97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1612

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/10-8.1
305 ILCS 5/10-10  from Ch. 23, par. 10-10
305 ILCS 5/10-11  from Ch. 23, par. 10-11
305 ILCS 5/10-17.1  from Ch. 23, par. 10-17.1
305 ILCS 5/10-17.14 new
305 ILCS 5/10-25
305 ILCS 5/10-25.5
750 ILCS 5/504  from Ch. 40, par. 504
750 ILCS 5/505  from Ch. 40, par. 505
750 ILCS 16/20
750 ILCS 45/13.1
750 ILCS 45/14  from Ch. 40, par. 2514

    Amends the Determination and Enforcement of Support Responsibility of Relatives Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide by rule for certification to the Department of Health and Human Services of past due support owed under a support order entered in this or any other State on behalf of resident or non-resident persons. Provides that the purpose of certification shall be to effect denial, revocation, restriction, or limitation of passports of responsible relatives owing past due support. Provides that notwithstanding any other State or local law to the contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real and personal property of the noncustodial parent for each installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent. Makes similar changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5changing Sections 10-8.1, 10-10, 10-11, 10-17.1, 10-25, and
610-25.5 and by adding Section 10-17.14 as follows:
 
7    (305 ILCS 5/10-8.1)
8    Sec. 10-8.1. Temporary order for child support.
9Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, pending the
10outcome of an administrative determination of parentage, the
11Illinois Department shall issue a temporary order for child
12support, upon motion by a party and a showing of clear and
13convincing evidence of paternity. In determining the amount of
14the temporary child support award, the Illinois Department
15shall use the guidelines and standards set forth in subsection
16(a) of Section 505 and in Section 505.2 of the Illinois
17Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
18    Any new or existing support order entered by the Illinois
19Department under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of
20judgments against the person obligated to pay support
21thereunder, each such judgment to be in the amount of each
22payment or installment of support and each judgment to be
23deemed entered as of the date the corresponding payment or

 

 

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1installment becomes due under the terms of the support order.
2Each such judgment shall have the full force, effect, and
3attributes of any other judgment of this State, including the
4ability to be enforced. Any such judgment is subject to
5modification or termination only in accordance with Section 510
6of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
7Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the contrary, a
8A lien arises by operation of law against the real and personal
9property of the noncustodial parent for each installment of
10overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
11    All orders for support entered or modified in a case in
12which a party is receiving child support enforcement services
13under this Article X shall include a provision requiring the
14non-custodial parent to notify the Illinois Department, within
157 days, (i) of the name, address, and telephone number of any
16new employer of the non-custodial parent, (ii) whether the
17non-custodial parent has access to health insurance coverage
18through the employer or other group coverage, and, if so, the
19policy name and number and the names of persons covered under
20the policy, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing address
21or telephone number of the non-custodial parent.
22    In any subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon
23sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to
24ascertain the location of the non-custodial parent, service of
25process or provision of notice necessary in that action may be
26made at the last known address of the non-custodial parent, in

 

 

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1any manner expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or
2this Act, which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due
3process.
4    An order for support shall include a date on which the
5current support obligation terminates. The termination date
6shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
7the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
8not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
918, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
10earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
11will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
12of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
13date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
14that date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
15prevent the Illinois Department from modifying the order or
16terminating the order in the event the child is otherwise
17emancipated.
18    If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as those
19terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support Act)
20equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
21termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
22is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
23child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
24then the periodic amount required to be paid for current
25support of that child immediately prior to that date shall
26automatically continue to be an obligation, not as current

 

 

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1support but as periodic payment toward satisfaction of the
2unpaid arrearage or delinquency. That periodic payment shall be
3in addition to any periodic payment previously required for
4satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency. The total
5periodic amount to be paid toward satisfaction of the arrearage
6or delinquency may be enforced and collected by any method
7provided by law for the enforcement and collection of child
8support, including but not limited to income withholding under
9the Income Withholding for Support Act. Each order for support
10entered or modified on or after the effective date of this
11amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly must contain a
12statement notifying the parties of the requirements of this
13paragraph. Failure to include the statement in the order for
14support does not affect the validity of the order or the
15operation of the provisions of this paragraph with regard to
16the order. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent or
17affect the establishment or modification of an order for the
18support of a minor child or the establishment or modification
19of an order for the support of a non-minor child or educational
20expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and
21Dissolution of Marriage Act.
22(Source: P.A. 92-590, eff. 7-1-02; 92-876, eff. 6-1-03;
2393-1061, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
24    (305 ILCS 5/10-10)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-10)
25    Sec. 10-10. Court enforcement; applicability also to

 

 

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1persons who are not applicants or recipients. Except where the
2Illinois Department, by agreement, acts for the local
3governmental unit, as provided in Section 10-3.1, local
4governmental units shall refer to the State's Attorney or to
5the proper legal representative of the governmental unit, for
6judicial enforcement as herein provided, instances of
7non-support or insufficient support when the dependents are
8applicants or recipients under Article VI. The Child and Spouse
9Support Unit established by Section 10-3.1 may institute in
10behalf of the Illinois Department any actions under this
11Section for judicial enforcement of the support liability when
12the dependents are (a) applicants or recipients under Articles
13III, IV, V or VII; (b) applicants or recipients in a local
14governmental unit when the Illinois Department, by agreement,
15acts for the unit; or (c) non-applicants or non-recipients who
16are receiving child support enforcement services under this
17Article X, as provided in Section 10-1. Where the Child and
18Spouse Support Unit has exercised its option and discretion not
19to apply the provisions of Sections 10-3 through 10-8, the
20failure by the Unit to apply such provisions shall not be a bar
21to bringing an action under this Section.
22    Action shall be brought in the circuit court to obtain
23support, or for the recovery of aid granted during the period
24such support was not provided, or both for the obtainment of
25support and the recovery of the aid provided. Actions for the
26recovery of aid may be taken separately or they may be

 

 

