101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5342

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mary Edly-Allen

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
750 ILCS 60/214  from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14

    Amends the Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that the court shall include, as a remedy in an order of protection, a requirement that the respondent complete an anger management course.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
5amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
6    (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
7    Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
8    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
9has been abused by a family or household member or that
10petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,
11or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection
12prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;
13provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
14one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on
15emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219
16on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of
17protection because petitioner or respondent is a minor. The
18court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of
19protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
20on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of
21prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this
22Act.
23    (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in

 

 

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1an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
2this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
3Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,
4and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this
5subsection shall be in addition to other civil or criminal
6remedies available to petitioner.
7        (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
8    Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
9    personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
10    abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
11    defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
12    defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if
13    such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
14    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
15    prohibited.
16        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
17    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
18    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
19    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
20    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
21    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
22    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
23    limited by the standard set forth in subsection (c-2) of
24    Section 501 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
25    Marriage Act.
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1        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
2        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
3        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
4        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
5        person or entity other than the opposing party that
6        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
7        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
8        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
9            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
10        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
11        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
12        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
13        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
14        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
15        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
16        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
17        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
18        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
19        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
20        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
21        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
22        the accessibility of the residence or household.
23        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
24        have a right to occupancy.
25            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
26        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is

 

 

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1        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
2        that the hardships to respondent substantially
3        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
4        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
5        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
6        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
7        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
8        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
9        household.
10        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
11    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
12    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
13    respondent from entering or remaining present at
14    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
15    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
16    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
17    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
18    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
19    right to enter the premises.
20            (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner
21        exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits
22        respondent from entering the residence, or orders
23        respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
24        protected persons, then the court may allow respondent
25        access to the residence to remove items of clothing and
26        personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,

 

 

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1        medications, and other items as the court directs. The
2        right to access shall be exercised on only one occasion
3        as the court directs and in the presence of an
4        agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement
5        officer.
6            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
7        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
8        middle, or high school, the court when issuing an order
9        of protection and providing relief shall consider the
10        severity of the act, any continuing physical danger or
11        emotional distress to the petitioner, the educational
12        rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent
13        under federal and State law, the availability of a
14        transfer of the respondent to another school, a change
15        of placement or a change of program of the respondent,
16        the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption
17        that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
18        another school, and any other relevant facts of the
19        case. The court may order that the respondent not
20        attend the public, private, or non-public elementary,
21        middle, or high school attended by the petitioner,
22        order that the respondent accept a change of placement
23        or change of program, as determined by the school
24        district or private or non-public school, or place
25        restrictions on the respondent's movements within the
26        school attended by the petitioner. The respondent

 

 

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1        bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the
2        evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or
3        change of program of the respondent is not available.
4        The respondent also bears the burden of production with
5        respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational
6        disruption that would be caused by a transfer of the
7        respondent to another school. A transfer, change of
8        placement, or change of program is not unavailable to
9        the respondent solely on the ground that the respondent
10        does not agree with the school district's or private or
11        non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or
12        change of program or solely on the ground that the
13        respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise
14        does not take an action required to effectuate a
15        transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
16        When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
17        public, private, or non-public school attended by the
18        petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to
19        another attendance center within the respondent's
20        school district or private or non-public school, the
21        school district or private or non-public school shall
22        have sole discretion to determine the attendance
23        center to which the respondent is transferred. In the
24        event the court order results in a transfer of the
25        minor respondent to another attendance center, a
26        change in the respondent's placement, or a change of

 

 

