Full Text of SB1358 98th General Assembly
SB1358 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB1358 Introduced 2/5/2013, by Sen. Dan Kotowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning judicial registration of administrative support orders, provides that every notice of registration must be accompanied by a copy of the registered administrative support order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. Requires the registering party to serve notice of the registration on the other party by first class mail, unless the administrative support order was entered by default or the registering party is also seeking an affirmative remedy. Provides that the registering party shall serve notice on the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in all cases by first class mail. Provides that (i) if the administrative support order was entered by default against the obligor, the obligor must be served with the registration by any method provided by law for service of summons and (ii) if a petition or comparable pleading seeking an affirmative remedy is filed with the registration, the non-moving party must be served with the registration and the affirmative pleading by any method provided by law for service of summons. Removes language permitting a petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that
must be affirmatively sought under other law of this State to
be filed at the same time as the request for registration or
later. Removes language that requires the clerk of the circuit court to notify the nonregistering party and the
Department when an administrative support order is registered, unless the Department is requesting registration
of its order. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 10-15.1 as follows: | 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/10-15.1) | 7 | | Sec. 10-15.1. Judicial registration of administrative
| 8 | | support orders. | 9 | | (a) A final administrative support order established by the
| 10 | | Illinois Department under this Article X may be registered in
| 11 | | the appropriate circuit court of this State by the Department
| 12 | | or by a party to the order by filing: | 13 | | (1) Two copies, including one certified copy of the
| 14 | | order to be registered, any modification of the | 15 | | administrative
support order, any voluntary acknowledgment | 16 | | of paternity
pertaining to the child covered by the order, | 17 | | and the documents
showing service of the notice of support | 18 | | obligation that commenced
the procedure for establishment | 19 | | of the administrative support
order pursuant to Section | 20 | | 10-4 of this Code. | 21 | | (2) A sworn statement by the person requesting
| 22 | | registration or a certified copy of the Department payment
| 23 | | record showing the amount of any past due support accrued
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| 1 | | under the administrative support order. | 2 | | (3) The name of the obligor and, if known, the
| 3 | | obligor's address and social security number. | 4 | | (4) The name of the obligee and the obligee's address,
| 5 | | unless the obligee alleges in an affidavit or pleading
| 6 | | under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of the
| 7 | | obligee or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of
| 8 | | specific identifying information, in which case that
| 9 | | information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the
| 10 | | other party or public. After a hearing in which the court
| 11 | | takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of
| 12 | | the party or child, the court may order disclosure of
| 13 | | information that the court determines to be in the interest
| 14 | | of justice. | 15 | | (b) The filing of an administrative support order under
| 16 | | subsection (a) constitutes registration with the circuit
| 17 | | court. | 18 | | (c) (Blank). A petition or comparable pleading seeking a | 19 | | remedy that
must be affirmatively sought under other law of | 20 | | this State may
be filed at the same time as the request for | 21 | | registration or
later. The pleading must specify the grounds | 22 | | for the remedy
sought. | 23 | | (c-5) Every notice of registration must be accompanied by a | 24 | | copy of the registered administrative support order and the | 25 | | documents and relevant information accompanying the order | 26 | | pursuant to subsection (a). |
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| 1 | | (d) (Blank). When an administrative support order is | 2 | | registered, the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the | 3 | | nonregistering party and the Illinois
Department, unless the | 4 | | Department is requesting registration
of its order. The notice, | 5 | | which shall be served on the
nonregistering party by any method | 6 | | provided by law for service
of a summons, must be accompanied | 7 | | by a copy of the
registered administrative support order and | 8 | | the documents and