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1consolidated with actions to obtain support. Such actions may
2be brought in the name of the person or persons requiring
3support, or may be brought in the name of the Illinois
4Department or the local governmental unit, as the case
5requires, in behalf of such persons.
6    The court may enter such orders for the payment of moneys
7for the support of the person as may be just and equitable and
8may direct payment thereof for such period or periods of time
9as the circumstances require, including support for a period
10before the date the order for support is entered. The order may
11be entered against any or all of the defendant responsible
12relatives and may be based upon the proportionate ability of
13each to contribute to the person's support.
14    The Court shall determine the amount of child support
15(including child support for a period before the date the order
16for child support is entered) by using the guidelines and
17standards set forth in subsection (a) of Section 505 and in
18Section 505.2 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
19Marriage Act. For purposes of determining the amount of child
20support to be paid for a period before the date the order for
21child support is entered, there is a rebuttable presumption
22that the responsible relative's net income for that period was
23the same as his or her net income at the time the order is
24entered.
25    If (i) the responsible relative was properly served with a
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1responsible relative's ability to provide child support, (ii)
2the responsible relative failed to comply with the request,
3despite having been ordered to do so by the court, and (iii)
4the responsible relative is not present at the hearing to
5determine support despite having received proper notice, then
6any relevant financial information concerning the responsible
7relative's ability to provide child support that was obtained
8pursuant to subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted into
9evidence without the need to establish any further foundation
10for its admission.
11    An order entered under this Section shall include a
12provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and to
13the clerk of court within 10 days each time the obligor obtains
14new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
15terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
16shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
17address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
18or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
19nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
20indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
21failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
22amount of the child support that should have been paid during
23the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
24this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
25obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
26residence within 5 days of the change except when the court

 

 

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1finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party
2or that of a minor child, or both, would be seriously
3endangered by disclosure of the party's address.
4    The Court shall determine the amount of maintenance using
5the standards set forth in Section 504 of the Illinois Marriage
6and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
7    Any new or existing support order entered by the court
8under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
9against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
10such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
11installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
12entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
13becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such
14judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
15any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
16enforced. Any such judgment is subject to modification or
17termination only in accordance with Section 510 of the Illinois
18Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Notwithstanding any
19other State or local law to the contrary, a A lien arises by
20operation of law against the real and personal property of the
21noncustodial parent for each installment of overdue support
22owed by the noncustodial parent.
23    When an order is entered for the support of a minor, the
24court may provide therein for reasonable visitation of the
25minor by the person or persons who provided support pursuant to
26the order. Whoever willfully refuses to comply with such

 

 

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1visitation order or willfully interferes with its enforcement
2may be declared in contempt of court and punished therefor.
3    Except where the local governmental unit has entered into
4an agreement with the Illinois Department for the Child and
5Spouse Support Unit to act for it, as provided in Section
610-3.1, support orders entered by the court in cases involving
7applicants or recipients under Article VI shall provide that
8payments thereunder be made directly to the local governmental
9unit. Orders for the support of all other applicants or
10recipients shall provide that payments thereunder be made
11directly to the Illinois Department. In accordance with federal
12law and regulations, the Illinois Department may continue to
13collect current maintenance payments or child support
14payments, or both, after those persons cease to receive public
15assistance and until termination of services under Article X.
16The Illinois Department shall pay the net amount collected to
17those persons after deducting any costs incurred in making the
18collection or any collection fee from the amount of any
19recovery made. In both cases the order shall permit the local
20governmental unit or the Illinois Department, as the case may
21be, to direct the responsible relative or relatives to make
22support payments directly to the needy person, or to some
23person or agency in his behalf, upon removal of the person from
24the public aid rolls or upon termination of services under
25Article X.
26    If the notice of support due issued pursuant to Section

 

 