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1        the respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or
2        legal custodian of the respondent is responsible for
3        transportation and other costs associated with the
4        transfer or change.
5            (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or
6        legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain
7        actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to
8        ensure that the respondent complies with the order. In
9        the event the court orders a transfer of the respondent
10        to another school, the parents, guardian, or legal
11        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
12        transportation and other costs associated with the
13        change of school by the respondent.
14        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
15    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
16    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
17    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
18    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
19    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
20    abusers, or any other guidance service the court deems
21    appropriate. The Court may order the respondent in any
22    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
23    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
24    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow
25    all recommended treatment.
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1    management course.
2        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
3    order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
4    unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
5    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
6    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
7    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
8    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
9    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
10    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
11    in loco parentis.
12        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
13    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
14    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
15    awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
16    minor child's best interest.
17        (6) Temporary allocation of parental responsibilities:
18    significant decision-making. Award temporary
19    decision-making responsibility to petitioner in accordance
20    with this Section, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
21    Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, and this
22    State's Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
23    Act.
24        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
25    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
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1    awarding temporary significant decision-making
2    responsibility to respondent would not be in the child's
3    best interest.
4        (7) Parenting time. Determine the parenting time, if
5    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
6    physical care or allocates temporary significant
7    decision-making responsibility of a minor child to
8    petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny respondent's
9    parenting time with a minor child if the court finds that
10    respondent has done or is likely to do any of the
11    following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
12    parenting time; (ii) use the parenting time as an
13    opportunity to abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's
14    family or household members; (iii) improperly conceal or
15    detain the minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner
16    that is not in the best interests of the minor child. The
17    court shall not be limited by the standards set forth in
18    Section 603.10 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
19    Marriage Act. If the court grants parenting time, the order
20    shall specify dates and times for the parenting time to
21    take place or other specific parameters or conditions that
22    are appropriate. No order for parenting time shall refer
23    merely to the term "reasonable parenting time".
24        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
25    child if, when respondent arrives for parenting time,
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1    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
2    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
3    a violent or abusive manner.
4        If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
5    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
6    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
7    the minor child for parenting time, and the parties shall
8    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
9    alternative arrangements for parenting time. A person may
10    be approved to supervise parenting time only after filing
11    an affidavit accepting that responsibility and
12    acknowledging accountability to the court.
13        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
14    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
15    concealing the child within the State.
16        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
17    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
18    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
19    child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
20    any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
21    the respondent.
22        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
23    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
24    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
25    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
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1        property; or
2            (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
3        it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
4        impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
5        temporary possession by petitioner.
6        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
7    is that it is marital property, the court may award
8    petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
9    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
10    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
11    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
12    hereafter amended.
13        No order under this provision shall affect title to
14    property.
15        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
16    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
17    damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
18    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
19            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
20        property; or
21            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
22        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
23        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
24    is that it is marital property, the court may grant
25    petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
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1    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
2    now or hereafter amended.
3        The court may further prohibit respondent from
4    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
5    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
6    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
7        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
8    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
9    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
10    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
11    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
12    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
13    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
14    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
15    otherwise disposing of the animal.
16        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
17    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
18    the petitioner's care or over whom the petitioner has been
19    allocated parental responsibility, when the respondent has
20    a legal obligation to support that person, in accordance
21    with the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
22    which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
23    support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
24    income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
25    granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care of a
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1    child, prior to entry of an order allocating significant
2    decision-making responsibility. Such a support order shall
3    expire upon entry of a valid order allocating parental
4    responsibility differently and vacating the petitioner's
5    significant decision-making authority, unless otherwise
6    provided in the order.
7        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
8    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
9    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
10    include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
11    earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
12    property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
13    court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
14    additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
15    restaurant meals.
16            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
17        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
18        property distribution from the other party under the
19        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
20        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
21        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
22        the extent that such reimbursement would be
23        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
24        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
25            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
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1        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
2        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
3        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
4        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
5        investigator fees, and travel costs.
6        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
7    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
8    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
9    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
10    of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
11        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
12            (a) Prohibit a respondent against whom an order of
13        protection was issued from possessing any firearms
14        during the duration of the order if the order:
15                (1) was issued after a hearing of which such
16            person received actual notice, and at which such
17            person had an opportunity to participate;
18                (2) restrains such person from harassing,
19            stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
20            such person or child of such intimate partner or
21            person, or engaging in other conduct that would
22            place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
23            bodily injury to the partner or child; and
24                (3)(i) includes a finding that such person
25            represents a credible threat to the physical
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1            by its terms explicitly prohibits the use,
2            attempted use, or threatened use of physical force
3            against such intimate partner or child that would
4            reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.
5        Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the
6        possession of the respondent, except as provided in
7        subsection (b), shall be ordered by the court to be
8        turned over to the local law enforcement agency. The
9        local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail
10        the card to the Department of State Police Firearm
11        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
12        The court shall issue a warrant for seizure of any
13        firearm in the possession of the respondent, to be kept
14        by the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping,
15        except as provided in subsection (b). The period of
16        safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order of
17        protection. The firearm or firearms and Firearm
18        Owner's Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at
19        the respondent's request, be returned to the
20        respondent at the end of the order of protection. It is
21        the respondent's responsibility to notify the
22        Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
23        Identification Card Office.
24            (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
25        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
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1        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
2        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
3        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
4        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
5        duration of the order of protection.
6            (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
7        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
8        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
9        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
10        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
11        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
12        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
13        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
14        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
15        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
16        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over
17        to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess
18        firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
19        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
20    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
21    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
22    under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
23    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
24    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
25    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
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1    records of the minor child who is in the care of
2    petitioner.
3        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
4    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
5    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
6    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
7    deemed reasonable by the court.
8        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
9    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
10    a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or
11    exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to
12    effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by the
13    balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the
14    injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
15    remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
16    subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
17    necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
18        (18) Telephone services.
19            (A) Unless a condition described in subparagraph
20        (B) of this paragraph exists, the court may, upon
21        request by the petitioner, order a wireless telephone
22        service provider to transfer to the petitioner the
23        right to continue to use a telephone number or numbers
24        indicated by the petitioner and the financial
25        responsibility associated with the number or numbers,
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1        purposes of this paragraph (18), the term "wireless
2        telephone service provider" means a provider of
3        commercial mobile service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332.
4        The petitioner may request the transfer of each
5        telephone number that the petitioner, or a minor child
6        in his or her custody, uses. The clerk of the court
7        shall serve the order on the wireless telephone service
8        provider's agent for service of process provided to the
9        Illinois Commerce Commission. The order shall contain
10        all of the following:
11                (i) The name and billing telephone number of
12            the account holder including the name of the
13            wireless telephone service provider that serves
14            the account.
15                (ii) Each telephone number that will be
16            transferred.
17                (iii) A statement that the provider transfers
18            to the petitioner all financial responsibility for
19            and right to the use of any telephone number
20            transferred under this paragraph.
21            (B) A wireless telephone service provider shall
22        terminate the respondent's use of, and shall transfer
23        to the petitioner use of, the telephone number or
24        numbers indicated in subparagraph (A) of this
25        paragraph unless it notifies the petitioner, within 72
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1        following applies:
2                (i) The account holder named in the order has
3            terminated the account.
4                (ii) A difference in network technology would
5            prevent or impair the functionality of a device on
6            a network if the transfer occurs.
7                (iii) The transfer would cause a geographic or
8            other limitation on network or service provision
9            to the petitioner.
10                (iv) Another technological or operational
11            issue would prevent or impair the use of the
12            telephone number if the transfer occurs.
13            (C) The petitioner assumes all financial
14        responsibility for and right to the use of any
15        telephone number transferred under this paragraph. In
16        this paragraph, "financial responsibility" includes
17        monthly service costs and costs associated with any
18        mobile device associated with the number.
19            (D) A wireless telephone service provider may
20        apply to the petitioner its routine and customary
21        requirements for establishing an account or
22        transferring a number, including requiring the
23        petitioner to provide proof of identification,
24        financial information, and customer preferences.
25            (E) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a
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1        civil liability for its actions taken in compliance
2        with a court order issued under this paragraph.
3            (F) All wireless service providers that provide
4        services to residential customers shall provide to the
5        Illinois Commerce Commission the name and address of an
6        agent for service of orders entered under this
7        paragraph (18). Any change in status of the registered
8        agent must be reported to the Illinois Commerce
9        Commission within 30 days of such change.
10            (G) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall
11        maintain the list of registered agents for service for
12        each wireless telephone service provider on the
13        Commission's website. The Commission may consult with
14        wireless telephone service providers and the Circuit
15        Court Clerks on the manner in which this information is
16        provided and displayed.
17    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
18        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
19    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
20    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
21    following:
22            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
23        consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
24        or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
25        household member, including the concealment of his or
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1        notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
2        neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member of
3        petitioner's or respondent's family or household; and
4            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
5        or neglected or improperly relocated from the
6        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
7        improperly separated from the child's primary
8        caretaker.
9        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
10    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
11    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
12    limited to the following:
13            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
14        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
15        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
16        dependent adult in the party's care;
17            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
18            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
19        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
20        care, to family, school, church and community.
21        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
22    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
23    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
24    set forth the following:
25            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
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1        this subsection.
2            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
3        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
4        or continued abuse.
5            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
6        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
7        other alleged abused persons.
8        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
9    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
10    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
11    (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
12    the following procedure:
13        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
14    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
15    203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
16    examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
17    order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
18    appears from the contents of the petition and the
19    examination of petitioner that the averments are
20    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
21    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
22    order of protection.
23        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
24    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
25    attach to a putative father until a father and child
26    relationship has been established under the Illinois

