Section 104.207  Notice of Contested Paternity Hearing

a)         In a matter referred to a Department Hearing Officer pursuant to Section 160.61(c)(5) for a contested paternity hearing, the Department shall notify the alleged father of the hearing in writing, setting forth:

1)         the time, place and nature of the hearing;

2)         the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;

3)         a reference to the particular Sections of the substantive and procedural statutes and rules involved;

4)         the consequences of the failure to appear at the hearing;

5)         the Title IV-D case name and identification number, the names and birthdates of the children he is alleged to have fathered and the name of the mother; and

6)         that the alleged father has the right to demand a judicial trial by jury and that this demand must be made no later than 28 days after receipt of the notice provided pursuant to this Section.

b)         No request for a hearing or other pleading need be filed in response to the notice.

(Source:  Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 5699, effective March 28, 1996)