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110-7 directs that support payments be made directly to the
2needy person, or to some person or agency in his behalf, and
3the recipient is removed from the public aid rolls, court
4action may be taken against the responsible relative hereunder
5if he fails to furnish support in accordance with the terms of
6such notice.
7    Actions may also be brought under this Section in behalf of
8any person who is in need of support from responsible
9relatives, as defined in Section 2-11 of Article II who is not
10an applicant for or recipient of financial aid under this Code.
11In such instances, the State's Attorney of the county in which
12such person resides shall bring action against the responsible
13relatives hereunder. If the Illinois Department, as authorized
14by Section 10-1, extends the child support enforcement services
15provided by this Article to spouses and dependent children who
16are not applicants or recipients under this Code, the Child and
17Spouse Support Unit established by Section 10-3.1 shall bring
18action against the responsible relatives hereunder and any
19support orders entered by the court in such cases shall provide
20that payments thereunder be made directly to the Illinois
21Department.
22    Whenever it is determined in a proceeding to establish or
23enforce a child support or maintenance obligation that the
24person owing a duty of support is unemployed, the court may
25order the person to seek employment and report periodically to
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1her efforts in accordance with such order. Additionally, the
2court may order the unemployed person to report to the
3Department of Employment Security for job search services or to
4make application with the local Job Training Partnership Act
5provider for participation in job search, training or work
6programs and where the duty of support is owed to a child
7receiving child support enforcement services under this
8Article X, the court may order the unemployed person to report
9to the Illinois Department for participation in job search,
10training or work programs established under Section 9-6 and
11Article IXA of this Code.
12    Whenever it is determined that a person owes past-due
13support for a child receiving assistance under this Code, the
14court shall order at the request of the Illinois Department:
15        (1) that the person pay the past-due support in
16    accordance with a plan approved by the court; or
17        (2) if the person owing past-due support is unemployed,
18    is subject to such a plan, and is not incapacitated, that
19    the person participate in such job search, training, or
20    work programs established under Section 9-6 and Article IXA
21    of this Code as the court deems appropriate.
22    A determination under this Section shall not be
23administratively reviewable by the procedures specified in
24Sections 10-12, and 10-13 to 10-13.10. Any determination under
25these Sections, if made the basis of court action under this
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1required under this Section.
2    A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount of
3past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has accrued
4under a support order entered by the court. The charge shall be
5imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10-21 of
6this Code and shall be enforced by the court upon petition.
7    All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
8include a provision requiring the non-custodial parent to
9notify the court and, in cases in which a party is receiving
10child support enforcement services under this Article X, the
11Illinois Department, within 7 days, (i) of the name, address,
12and telephone number of any new employer of the non-custodial
13parent, (ii) whether the non-custodial parent has access to
14health insurance coverage through the employer or other group
15coverage and, if so, the policy name and number and the names
16of persons covered under the policy, and (iii) of any new
17residential or mailing address or telephone number of the
18non-custodial parent. In any subsequent action to enforce a
19support order, upon a sufficient showing that a diligent effort
20has been made to ascertain the location of the non-custodial
21parent, service of process or provision of notice necessary in
22the case may be made at the last known address of the
23non-custodial parent in any manner expressly provided by the
24Code of Civil Procedure or this Code, which service shall be
25sufficient for purposes of due process.
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1current support obligation terminates. The termination date
2shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
3the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
4not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
518, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
6earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
7will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
8of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
9date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
10that date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
11prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
12order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
13    If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as those
14terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support Act)
15equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
16termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
17is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
18child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
19then the periodic amount required to be paid for current
20support of that child immediately prior to that date shall
21automatically continue to be an obligation, not as current
22support but as periodic payment toward satisfaction of the
23unpaid arrearage or delinquency. That periodic payment shall be
24in addition to any periodic payment previously required for
25satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency. The total
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1or delinquency may be enforced and collected by any method
2provided by law for the enforcement and collection of child
3support, including but not limited to income withholding under
4the Income Withholding for Support Act. Each order for support
5entered or modified on or after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly must contain a
7statement notifying the parties of the requirements of this
8paragraph. Failure to include the statement in the order for
9support does not affect the validity of the order or the
10operation of the provisions of this paragraph with regard to
11the order. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent or
12affect the establishment or modification of an order for the
13support of a minor child or the establishment or modification
14of an order for the support of a non-minor child or educational
15expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and
16Dissolution of Marriage Act.
17    Payments under this Section to the Illinois Department
18pursuant to the Child Support Enforcement Program established
19by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act shall be paid into the
20Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund. All payments under this
21Section to the Illinois Department of Human Services shall be
22deposited in the DHS Recoveries Trust Fund. Disbursements from
23these funds shall be as provided in Sections 12-9.1 and 12-10.2
24of this Code. Payments received by a local governmental unit
25shall be deposited in that unit's General Assistance Fund.
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1inconsistent with the requirements pertaining to the State
2Disbursement Unit under Sections 10-10.4 and 10-26 of this
3Code, the requirements pertaining to the State Disbursement
4Unit shall apply.
5(Source: P.A. 94-88, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/10-11)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-11)
7    Sec. 10-11. Administrative Orders. In lieu of actions for
8court enforcement of support under Section 10-10, the Child and
9Spouse Support Unit of the Illinois Department, in accordance
10with the rules of the Illinois Department, may issue an
11administrative order requiring the responsible relative to
12comply with the terms of the determination and notice of
13support due, determined and issued under Sections 10-6 and
1410-7. The Unit may also enter an administrative order under
15subsection (b) of Section 10-7. The administrative order shall
16be served upon the responsible relative by United States
17registered or certified mail. In cases in which the responsible
18relative appeared at the office of the Child and Spouse Support
19Unit in response to the notice of support obligation issued
20under Section 10-4, however, or in cases of default in which
21the notice was served on the responsible relative by certified
22mail, return receipt requested, or by any method provided by
23law for service of summons, the administrative determination of
24paternity or administrative support order may be sent to the
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1responsible relative's last known address.
2    If a responsible relative or a person receiving child
3support enforcement services under this Article fails to
4petition the Illinois Department for release from or
5modification of the administrative order, as provided in
6Section 10-12 or Section 10-12.1, the order shall become final
7and there shall be no further administrative or judicial
8remedy. Likewise a decision by the Illinois Department as a
9result of an administrative hearing, as provided in Sections
1010-13 to 10-13.10, shall become final and enforceable if not
11judicially reviewed under the Administrative Review Law, as
12provided in Section 10-14.
13    Any new or existing support order entered by the Illinois
14Department under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of
15judgments against the person obligated to pay support
16thereunder, each such judgment to be in the amount of each
17payment or installment of support and each such judgment to be
18deemed entered as of the date the corresponding payment or
19installment becomes due under the terms of the support order.
20Each such judgment shall have the full force, effect and
21attributes of any other judgment of this State, including the
22ability to be enforced. Any such judgment is subject to
23modification or termination only in accordance with Section 510
24of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
25Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the contrary, a
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1property of the noncustodial parent for each installment of
2overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
3    An order for support shall include a date on which the
4current support obligation terminates. The termination date
5shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
6the order will attain the age of majority or is otherwise
7emancipated. The order for support shall state that the
8termination date does not apply to any arrearage that may
9remain unpaid on that date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
10construed to prevent modification of the order by the
11Department.
12    If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as those
13terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support Act)
14equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
15termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
16is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
17child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
18then the periodic amount required to be paid for current
19support of that child immediately prior to that date shall
20automatically continue to be an obligation, not as current
21support but as periodic payment toward satisfaction of the
22unpaid arrearage or delinquency. That periodic payment shall be
23in addition to any periodic payment previously required for
24satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency. The total
25periodic amount to be paid toward satisfaction of the arrearage
26or delinquency may be enforced and collected by any method

 

 

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1provided by law for the enforcement and collection of child
2support, including but not limited to income withholding under
3the Income Withholding for Support Act. Each order for support
4entered or modified on or after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly must contain a
6statement notifying the parties of the requirements of this
7paragraph. Failure to include the statement in the order for
8support does not affect the validity of the order or the
9operation of the provisions of this paragraph with regard to
10the order. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent or
11affect the establishment or modification of an order for the
12support of a minor child or the establishment or modification
13of an order for the support of a non-minor child or educational
14expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and
15Dissolution of Marriage Act.
16    An order for support shall include a date on which the
17support obligation terminates. The termination date shall be no
18earlier than the date on which the child covered by the order
19will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will not
20graduate from high school until after attaining the age of 18,
21then the termination date shall be no earlier than the earlier
22of the date that the child's graduation will occur or the date
23on which the child will attain the age of 19. The order for
24support shall state that the termination date does not apply to
25any arrearage that may remain unpaid on that date. Nothing in
26this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Illinois

 

 

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1Department from modifying the order or terminating the order in
2the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
3(Source: P.A. 92-590, eff. 7-1-02; 92-876, eff. 6-1-03;
493-1061, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
5    (305 ILCS 5/10-17.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-17.1)
6    Sec. 10-17.1. Administrative Order by Registration. The
7Illinois Department may provide by rule for the administrative
8registration of a support order entered by a court or
9administrative body of another state. The purpose of
10registration shall be to enforce or modify the order in
11accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Interstate Family
12Support Act. Upon registration, such support order shall become
13an administrative order of the Child and Spouse Support Unit by
14operation of law. The rule shall provide for notice to and an
15opportunity to be heard by the responsible relative and
16custodial parent affected, and any final administrative
17decision rendered by the Department shall be reviewed only
18under and in accordance with the Administrative Review Law.
19    Any new or existing support order registered by the
20Illinois Department under this Section shall be deemed to be a
21series of judgments against the person obligated to pay support
22thereunder, each such judgment to be in the amount of each
23payment or installment of support and each such judgment to be
24deemed entered as of the date the corresponding payment or
25installment becomes due under the terms of the support order.

 

 

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1Each such judgment shall be enforceable in the same manner as
2any other judgment in this State. Notwithstanding any other
3State or local law to the contrary, a A lien arises by
4operation of law against the real and personal property of the
5noncustodial parent for each installment of overdue support
6owed by the noncustodial parent.
7    A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount of
8past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988, which has accrued
9under a support order registered by the Illinois Department
10under this Section. The charge shall be imposed in accordance
11with the provisions of Section 10-21 and shall be enforced by
12the court in a suit filed under Section 10-15.
13(Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97; 90-790, eff. 8-14-98.)
 