relevant information accompanying the order. | 9 | | (d-5) The registering party shall serve notice of the | 10 | | registration on the other party by first class mail, unless the | 11 | | administrative support order was entered by default or the | 12 | | registering party is also seeking an affirmative remedy. The | 13 | | registering party shall serve notice on the Department in all | 14 | | cases by first class mail. | 15 | | (1) If the administrative support order was entered by | 16 | | default against the obligor, the obligor must be served | 17 | | with the registration by any method provided by law for | 18 | | service of summons. | 19 | | (2) If a petition or comparable pleading seeking an | 20 | | affirmative remedy is filed with the registration, the | 21 | | non-moving party must be served with the registration and | 22 | | the affirmative pleading by any method provided by law for | 23 | | service of summons. | 24 | | (e) A notice of registration of an administrative support
| 25 | | order must provide the following information: | 26 | | (1) That a registered administrative order is
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| 1 | | enforceable in the same manner as an order for support
| 2 | | issued by the circuit court. | 3 | | (2) That a hearing to contest enforcement of the
| 4 | | registered administrative support order must be requested
| 5 | | within 30 days after the date of service of the notice. | 6 | | (3) That failure to contest, in a timely manner, the
| 7 | | enforcement of the registered administrative
support order | 8 | | shall result in confirmation of the order and
enforcement | 9 | | of the order and the alleged arrearages and
precludes | 10 | | further contest of that order with respect to any
matter | 11 | | that could have been asserted. | 12 | | (4) The amount of any alleged arrearages. | 13 | | (f) A nonregistering party seeking to contest enforcement
| 14 | | of a registered administrative support order shall request
a | 15 | | hearing within 30 days after the date of service
of notice of | 16 | | the registration. The nonregistering party may
seek to vacate | 17 | | the registration, to assert any defense to an
allegation of | 18 | | noncompliance with the registered administrative
support | 19 | | order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the
amount of | 20 | | any alleged arrearages. | 21 | | (g) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the
| 22 | | enforcement of the registered administrative
support order in a | 23 | | timely manner, the order shall be confirmed
by operation of | 24 | | law. | 25 | | (h) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest
| 26 | | the enforcement of the registered administrative
support |
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| 1 | | order, the circuit court shall schedule the matter for
hearing | 2 | | and give notice to the parties and the Illinois
Department of | 3 | | the date, time, and place of the hearing. | 4 | | (i) A party contesting the enforcement of a registered | 5 | | administrative support order or seeking to vacate
the | 6 | | registration has the burden of proving one or more of the
| 7 | | following defenses: | 8 | | (1) The Illinois Department lacked personal
| 9 | | jurisdiction over the contesting party. | 10 | | (2) The administrative support order was obtained by
| 11 | | fraud. | 12 | | (3) The administrative support order has been vacated,
| 13 | | suspended, or modified by a later order. | 14 | | (4) The Illinois Department has stayed the
| 15 | | administrative support order pending appeal. | 16 | | (5) There is a defense under the law to the remedy | 17 | | sought. | 18 | | (6) Full or partial payment has been made. | 19 | | (j) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or
| 20 | | partial payment defense under subsection (i), the court may
| 21 | | stay enforcement of the registered order, continue the
| 22 | | proceeding to permit production of additional relevant
| 23 | | evidence, and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested
| 24 | | portion of the registered administrative support order may be
| 25 | | enforced by all remedies available under State law. | 26 | | (k) If a contesting party does not establish a defense
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| 1 | | under subsection (i) to the enforcement of the
administrative | 2 | | support order, the court shall issue an order
confirming the | 3 | | administrative support order. Confirmation of
the registered | 4 | | administrative support order, whether by operation of law or | 5 | | after notice and hearing, precludes further
contest of the | 6 | | order with respect to any matter that could have
been asserted | 7 | | at the time of registration. Upon confirmation,
the registered | 8 | | administrative support order shall be treated in
the same | 9 | | manner as a support order entered by the circuit court,
| 10 | | including the ability of the court to entertain a petition to
| 11 | | modify the administrative support order due to a substantial
| 12 | | change in circumstances, or petitions for visitation or custody
| 13 | | of the child or children covered by the administrative support
| 14 | | order. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to alter the
| 15 | | effect of a final administrative support order, or the | 16 | | restriction
of judicial review of such a final order to the | 17 | | provisions of the
Administrative Review Law, as provided in | 18 | | Section 10-11 of this Code.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 97-926, eff. 8-10-12.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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