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92_SB0024

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution  of
 2    Marriage Act by changing Sections 202 and 203.

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

 5        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Marriage  and  Dissolution  of
 6    Marriage  Act  is amended by changing Sections 202 and 203 as
 7    follows:

 8        (750 ILCS 5/202) (from Ch. 40, par. 202)
 9        Sec. 202.  Marriage License and Marriage Certificate.)
10        (a)  The Director of Public Health  shall  prescribe  the
11    form  for  an application for a marriage license, which shall
12    include the following information:
13             (1)  name, sex, occupation, address, social security
14        number, date and place of birth  of  each  party  to  the
15        proposed marriage;
16             (2)  if  either  party  was  previously married, his
17        name, and the date, place and court in which the marriage
18        was dissolved or declared invalid or the date  and  place
19        of death of the former spouse;
20             (3)  name  and address of the parents or guardian of
21        each party; and
22             (4)  whether the parties are related to  each  other
23        and, if so, their relationship; and.
24             (5)  whether  or  not  the parties have received the
25        minimum pre-marital education.
26        (b)  The Director of Public Health  shall  prescribe  the
27    forms for the marriage license, the marriage certificate, the
28    affidavit   as  to  completion  of  the  minimum  pre-marital
29    education, and, when necessary, the consent to marriage.
30    (Source: P.A. 80-923.)
 
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 1        (750 ILCS 5/203) (from Ch. 40, par. 203)
 2        Sec. 203.  License to Marry.
 3        (a)  When a marriage application has been  completed  and
 4    signed  by  both  parties  to a prospective marriage and both
 5    parties  have  appeared  before  the  county  clerk  and  the
 6    marriage license fee has been paid, the  county  clerk  shall
 7    issue a license to marry and a marriage certificate form upon
 8    being furnished:
 9             (1)  satisfactory  proof  that  each  party  to  the
10        marriage  will  have  attained the age of 18 years at the
11        time the marriage  license  is  effective  or  will  have
12        attained  the  age of 16 years and has either the consent
13        to the marriage  of  both  parents  or  his  guardian  or
14        judicial  approval;  provided,  if  one  parent cannot be
15        located in order to  obtain  such  consent  and  diligent
16        efforts  have  been  made  to  locate  that parent by the
17        consenting parent, then the consent of one parent plus  a
18        signed affidavit by the consenting parent which (i) names
19        the  absent  parent  and  states that he or she cannot be
20        located, and (ii) states what diligent efforts have  been
21        made  to  locate the absent parent, shall have the effect
22        of both parents' consent for purposes of this Section;
23             (2)  satisfactory proof that  the  marriage  is  not
24        prohibited; and
25             (3)  an   affidavit   or  record  as  prescribed  in
26        subparagraph (1) of Section  205  or  a  court  order  as
27        prescribed   in  subparagraph  (2)  of  Section  205,  if
28        applicable.
29        (b)  If the parties to a prospective marriage  submit  to
30    the  county  clerk a pre-marital education affidavit executed
31    in accordance with this subsection (b) and the  parties  have
32    complied  with the applicable requirements of subsection (a),
33    the county clerk shall  issue  a  license  to  marry  without
34    delay.  If  the  parties  have  complied  with the applicable
 
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 1    requirements  of  subsection  (a)  but  do   not   submit   a
 2    pre-marital  education  affidavit executed in accordance with
 3    this subsection (b), the county clerk shall issue  a  license
 4    to marry 60 days after the date an application for a marriage
 5    license  is  submitted;  however,  if  the  parties  submit a
 6    pre-marital education affidavit  issued  in  accordance  with
 7    this  subsection  (b)  during  that 60-day period, the county
 8    clerk shall then issue a license  to  marry  without  further
 9    delay.
10        The  parties  to  a  prospective marriage shall execute a
11    pre-marital  education  affidavit  after  they   complete   a
12    pre-marital  education  program  consisting of a minimum of 4
13    hours focusing on  communication,  conflict  resolution,  and
14    other  relationship  skills  and  conducted  by  a behavioral
15    health  professional  or  an  official  representative  of  a
16    religious institution. The  pre-marital  education  affidavit
17    shall  state  that the parties to a prospective marriage have
18    completed the pre-marital education program  requirements  of
19    this   subsection   (b).  If  either  of  the  parties  to  a
20    prospective  marriage  is  under  18   years   of   age   and
21    unemancipated,  one  parent  or  legal guardian of each party
22    shall  also  execute  the  pre-marital  education  affidavit.
23    Pre-marital  education  programs  for  minors  shall  include
24    counseling on minors and  marriage  and  on  extended  family
25    roles.  Each  pre-marital  education  program  provider shall
26    establish a sliding fee schedule that  accommodates  families
27    of  various  financial  means and shall provide services on a
28    pro bono basis where appropriate.  As used in this subsection
29    (b), "behavioral health professional" means a person licensed
30    as a clinical psychologist under  the  Clinical  Psychologist
31    Licensing Act, licensed as a social worker or clinical social
32    worker  under  the  Clinical  Social  Work  and  Social  Work
33    Practice  Act,  licensed  as  a marriage and family therapist
34    under  the  Marriage  and  Family  Therapist  Licensing  Act,
 
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 1    licensed as a physician under the  Medical  Practice  Act  of
 2    1987 and practicing psychiatry, or licensed as a professional
 3    counselor   or  clinical  professional  counselor  under  the
 4    Professional Counselor and  Clinical  Professional  Counselor
 5    Licensing Act.
 6        If the parties have not completed a pre-marital education
 7    program   but   one  of  the  parties  is  suffering  from  a
 8    catastrophic illness or there is a late-stage pregnancy,  the
 9    parties  may  so  indicate  in their affidavit and submit the
10    affidavit to the county clerk.  If the parties submit such an
11    affidavit and the parties have complied with  the  applicable
12    requirements  of subsection (a), the county clerk shall issue
13    a license to marry without delay.
14        (c)  With each marriage license, the county  clerk  shall
15    provide a pamphlet describing the causes and effects of fetal
16    alcohol syndrome.
17    (Source: P.A. 86-832; 86-884; 86-1028.)

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