14    (305 ILCS 5/10-17.14 new)
15    Sec. 10-17.14. Denial of passports. The Illinois
16Department may provide by rule for certification to the
17Department of Health and Human Services of past due support
18owed by responsible relatives under a support order entered by
19a court or administrative body of this or any other State on
20behalf of resident or non-resident persons. The purpose of
21certification shall be to effect denial, revocation,
22restriction, or limitation of passports of responsible
23relatives owing past due support.
24    The rule shall provide for notice to and an opportunity to
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1administrative decision rendered by the Department shall be
2reviewed only under and in accordance with the Administrative
3Review Law. Certification shall be accomplished in accordance
4with Title IV, Part D of the federal Social Security Act and
5rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/10-25)
7    Sec. 10-25. Administrative liens and levies on real
8property for past-due child support.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
10contrary, the The State shall have a lien on all legal and
11equitable interests of responsible relatives in their real
12property in the amount of past-due child support owing pursuant
13to an order for child support entered under Sections 10-10 and
1410-11 of this Code, or under the Illinois Marriage and
15Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and
16Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Uniform
17Interstate Family Support Act, or the Illinois Parentage Act of
181984.
19    (b) The Illinois Department shall provide by rule for
20notice to and an opportunity to be heard by each responsible
21relative affected, and any final administrative decision
22rendered by the Illinois Department shall be reviewed only
23under and in accordance with the Administrative Review Law.
24    (c) When enforcing a lien under subsection (a) of this
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1execute notices of administrative liens and levies, which shall
2contain the name and address of the responsible relative, a
3legal description of the real property to be levied, the fact
4that a lien is being claimed for past-due child support, and
5such other information as the Illinois Department may by rule
6prescribe. The Illinois Department shall record the notice of
7lien with the recorder or registrar of titles of the county or
8counties in which the real estate is located.
9    (d) The State's lien under subsection (a) shall be
10enforceable upon the recording or filing of a notice of lien
11with the recorder or registrar of titles of the county or
12counties in which the real estate is located. The lien shall be
13prior to any lien thereafter recorded or filed and shall be
14notice to a subsequent purchaser, assignor, or encumbrancer of
15the existence and nature of the lien. The lien shall be
16inferior to the lien of general taxes, special assessment, and
17special taxes heretofore or hereafter levied by any political
18subdivision or municipal corporation of the State.
19    In the event that title to the land to be affected by the
20notice of lien is registered under the Registered Titles
21(Torrens) Act, the notice shall be filed in the office of the
22registrar of titles as a memorial or charge upon each folium of
23the register of titles affected by the notice; but the State
24shall not have a preference over the rights of any bona fide
25purchaser, mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lien holders
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1    (e) The recorder or registrar of titles of each county
2shall procure a file labeled "Child Support Lien Notices" and
3an index book labeled "Child Support Lien Notices". When notice
4of any lien is presented to the recorder or registrar of titles
5for filing, the recorder or registrar of titles shall file it
6in numerical order in the file and shall enter it
7alphabetically in the index. The entry shall show the name and
8last known address of the person named in the notice, the
9serial number of the notice, the date and hour of filing, and
10the amount of child support due at the time when the lien is
11filed.
12    (f) The Illinois Department shall not be required to
13furnish bond or make a deposit for or pay any costs or fees of
14any court or officer thereof in any legal proceeding involving
15the lien.
16    (g) To protect the lien of the State for past-due child
17support, the Illinois Department may, from funds that are
18available for that purpose, pay or provide for the payment of
19necessary or essential repairs, purchase tax certificates, pay
20balances due on land contracts, or pay or cause to be satisfied
21any prior liens on the property to which the lien hereunder
22applies.
23    (h) A lien on real property under this Section shall be
24released pursuant to Section 12-101 of the Code of Civil
25Procedure.
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1may foreclose the lien in a judicial proceeding to the same
2extent and in the same manner as in the enforcement of other
3liens. The process, practice, and procedure for the foreclosure
4shall be the same as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure.
5(Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97; 91-613, eff. 10-1-99.)
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/10-25.5)
7    Sec. 10-25.5. Administrative liens and levies on personal
8property for past-due child support.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
10contrary, the The State shall have a lien on all legal and
11equitable interests of responsible relatives in their personal
12property, including any account in a financial institution as
13defined in Section 10-24, or in the case of an insurance
14company or benefit association only in accounts as defined in
15Section 10-24, in the amount of past-due child support owing
16pursuant to an order for child support entered under Sections
1710-10 and 10-11 of this Code, or under the Illinois Marriage
18and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and
19Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Uniform
20Interstate Family Support Act, or the Illinois Parentage Act of
211984.
22    (b) The Illinois Department shall provide by rule for
23notice to and an opportunity to be heard by each responsible
24relative affected, and any final administrative decision
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1under and in accordance with the Administrative Review Law.
2    (c) When enforcing a lien under subsection (a) of this
3Section, the Illinois Department shall have the authority to
4execute notices of administrative liens and levies, which shall
5contain the name and address of the responsible relative, a
6description of the property to be levied, the fact that a lien
7is being claimed for past-due child support, and such other
8information as the Illinois Department may by rule prescribe.
9The Illinois Department may serve the notice of lien or levy
10upon any financial institution where the accounts as defined in
11Section 10-24 of the responsible relative may be held, for
12encumbrance or surrender of the accounts as defined in Section
1310-24 by the financial institution.
14    (d) The Illinois Department shall enforce its lien against
15the responsible relative's personal property, other than
16accounts as defined in Section 10-24 in financial institutions,
17and levy upon such personal property in the manner provided for
18enforcement of judgments contained in Article XII of the Code
19of Civil Procedure.
20    (e) The Illinois Department shall not be required to
21furnish bond or make a deposit for or pay any costs or fees of
22any court or officer thereof in any legal proceeding involving
23the lien.
24    (f) To protect the lien of the State for past-due child
25support, the Illinois Department may, from funds that are
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1necessary or essential repairs, purchase tax certificates, or
2pay or cause to be satisfied any prior liens on the property to
3which the lien hereunder applies.
4    (g) A lien on personal property under this Section shall be
5released in the manner provided under Article XII of the Code
6of Civil Procedure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a lien under
7this Section on accounts as defined in Section 10-24 shall
8expire upon the passage of 120 days from the date of issuance
9of the Notice of Lien or Levy by the Illinois Department.
10However, the lien shall remain in effect during the pendency of
11any appeal or protest.
12    (h) A lien created under this Section is subordinate to any
13prior lien of the financial institution or any prior lien
14holder or any prior right of set-off that the financial
15institution may have against the assets, or in the case of an
16insurance company or benefit association only in the accounts
17as defined in Section 10-24.
18    (i) A financial institution has no obligation under this
19Section to hold, encumber, or surrender the assets, or in the
20case of an insurance company or benefit association only the
21accounts as defined in Section 10-24, until the financial
22institution has been properly served with a subpoena, summons,
23warrant, court or administrative order, or administrative lien
24and levy requiring that action.
25(Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97; 91-613, eff. 10-1-99.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
2Marriage Act is amended by changing Sections 504 and 505 as
3follows:
 