 

 

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1    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015,
2    the Illinois Public Aid Code, Section 12 of the Vital
3    Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Probate
4    Act of 1975, the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of
5    Support Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, the
6    Expedited Child Support Act of 1990, any judicial,
7    administrative, or other act of another state or territory,
8    any other Illinois statute, or by any foreign nation
9    establishing the father and child relationship, any other
10    proceeding substantially in conformity with the Personal
11    Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
12    1996 (Pub. L. 104-193), or where both parties appeared in
13    open court or at an administrative hearing acknowledging
14    under oath or admitting by affirmation the existence of a
15    father and child relationship. Absent such an
16    adjudication, finding, or acknowledgment, no putative
17    father shall be granted temporary allocation of parental
18    responsibilities, including parenting time with the minor
19    child, or physical care and possession of the minor child,
20    nor shall an order of payment for support of the minor
21    child be entered.
22    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
23the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
24remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
25subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
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1include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
2in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
3hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
4shall be an official record or in writing.
5    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
6based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
7        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
8    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
9    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
10        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
11        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
12    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
13    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
14    of 2012;
15        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
16    of another;
17        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
18    further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
19        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
20    to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
21    respondent;
22        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
23    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
24    that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
25    or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
26    household members.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642,
2eff. 7-28-16; 100-388, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18;
3100-923, eff. 1-1-19.)