Chapter 750, FAMILIES

(750 ILCS 28/5) Sec. 5. Purpose; intent. This Act consolidates into a single new Act the lengthy and nearly identical provisions relating to income withholding for support that were formerly contained in Section 10-16.2 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, Section 706.1 of the Illino…

(750 ILCS 95/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Family caregiver" means an adult family member who is a provider of in-home care to a frail elderly individual. "Family member" means the spouse, adult child, adult grandchild, or other close relative of the frail elderly…

(750 ILCS 16/5) Sec. 5. Prosecutions by State's Attorneys. A proceeding for enforcement of this Act may be instituted and prosecuted by the several State's Attorneys only upon the filing of a verified complaint by the person or persons receiving child or spousal support. (Source:…

(750 ILCS 62/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Board" means the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Board. "Case eligible for review" means the case based upon a qualifying relationship that the regional review teams can review under Section 70. "Confident…

(750 ILCS 27/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Currency exchange" means a currency exchange licensed under the Currency Exchange Act. "Obligee", "obligor", "order for support", and "State Disbursement Unit" have the meanings attributed to those terms in the Income Withholding…

(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 80/5) Sec. 5. Purposes; rules of construction. This Act shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purpose, which is to provide same-sex and different-sex couples and their children equal access to the status, benefits, protections, rights, and r…

(750 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 40, par. 2205) Sec. 5. Rights and responsibilities of an emancipated minor. (a) A mature minor ordered emancipated under this Act shall have the right to enter into valid legal contracts, and shall have such other rights and responsibilities as the court…

(750 ILCS 63/5) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Underreporting of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking to service providers, law enfo…

(750 ILCS 47/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to establish consistent standards and procedural safeguards for the protection of all parties involved in a gestational surrogacy agreement in this State and to confirm the legal status of children born as a result of th…

(750 ILCS 61/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probab…

(750 ILCS 85/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) blind individuals continue to face unfair, preconceived, and unnecessary societal biases as well as antiquated attitudes regarding their ability to successfully parent their children; (2) blind individuals fac…

(750 ILCS 16/50) Sec. 50. Community service; work alternative program. (a) In addition to any other penalties imposed against an offender under this Act, the court may order the offender to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours per month, if c…

(750 ILCS 47/50) Sec. 50. Effect of Noncompliance. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in the event of noncompliance with the requirements of subsection (d) of Section 15 of this Act, a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the respective rights and obligation…

(750 ILCS 62/50) Sec. 50. Membership of regional domestic violence fatality review teams. Each regional review team shall, at a minimum, include the following members from within the boundaries of the judicial circuit: (1) a State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney; (2) a p…

(750 ILCS 90/50) Sec. 50. Confidentiality of collaborative process communication. A collaborative process communication is confidential to the extent agreed by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law of this State other than this Act. (Source: P.A. 100-205, eff. 1-1-…

(750 ILCS 75/50) Sec. 50. Application of the Civil Practice Law. The provisions of the Civil Practice Law shall apply to all proceedings under this Act, except as otherwise provided in this Act. A proceeding for dissolution of a civil union or declaration of invalidity of a civil…

(750 ILCS 28/50) Sec. 50. Penalties. (a) Where a payor wilfully fails to withhold or pay over income pursuant to a properly served income withholding notice, or wilfully discharges, disciplines, refuses to hire or otherwise penalizes an obligor as prohibited by Section 40, or oth…

(750 ILCS 28/50.5) Sec. 50.5. Administrative fines imposed by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. (a) The administrative fines provided for under this Section are in addition to any existing fines or penalties against a payor provided for in other Sections of this A…

(750 ILCS 5/501) (from Ch. 40, par. 501) Sec. 501. Temporary relief. In all proceedings under this Act, temporary relief shall be as follows: (a) Either party may petition or move for: (1) temporary maintenance or temporary support of a child of the marriage entitled to support, …

(750 ILCS 5/501.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 501.1) Sec. 501.1. Dissolution action stay. (a) Upon service of a summons and petition or praecipe filed under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act or upon the filing of the respondent's appearance in the proceeding, whicheve…

(750 ILCS 5/502) (from Ch. 40, par. 502) Sec. 502. Agreement. (a) To promote amicable settlement of disputes between parties to a marriage attendant upon the dissolution of their marriage, the parties may enter into an agreement containing provisions for disposition of any proper…

(750 ILCS 5/503) (from Ch. 40, par. 503) Sec. 503. Disposition of property and debts. (a) For purposes of this Act, "marital property" means all property, including debts and other obligations, acquired by either spouse subsequent to the marriage, except the following, which is k…

(750 ILCS 5/504) (from Ch. 40, par. 504) Sec. 504. Maintenance. (a) Entitlement to maintenance. In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or dissolution of a civil union, a proceeding for maintenance following a legal se…

(750 ILCS 5/505) (from Ch. 40, par. 505) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-733) Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties. (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or dissolution of a civil union, a p…

(750 ILCS 5/505.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 505.1) Sec. 505.1. (a) Whenever it is determined in a proceeding to establish or enforce a child support or maintenance obligation that the person owing a duty of support is unemployed, the court may order the person to seek employment and re…