4    (750 ILCS 5/504)  (from Ch. 40, par. 504)
5    Sec. 504. Maintenance.
6    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal
7separation or declaration of invalidity of marriage, or a
8proceeding for maintenance following dissolution of the
9marriage by a court which lacked personal jurisdiction over the
10absent spouse, the court may grant a temporary or permanent
11maintenance award for either spouse in amounts and for periods
12of time as the court deems just, without regard to marital
13misconduct, in gross or for fixed or indefinite periods of
14time, and the maintenance may be paid from the income or
15property of the other spouse after consideration of all
16relevant factors, including:
17        (1) the income and property of each party, including
18    marital property apportioned and non-marital property
19    assigned to the party seeking maintenance;
20        (2) the needs of each party;
21        (3) the present and future earning capacity of each
22    party;
23        (4) any impairment of the present and future earning
24    capacity of the party seeking maintenance due to that party
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1    delayed education, training, employment, or career
2    opportunities due to the marriage;
3        (5) the time necessary to enable the party seeking
4    maintenance to acquire appropriate education, training,
5    and employment, and whether that party is able to support
6    himself or herself through appropriate employment or is the
7    custodian of a child making it appropriate that the
8    custodian not seek employment;
9        (6) the standard of living established during the
10    marriage;
11        (7) the duration of the marriage;
12        (8) the age and the physical and emotional condition of
13    both parties;
14        (9) the tax consequences of the property division upon
15    the respective economic circumstances of the parties;
16        (10) contributions and services by the party seeking
17    maintenance to the education, training, career or career
18    potential, or license of the other spouse;
19        (11) any valid agreement of the parties; and
20        (12) any other factor that the court expressly finds to
21    be just and equitable.
22    (b) (Blank).
23    (b-5) Any maintenance obligation including any unallocated
24maintenance and child support obligation, or any portion of any
25support obligation, that becomes due and remains unpaid shall
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1    (b-7) Any new or existing maintenance order including any
2unallocated maintenance and child support order entered by the
3court under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of
4judgments against the person obligated to pay support
5thereunder. Each such judgment to be in the amount of each
6payment or installment of support and each such judgment to be
7deemed entered as of the date the corresponding payment or
8installment becomes due under the terms of the support order,
9except no judgment shall arise as to any installment coming due
10after the termination of maintenance as provided by Section 510
11of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act or the
12provisions of any order for maintenance. Each such judgment
13shall have the full force, effect and attributes of any other
14judgment of this State, including the ability to be enforced.
15Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the contrary, a
16A lien arises by operation of law against the real and personal
17property of the obligor for each installment of overdue support
18owed by the obligor.
19    (c) The court may grant and enforce the payment of
20maintenance during the pendency of an appeal as the court shall
21deem reasonable and proper.
22    (d) No maintenance shall accrue during the period in which
23a party is imprisoned for failure to comply with the court's
24order for the payment of such maintenance.
25    (e) When maintenance is to be paid through the clerk of the
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1shall direct the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition to
2the maintenance payments, all fees imposed by the county board
3under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of the
4Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an
5order for withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a
6separate instrument from the support payment and shall be made
7to the order of the Clerk.
8(Source: P.A. 94-89, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
9    (750 ILCS 5/505)  (from Ch. 40, par. 505)
10    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
11    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal
12separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, a
13proceeding for child support following dissolution of the
14marriage by a court which lacked personal jurisdiction over the
15absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a previous
16order for child support under Section 510 of this Act, or any
17proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act, the
18court may order either or both parents owing a duty of support
19to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable and
20necessary for his support, without regard to marital
21misconduct. The duty of support owed to a child includes the
22obligation to provide for the reasonable and necessary
23physical, mental and emotional health needs of the child. For
24purposes of this Section, the term "child" shall include any
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1attending high school.
2        (1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of
3    support by using the following guidelines:
4Number of ChildrenPercent of Supporting Party's
5Net Income
6120%
7228%
8332%
9440%
10545%
116 or more50%
12        (2) The above guidelines shall be applied in each case
13    unless the court makes a finding that application of the
14    guidelines would be inappropriate, after considering the
15    best interests of the child in light of evidence including
16    but not limited to one or more of the following relevant
17    factors:
18            (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
19            (b) the financial resources and needs of the
20        custodial parent;
21            (c) the standard of living the child would have
22        enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;
23            (d) the physical and emotional condition of the
24        child, and his educational needs; and
25            (e) the financial resources and needs of the
26        non-custodial parent.

 

 

