person, association or agency appointed guardian of the person of the minor under the Juvenile Court Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the "Probate Act of 1975", or any other statute or court…

(750 ILCS 30/3-5) (from Ch. 40, par. 2203-5) Sec. 3-5. Petition. "Petition" means the petition provided for in Section 7 of this Act, or any other petition filed under the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, seeking the emancipation of a minor in accordance with…

(750 ILCS 75/30) Sec. 30. Application, license, and certification. (a) The Director of Public Health shall prescribe the form for an application, license, and certificate for a civil union. (b) An application for a civil union shall include the following information: (1) name, se…

(750 ILCS 47/30) Sec. 30. Duty to support. (a) Any person who is a parent of a child pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to support the child. (b) The breach of the gestational surrogacy agreement by the intended parent or parents shall not relieve such intended parent or par…

(750 ILCS 62/30) Sec. 30. Statewide Committee terms of members; vacancies. (a) Terms of the original voting members shall be staggered as follows: one-half shall be designated for 2-year terms and one-half shall be designated for 3-year terms. The length of the initial terms of e…

(750 ILCS 28/30) Sec. 30. Initiated withholding. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the court has not required that income withholding take effect immediately, the obligee or public office may initiate withholding, regardless of whether a delinquency has accr…

(750 ILCS 16/30) Sec. 30. 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 und…

(750 ILCS 90/30) Sec. 30. Emergency order. Nothing in the collaborative process may prohibit a party from seeking an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or person identified as protected in Section 201 of the Illinois Domestic Violence A…

(750 ILCS 61/30) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-837) Sec. 30. Voting by program participant; use of designated address by election authority. (a) A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may register to vote by submitting an Illinois Address Confide…

(750 ILCS 5/301) (from Ch. 40, par. 301) Sec. 301. Declaration of Invalidity - Grounds.) The court shall enter its judgment declaring the invalidity of a marriage (formerly known as annulment) entered into under the following circumstances: (1) a party lacked capacity to consent …

(750 ILCS 60/301) (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-1) Sec. 301. Arrest without warrant. (a) Any law enforcement officer may make an arrest without warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed or is committing any crime, including but not limited to vi…

(750 ILCS 60/301.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-1.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-836) Sec. 301.1. Law enforcement policies. (a) Every law enforcement agency shall develop, adopt, and implement written policies regarding arrest procedures for domestic violence incide…

(750 ILCS 5/302) (from Ch. 40, par. 302) Sec. 302. Time of Commencement.) (a) A declaration of invalidity under paragraphs (1) through (3) of Section 301 may be sought by any of the following persons and must be commenced within the times specified: (1) for any of the reasons set…

(750 ILCS 60/302) (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-2) Sec. 302. Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies. (a) All sheriffs shall furnish to the Illinois State Police, on the same day as received, in the form and detail the Illinois State Police requires, copies of any recorded emergen…

(750 ILCS 60/303) (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-3) Sec. 303. Reports by law enforcement officers. (a) Every law enforcement officer investigating an alleged incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation between family or household members shall make a written police report of any bona fi…

(750 ILCS 5/303) (from Ch. 40, par. 303) Sec. 303. Legitimacy of Children.) Children born or adopted of a marriage declared invalid are the lawful children of the parties. Children whose parents marry after their birth are the lawful children of the parties. (Source: P.A. 94-229,…

(750 ILCS 5/304) (from Ch. 40, par. 304) Sec. 304. Retroactivity. Unless the court finds, after a consideration of all relevant circumstances, including the effect of a retroactive judgment on third parties, that the interests of justice would be served by making the judgment not…

(750 ILCS 60/304) (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-4) Sec. 304. Assistance by law enforcement officers. (a) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a person has been abused, neglected, or exploited by a family or household member, the officer shall immediately use al…

(750 ILCS 60/305) (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-5) Sec. 305. Limited law enforcement liability. Any act of omission or commission by any law enforcement officer acting in good faith in rendering emergency assistance, executing search warrants under this Act, or otherwise enforcing this…

(750 ILCS 5/305) (from Ch. 40, par. 305) Sec. 305. Putative Spouse.) Any person, having gone through a marriage ceremony, who has cohabited with another to whom he is not legally married in the good faith belief that he was married to that person is a putative spouse until knowle…

(750 ILCS 5/306) (from Ch. 40, par. 306) Sec. 306. Commencement of Action.) Actions for declaration of invalidity of marriage shall be commenced as in other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 80-923.)

(750 ILCS 60/307) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 307. Domestic violence lethality assessments. By January 1, 2028, the Department of Human Services, in cooperation with the Illinois State Police, shall recommend a domestic vio…

(750 ILCS 28/32) Sec. 32. Unpaid arrearage or delinquency after current support obligation terminates. (a) When current support terminates on the date stated in the order for support, or because the child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated, and the amount pre…

(750 ILCS 16/33) Sec. 33. 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 purpose…

(750 ILCS 47/35) Sec. 35. Establishment of parentage. (a) In the event of gestational surrogacy, in addition to the requirements of the Articles 2 and 3 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, a parent-child relationship is established by operation of law, upon birth of the child,…

(750 ILCS 61/35) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-837) Sec. 35. Disclosure of address prohibited; exceptions. The Attorney General may not make a program participant's address, other than the address designated by the Attorney General, available for inspection or cop…

(750 ILCS 75/35) Sec. 35. Duties of the county clerk. (a) Before issuing a civil union license to a person who resides and intends to continue to reside in another state, the county clerk shall satisfy himself or herself by requiring affidavits or otherwise that the person is not…