(750 ILCS 5/505.2) (from Ch. 40, par. 505.2) Sec. 505.2. Health insurance. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: (1) (Blank). (2) (Blank). (3) "Public office" means any elected official or any State or local agency which is or may become responsible by law for enforcement of,…

(750 ILCS 5/505.3) Sec. 505.3. 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 establishe…

(750 ILCS 5/506) (from Ch. 40, par. 506) Sec. 506. Representation of child. (a) Duties. In any proceedings involving the support, custody, visitation, allocation of parental responsibilities, education, parentage, property interest, or general welfare of a minor or dependent chil…

(750 ILCS 5/507) (from Ch. 40, par. 507) Sec. 507. Payment of maintenance or support to court. (a) In actions instituted under this Act, the court shall order that maintenance and support payments be made to the clerk of court as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to r…

(750 ILCS 5/507.1) Sec. 507.1. Payment of Support to State Disbursement Unit. (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, except that "order for support" shall not mean …

(750 ILCS 5/508) (from Ch. 40, par. 508) Sec. 508. Attorney's fees; client's rights and responsibilities respecting fees and costs. (a) The court from time to time, after due notice and hearing, and after considering the financial resources of the parties, may order any party to …

(750 ILCS 5/509) (from Ch. 40, par. 509) Sec. 509. Independence of provisions of judgment or temporary order. If a party fails to comply with a provision of a judgment, order, or injunction, the obligation of the other party to make payments for support or maintenance or to permi…

(750 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch. 40, par. 510) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-733) Sec. 510. Modification and termination of provisions for maintenance, support, educational expenses, and property disposition. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f) of Section …

(750 ILCS 5/511) (from Ch. 40, par. 511) Sec. 511. Procedure. A judgment of dissolution or of legal separation or of declaration of invalidity of marriage may be enforced or modified by order of court pursuant to petition. (a) Any judgment entered within this State may be enforce…

(750 ILCS 5/512) (from Ch. 40, par. 512) Sec. 512. Post-Judgment Venue. After 30 days from the entry of a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation or the last modification thereof, any further proceedings to enforce or modify the judgment shall be as follows: (a) I…

(750 ILCS 5/513) (from Ch. 40, par. 513) Sec. 513. Educational expenses for a non-minor child. (a) The court may award sums of money out of the property and income of either or both parties or the estate of a deceased parent, as equity may require, for the educational expenses of…

(750 ILCS 5/513.5) Sec. 513.5. Support for a non-minor child with a disability. (a) The court may award sums of money out of the property and income of either or both parties or the estate of a deceased parent, as equity may require, for the support of a child of the parties who …

(750 ILCS 5/518) Sec. 518. Other actions and remedies for support. The procedures, actions, and remedies provided in this Act shall in no way be exclusive, but shall be available in addition to other actions and remedies of support, including, but not limited to, the remedies pro…

(750 ILCS 5/519) Sec. 519. Actions and remedies for support; other laws. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the contrary, actions and remedies under this Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or other State laws shall be cumulative and used in conjunction w…

(750 ILCS 16/55) Sec. 55. Offenses; how construed. It is hereby expressly declared that the offenses set forth in this Act shall be construed to be continuing offenses. (Source: P.A. 91-613, eff. 10-1-99.)

(750 ILCS 62/55) Sec. 55. Terms of regional review team members; vacancies. (a) Terms of the original regional team members shall be staggered as follows: one-half of the initial members of the review team shall serve 2-year terms, and one-half of the initial members shall serve …

(750 ILCS 28/55) Sec. 55. Alternative procedures for service of an income withholding notice. (a) The procedures of this Section may be used in any matter to serve an income withholding notice on a payor if: (1) for any reason the most recent order for support entered does not co…

(750 ILCS 90/55) Sec. 55. Privilege against disclosure for collaborative process communication; admissibility; discovery. (a) Subject to Sections 60 and 65, a collaborative process communication is privileged under subsection (b), is not subject to discovery, and is not admissibl…

(750 ILCS 47/55) Sec. 55. Damages. (a) Except as expressly provided in the gestational surrogacy agreement or in subsection (b), if the agreement is breached by the gestational surrogate or one or more intended parents, the non-breaching party is entitled to the remedies availabl…

(750 ILCS 75/55) Sec. 55. Venue. The proceedings shall be had in the county where the petitioner or respondent resides or where the parties' certificate of civil union was issued, except as otherwise provided herein, but process may be directed to any county in the State. Objecti…

(750 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 40, par. 2706) Sec. 6. Authority of hearing officers. (a) With the exception of judicial functions exclusively retained by the court in Section 8 of this Act and in accordance with Supreme Court rules promulgated pursuant to this Act, Administrative Hear…

(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 65/6) (from Ch. 40, par. 1006) Sec. 6. Contracts. Contracts may be made and liabilities incurred by any married person and may be enforced against that person to the same extent and in the same manner as if unmarried. (Source: P.A. 87-286.)

(750 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 40, par. 2206) Sec. 6. Duration of emancipation and discharge of proceedings. The court shall retain continuing jurisdiction over the proceedings until the emancipated minor reaches age 18, and may modify or terminate its previous emancipation orders. Ho…