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1        If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court's
2    finding shall state the amount of support that would have
3    been required under the guidelines, if determinable. The
4    court shall include the reason or reasons for the variance
5    from the guidelines.
6        (3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income
7    from all sources, minus the following deductions:
8            (a) Federal income tax (properly calculated
9        withholding or estimated payments);
10            (b) State income tax (properly calculated
11        withholding or estimated payments);
12            (c) Social Security (FICA payments);
13            (d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by
14        law or as a condition of employment;
15            (e) Union dues;
16            (f) Dependent and individual
17        health/hospitalization insurance premiums;
18            (g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance
19        actually paid pursuant to a court order;
20            (h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that
21        represent reasonable and necessary expenses for the
22        production of income, medical expenditures necessary
23        to preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures
24        for the benefit of the child and the other parent,
25        exclusive of gifts. The court shall reduce net income
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1        ordered only for the period that such payments are due
2        and shall enter an order containing provisions for its
3        self-executing modification upon termination of such
4        payment period;
5            (i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of
6        Children and Family Services for providing licensed
7        foster care to a foster child.
8        (4) In cases where the court order provides for
9    health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to
10    Section 505.2 of this Act, the premiums for that insurance,
11    or that portion of the premiums for which the supporting
12    party is responsible in the case of insurance provided
13    through an employer's health insurance plan where the
14    employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be
15    subtracted from net income in determining the minimum
16    amount of support to be ordered.
17        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
18    dissolution of the marriage by a court that lacked personal
19    jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and in which the court
20    is requiring payment of support for the period before the
21    date an order for current support is entered, there is a
22    rebuttable presumption that the supporting party's net
23    income for the prior period was the same as his or her net
24    income at the time the order for current support is
25    entered.
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1    default or any other reason, the court shall order support
2    in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.
3    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
4    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
5    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
6    dollar amount because all or a portion of the payor's net
7    income is uncertain as to source, time of payment, or
8    amount, the court may order a percentage amount of support
9    in addition to a specific dollar amount and enter such
10    other orders as may be necessary to determine and enforce,
11    on a timely basis, the applicable support ordered.
12        (6) If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served
13    with a request for discovery of financial information
14    relating to the non-custodial parent's ability to provide
15    child support, (ii) the non-custodial parent failed to
16    comply with the request, despite having been ordered to do
17    so by the court, and (iii) the non-custodial parent is not
18    present at the hearing to determine support despite having
19    received proper notice, then any relevant financial
20    information concerning the non-custodial parent's ability
21    to provide child support that was obtained pursuant to
22    subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted into evidence
23    without the need to establish any further foundation for
24    its admission.
25    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on
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1by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the respondent in
2contempt for that failure may be served on the respondent by
3personal service or by regular mail addressed to the
4respondent's last known address. The respondent's last known
5address may be determined from records of the clerk of the
6court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders,
7or by any other reasonable means.
8    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
9support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
10addition to other penalties provided by law the Court may,
11after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the
12parent be:
13        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
14    probation as the Court deems advisable;
15        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not
16    to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the Court may
17    permit the parent to be released for periods of time during
18    the day or night to:
19            (A) work; or
20            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
21        occupation.
22    The Court may further order any part or all of the earnings
23of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
24the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent having custody
25or to the guardian having custody of the children of the
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1order of the Court.
2    If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to
3render no financial separation between a non-custodial parent
4and another person or persons or business entity, the court may
5pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
6entity to discover assets of the non-custodial parent held in
7the name of that person, those persons, or that business
8entity. The following circumstances are sufficient to
9authorize a court to order discovery of the assets of a person,
10persons, or business entity and to compel the application of
11any discovered assets toward payment on the judgment for
12support:
13        (1) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
14    or business entity maintain records together.
15        (2) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons,
16    or business entity fail to maintain an arms length
17    relationship between themselves with regard to any assets.
18        (3) the non-custodial parent transfers assets to the
19    person, persons, or business entity with the intent to
20    perpetrate a fraud on the custodial parent.
21    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
22entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
23fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
24holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
25the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
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1office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
2real property is located.
3    The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90
4days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
5adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days obligation
6or more, that the parent's Illinois driving privileges be
7suspended until the court determines that the parent is in
8compliance with the order of support. The court may also order
9that the parent be issued a family financial responsibility
10driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for
11employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section
127-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit
13court shall certify the order suspending the driving privileges
14of the parent or granting the issuance of a family financial
15responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
16forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the
17authenticated documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend
18the parent's driving privileges until further order of the
19court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to the
20provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
21issue a family financial responsibility driving permit to the
22parent.
23    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
24imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
25constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
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1convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
2that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
3requirement that the person perform community service under
4Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
5program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
6required to participate in a work alternative program under
7Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently participating
8in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of this Act.
9    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
10obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
11of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
12that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
13shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
14the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
15modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
16that a support obligation required under the order, or any
17portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
18becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
19excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
20extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
21interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
22Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
23support does not affect the validity of the order or the
24accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
25    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
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1accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
2shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
310-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
4the court upon petition.
5    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
6under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
7against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
8such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
9installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
10entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
11becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such
12judgment shall have the full force, effect and attributes of
13any other judgment of this State, including the ability to be
14enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the
15contrary, a A lien arises by operation of law against the real
16and personal property of the noncustodial parent for each
17installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
18    (e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of
19the court in a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the
20order shall direct the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition
21to the child support payments, all fees imposed by the county
22board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of Section 27.1 of
23the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to an
24order for withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a
25separate instrument from the support payment and shall be made
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1    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
2include a provision requiring the obligor to notify the court
3and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and spouse
4services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
5Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within 7 days,
6(i) of the name and address of any new employer of the obligor,
7(ii) whether the obligor has access to health insurance
8coverage through the employer or other group coverage and, if
9so, the policy name and number and the names of persons covered
10under the policy, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing
11address or telephone number of the non-custodial parent. In any
12subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a sufficient
13showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the
14location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or
15provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the
16last known address of the non-custodial parent in any manner
17expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Act,
18which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
19    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
20current support obligation terminates. The termination date
21shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
22the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
23not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
2418, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
25earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
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1of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
2date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
3that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
4prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
5order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
6    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
7those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
8Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
9termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
10is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
11child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
12the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
13that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
14continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
15periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
16delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
17periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
18arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
19toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
20enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
21enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
22limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
23Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
25General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
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1statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
2of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
3subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
4be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
5modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
6establishment or modification of an order for support of a
7non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
8this Act.
9    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
10provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and to
11the clerk of court within 10 days each time the obligor obtains
12new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
13terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
14shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
15address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
16or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
17nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
18indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
19failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
20amount of the child support that should have been paid during
21the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
22this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
23obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
24residence within 5 days of the change except when the court
25finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party
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1disclosure of the party's address.
2    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
3driver's license suspension, or other child support
4enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
5criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
6emancipation of the minor child or children.
7(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1134, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
8    Section 15. The Non-Support Punishment Act is amended by
9changing Section 20 as follows:
 
