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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has been more than 30 years since the enactment
3 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act; and
 
4     WHEREAS, American society and law have undergone
5 significant and numerous changes particularly affecting
6 families and family law; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The General Assembly has dealt with these changes
8 only by amending individual sections of the Act without regard
9 to the overall statutory scheme of the Act; and
 
10     WHEREAS, It is time for a thorough and comprehensive review
11 of the Act to improve and update it in the context of these
12 changes in the last 30 years; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 the Illinois Family-Law Study Committee is created to study and
16 recommend how the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
17 Act should be amended to improve and update it; and be it
18 further
 
19     RESOLVED, That the Committee shall consist of the following
20 members:

 

 

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1         (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
2     of Representatives;
3         (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
4     House of Representatives;
5         (3) Two members appointed by the Supreme Court of
6     Illinois, one each from (1) an Illinois statewide bar
7     association and (2) a metropolitan bar association; and
8         (4) Two members appointed by the Illinois Child Support
9     Advisory Committee, one of whom is (1) its chairperson or
10     designee and (2) a member of a statewide organization whose
11     membership is exclusively comprised of matrimonial
12     lawyers; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That the Committee should seek voluntary
14 assistance from education, legal, civic, and professional
15 organizations and institutions in its review; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That the members of the Committee shall serve
17 without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses
18 incurred while serving on this Committee from funds
19 appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family
20 Services' budget for that purpose; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That the Committee shall submit its final report
22 to the Governor and the House of Representatives on or before
23 December 31, 2008.