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92_HB4303
LRB9212785DJgc
1 AN ACT in relation to support.
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 10-2 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/10-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-2)
7 Sec. 10-2. Extent of Liability. A husband is liable for
8 the support of his wife and a wife for the support of her
9 husband. The parents are severally liable for the support of
10 any child under age 21, except that a parent is not liable
11 for a child age 18 or over if the such child is not living
12 with the parent or parents, and a parent is not liable for a
13 child of any age if the child has married and is not living
14 with the parent or parents. A child shall be considered to be
15 living with the parent or parents if the such child is absent
16 from the parent's or parents' home only in order to regularly
17 attend a school, college or university or to receive
18 technical training designed for preparation for gainful
19 employment. The term "child" includes a child born out of
20 wedlock, or legally adopted child.
21 In addition to the primary obligation of support imposed
22 upon responsible relatives, such relatives, if individually
23 or together in any combination they have sufficient income or
24 other resources to support a needy person, in whole or in
25 part, shall be liable for any financial aid extended under
26 this Code to a person for whose support they are responsible,
27 including amounts expended for funeral and burial costs.
28 (Source: P.A. 89-641, eff. 8-9-96; 90-18, eff. 7-1-97.)