10    (750 ILCS 16/20)
11    Sec. 20. Entry of order for support; income withholding.
12    (a) In a case in which no court or administrative order for
13support is in effect against the defendant:
14        (1) at any time before the trial, upon motion of the
15    State's Attorney, or of the Attorney General if the action
16    has been instituted by his office, and upon notice to the
17    defendant, or at the time of arraignment or as a condition
18    of postponement of arraignment, the court may enter such
19    temporary order for support as may seem just, providing for
20    the support or maintenance of the spouse or child or
21    children of the defendant, or both, pendente lite; or
22        (2) before trial with the consent of the defendant, or
23    at the trial on entry of a plea of guilty, or after
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1    this Act, or in addition thereto, the court may enter an
2    order for support, subject to modification by the court
3    from time to time as circumstances may require, directing
4    the defendant to pay a certain sum for maintenance of the
5    spouse, or for support of the child or children, or both.
6    (b) The court shall determine the amount of child support
7by using the guidelines and standards set forth in subsection
8(a) of Section 505 and in Section 505.2 of the Illinois
9Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
10    If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served with a
11request for discovery of financial information relating to the
12non-custodial parent's ability to provide child support, (ii)
13the non-custodial parent failed to comply with the request,
14despite having been ordered to do so by the court, and (iii)
15the non-custodial parent is not present at the hearing to
16determine support despite having received proper notice, then
17any relevant financial information concerning the
18non-custodial parent's ability to provide support that was
19obtained pursuant to subpoena and proper notice shall be
20admitted into evidence without the need to establish any
21further foundation for its admission.
22    (c) The court shall determine the amount of maintenance
23using the standards set forth in Section 504 of the Illinois
24Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
25    (d) The court may, for violation of any order under this
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1pendente lite order shall remain in effect longer than 4
2months, or after the discharge of any panel of jurors summoned
3for service thereafter in such court, whichever is sooner.
4    (e) Any order for support entered by the court under this
5Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments against the
6person obligated to pay support under the judgments, each such
7judgment to be in the amount of each payment or installment of
8support and each judgment to be deemed entered as of the date
9the corresponding payment or installment becomes due under the
10terms of the support order. Each judgment shall have the full
11force, effect, and attributes of any other judgment of this
12State, including the ability to be enforced. Each judgment is
13subject to modification or termination only in accordance with
14Section 510 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
15Marriage Act. Notwithstanding any other State or local law to
16the contrary, a A lien arises by operation of law against the
17real and personal property of the noncustodial parent for each
18installment of overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
19    (f) An order for support entered under this Section shall
20include a provision requiring the obligor to report to the
21obligee and to the clerk of the court within 10 days each time
22the obligor obtains new employment, and each time the obligor's
23employment is terminated for any reason. The report shall be in
24writing and shall, in the case of new employment, include the
25name and address of the new employer.
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1current employment, if coupled with nonpayment of support for a
2period in excess of 60 days, is indirect criminal contempt. For
3any obligor arrested for failure to report new employment, bond
4shall be set in the amount of the child support that should
5have been paid during the period of unreported employment.
6    An order for support entered under this Section shall also
7include a provision requiring the obligor and obligee parents
8to advise each other of a change in residence within 5 days of
9the change except when the court finds that the physical,
10mental, or emotional health of a party or of a minor child, or
11both, would be seriously endangered by disclosure of the
12party's address.
13    (g) An order for support entered or modified in a case in
14which a party is receiving child support enforcement services
15under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code shall include a
16provision requiring the noncustodial parent to notify the
17Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within 7 days, of
18the name and address of any new employer of the noncustodial
19parent, whether the noncustodial parent has access to health
20insurance coverage through the employer or other group coverage
21and, if so, the policy name and number and the names of persons
22covered under the policy.
23    (h) In any subsequent action to enforce an order for
24support entered under this Act, upon sufficient showing that
25diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of the
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1necessary in that action may be made at the last known address
2of the noncustodial parent, in any manner expressly provided by
3the Code of Civil Procedure or in this Act, which service shall
4be sufficient for purposes of due process.
5    (i) An order for support shall include a date on which the
6current support obligation terminates. The termination date
7shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
8the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
9not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
1018, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
11earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
12will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
13of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
14date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
15that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
16prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
17order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
18    (i-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
19those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
20Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
21termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
22is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
23child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
24the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
25that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
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1periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
2delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
3periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
4arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
5toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
6enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
7enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
8limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
9Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
10after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
11General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
12of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
13statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
14of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
15subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
16be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
17modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
18establishment or modification of an order for support of a
19non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
20the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
21    (j) A support obligation, or any portion of a support
22obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
23of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
24that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
25shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
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1modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
2that a support obligation required under the order, or any
3portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
4becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end of each month,
5excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
6extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
7interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
8Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
9support does not affect the validity of the order or the
10accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 94-90, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
12    Section 20. The Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 is amended
13by changing Sections 13.1 and 14 as follows:
 
