HB2889 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2889

Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

750 ILCS 5/607.5 new

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon a motion by the parent who received orders for deployment, the court may delegate his or her visitation rights, or a portion of those rights, to a family member of that parent who has a substantial relationship with the child if the court determines that delegated visitation is in the best interests of the child. Provides that visitation rights delegated to a family member under the new provisions terminate upon: (1) the completion of the parent's deployment, in which case the previous custody or visitation order is reinstated; or (2) a showing that the delegated visitation is no longer in the best interests of the child. Provides that nothing in the new provisions increases the authority of a family member who is delegated visitation rights to seek separate visitation rights of the child. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act is amended by adding Section 607.5 as follows:

(750 ILCS 5/607.5 new)

Sec. 607.5. Delegation of visitation rights to family member of parent to be deployed.

(a) Upon a motion by the parent who received orders for deployment, the court may delegate his or her visitation rights, or a portion of those rights, to a family member of that parent who has a substantial relationship with the child if the court determines that delegated visitation is in the best interests of the child.

(b) In determining whether visitation rights should be delegated to a family member under subsection (a) of this Section, the court shall consider the factors set forth in Section 602 of this Act.

(c) Visitation rights delegated to a family member under subsection (a) of this Section terminate upon:

(1) the completion of the parent's deployment, in which case the previous custody or visitation order is reinstated; or

(2) a showing that the delegated visitation is no longer in the best interests of the child.

(d) Nothing in this Section increases the authority of a family member who is delegated visitation rights under subsection (a) of this Section to seek separate visitation rights of the child under Section 602 of this Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.