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 Bill Status of HB4834  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  MINOR GUARDIANSHIP-EDUCATION

House Sponsors
Rep. Carol Ammons

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
755 ILCS 5/11-5from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-5


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Minors Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a parent of a minor is willing and able to make and carry out decisions concerning the educational needs of the minor. Provides that no petition for the appointment of a guardian of a minor shall be filed in which the primary purpose of the filing is to reduce the financial resources available to the minor in order to cause the minor to qualify for public or private financial assistance from an educational institution. Provides that the court shall deny the petition if it finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the primary purpose of the filing is to reduce the financial resources available to the minor in order to cause the minor to qualify for public or private financial assistance from an educational institution.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/11/2020HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
  2/18/2020HouseFirst Reading
  2/18/2020HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/3/2020HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  3/13/2020HouseTo Family Law Subcommittee
  6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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