14    (750 ILCS 45/13.1)
15    Sec. 13.1. Temporary order for child support.
16Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, pending the
17outcome of a judicial determination of parentage, the court
18shall issue a temporary order for child support, upon motion by
19a party and a showing of clear and convincing evidence of
20paternity. In determining the amount of the temporary child
21support award, the court shall use the guidelines and standards
22set forth in subsection (a) of Section 505 and in Section 505.2
23of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
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1under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
2against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
3such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
4installment of support and each judgment to be deemed entered
5as of the date the corresponding payment or installment becomes
6due under the terms of the support order. Each such judgment
7shall have the full force, effect, and attributes of any other
8judgment of this State, including the ability to be enforced.
9Any such judgment is subject to modification or termination
10only in accordance with Section 510 of the Illinois Marriage
11and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Notwithstanding any other
12State or local law to the contrary, a A lien arises by
13operation of law against the real and personal property of the
14noncustodial parent for each installment of overdue support
15owed by the noncustodial parent.
16    All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
17include a provision requiring the non-custodial parent to
18notify the court, and in cases in which a party is receiving
19child support enforcement services under Article X of the
20Illinois Public Aid Code, the Department of Healthcare and
21Family Services, within 7 days, (i) of the name, address, and
22telephone number of any new employer of the non-custodial
23parent, (ii) whether the non-custodial parent has access to
24health insurance coverage through the employer or other group
25coverage, and, if so, the policy name and number and the names
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1residential or mailing address or telephone number of the
2non-custodial parent.
3    In any subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon
4sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to
5ascertain the location of the non-custodial parent, service of
6process or provision of notice necessary in that action may be
7made at the last known address of the non-custodial parent, in
8any manner expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or
9in this Act, which service shall be sufficient for purposes of
10due process.
11    An order for support shall include a date on which the
12current support obligation terminates. The termination date
13shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
14the order will attain the age of majority or is otherwise
15emancipated. The order for support shall state that the
16termination date does not apply to any arrearage that may
17remain unpaid on that date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
18construed to prevent the court from modifying the order.
19    If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as those
20terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support Act)
21equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
22termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
23is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
24child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
25then the periodic amount required to be paid for current
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1automatically continue to be an obligation, not as current
2support but as periodic payment toward satisfaction of the
3unpaid arrearage or delinquency. That periodic payment shall be
4in addition to any periodic payment previously required for
5satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency. The total
6periodic amount to be paid toward satisfaction of the arrearage
7or delinquency may be enforced and collected by any method
8provided by law for the enforcement and collection of child
9support, including but not limited to income withholding under
10the Income Withholding for Support Act. Each order for support
11entered or modified on or after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly must contain a
13statement notifying the parties of the requirements of this
14paragraph. Failure to include the statement in the order for
15support does not affect the validity of the order or the
16operation of the provisions of this paragraph with regard to
17the order. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent or
18affect the establishment or modification of an order for the
19support of a minor child or the establishment or modification
20of an order for the support of a non-minor child or educational
21expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and
22Dissolution of Marriage Act.
23(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
24    (750 ILCS 45/14)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2514)
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1    (a) (1) The judgment shall contain or explicitly reserve
2provisions concerning any duty and amount of child support and
3may contain provisions concerning the custody and guardianship
4of the child, visitation privileges with the child, the
5furnishing of bond or other security for the payment of the
6judgment, which the court shall determine in accordance with
7the relevant factors set forth in the Illinois Marriage and
8Dissolution of Marriage Act and any other applicable law of
9Illinois, to guide the court in a finding in the best interests
10of the child. In determining custody, joint custody, removal,
11or visitation, the court shall apply the relevant standards of
12the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
13including Section 609. Specifically, in determining the amount
14of any child support award or child health insurance coverage,
15the court shall use the guidelines and standards set forth in
16subsection (a) of Section 505 and in Section 505.2 of the
17Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. For purposes
18of Section 505 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
19Marriage Act, "net income" of the non-custodial parent shall
20include any benefits available to that person under the
21Illinois Public Aid Code or from other federal, State or local
22government-funded programs. The court shall, in any event and
23regardless of the amount of the non-custodial parent's net
24income, in its judgment order the non-custodial parent to pay
25child support to the custodial parent in a minimum amount of
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1consistent with the requirements of Title IV, Part D of the
2Social Security Act. In an action brought within 2 years after
3a judicial determination of parentage, the judgment or order
4may direct either parent to pay the reasonable expenses
5incurred by either parent or the Department of Healthcare and
6Family Services related to the mother's pregnancy and the
7delivery of the child. The judgment or order shall contain the
8father's social security number, which the father shall
9disclose to the court; however, failure to include the father's
10social security number on the judgment or order does not
11invalidate the judgment or order.
12    (2) If a judgment of parentage contains no explicit award
13of custody, the establishment of a support obligation or of
14visitation rights in one parent shall be considered a judgment
15granting custody to the other parent. If the parentage judgment
16contains no such provisions, custody shall be presumed to be
17with the mother; however, the presumption shall not apply if
18the father has had physical custody for at least 6 months prior
19to the date that the mother seeks to enforce custodial rights.
20    (b) The court shall order all child support payments,
21determined in accordance with such guidelines, to commence with
22the date summons is served. The level of current periodic
23support payments shall not be reduced because of payments set
24for the period prior to the date of entry of the support order.
25The Court may order any child support payments to be made for a
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1whether and the extent to which the payments shall be made for
2any prior period, the court shall consider all relevant facts,
3including the factors for determining the amount of support
4specified in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
5Act and other equitable factors including but not limited to:
6        (1) The father's prior knowledge of the fact and
7    circumstances of the child's birth.
8        (2) The father's prior willingness or refusal to help
9    raise or support the child.
10        (3) The extent to which the mother or the public agency
11    bringing the action previously informed the father of the
12    child's needs or attempted to seek or require his help in
13    raising or supporting the child.
14        (4) The reasons the mother or the public agency did not
15    file the action earlier.
16        (5) The extent to which the father would be prejudiced
17    by the delay in bringing the action.
18    For purposes of determining the amount of child support to
19be paid for any period before the date the order for current
20child support is entered, there is a rebuttable presumption
21that the father's net income for the prior period was the same
22as his net income at the time the order for current child
23support is entered.
24    If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served with a
25request for discovery of financial information relating to the
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1the non-custodial parent failed to comply with the request,
2despite having been ordered to do so by the court, and (iii)
3the non-custodial parent is not present at the hearing to
4determine support despite having received proper notice, then
5any relevant financial information concerning the
6non-custodial parent's ability to provide child support that
7was obtained pursuant to subpoena and proper notice shall be
8admitted into evidence without the need to establish any
9further foundation for its admission.
10    (c) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
11under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
12against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
13judgment to be in the amount of each payment or installment of
14support and each such judgment to be deemed entered as of the
15date the corresponding payment or installment becomes due under
16the terms of the support order. Each judgment shall have the
17full force, effect and attributes of any other judgment of this
18State, including the ability to be enforced. Notwithstanding
19any other State or local law to the contrary, a A lien arises
20by operation of law against the real and personal property of
21the noncustodial parent for each installment of overdue support
22owed by the noncustodial parent.
23    (d) If the judgment or order of the court is at variance
24with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order that
25a new birth certificate be issued under the Vital Records Act.
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1shall order a change in the child's name. After hearing
2evidence the court may stay payment of support during the
3period of the father's minority or period of disability.
4    (f) If, upon a showing of proper service, the father fails
5to appear in court, or otherwise appear as provided by law, the
6court may proceed to hear the cause upon testimony of the
7mother or other parties taken in open court and shall enter a
8judgment by default. The court may reserve any order as to the
9amount of child support until the father has received notice,
10by regular mail, of a hearing on the matter.
11    (g) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
12of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has
13accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
14shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
1510-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
16the court upon petition.
17    (h) All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
18include a provision requiring the non-custodial parent to
19notify the court and, in cases in which party is receiving
20child support enforcement services under Article X of the
21Illinois Public Aid Code, the Department of Healthcare and
22Family Services, within 7 days, (i) of the name and address of
23any new employer of the non-custodial parent, (ii) whether the
24non-custodial parent has access to health insurance coverage
25through the employer or other group coverage and, if so, the
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1the policy, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing address
2or telephone number of the non-custodial parent. In any
3subsequent action to enforce a support order, upon a sufficient
4showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the
5location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or
6provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the
7last known address of the non-custodial parent in any manner
8expressly provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Act,
9which service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
10    (i) An order for support shall include a date on which the
11current support obligation terminates. The termination date
12shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
13the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
14not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
1518, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
16earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation
17will occur or the date on which the child will attain the age
18of 19. The order for support shall state that the termination
19date does not apply to any arrearage that may remain unpaid on
20that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
21prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the
22order in the event the child is otherwise emancipated.
23    (i-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
24those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
25Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
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1is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
2child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
3the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
4that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
5continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
6periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or
7delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any
8periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the
9arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid
10toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be
11enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
12enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
13limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
14Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
15after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
16General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties
17of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
18statement in the order for support does not affect the validity
19of the order or the operation of the provisions of this
20subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not
21be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or
22modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
23establishment or modification of an order for support of a
24non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
25the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
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1provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and to
2the clerk of court within 10 days each time the obligor obtains
3new employment, and each time the obligor's employment is
4terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
5shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
6address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
7or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
8nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
9indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
10failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
11amount of the child support that should have been paid during
12the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
13this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
14obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
15residence within 5 days of the change except when the court
16finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a party
17or that of a minor child, or both, would be seriously
18endangered by disclosure of the party's address.
19(Source: P.A. 94-923, eff. 1-1-07; 94-1061, eff. 1-1-07;
2095-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-864, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.