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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has been more than 30 years since the enactment |
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| of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act; and
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| WHEREAS, American society and law have undergone |
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| significant and numerous changes particularly affecting |
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| families and family law; and
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly has dealt with these changes |
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| only by amending individual sections of the Act without regard |
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| to the overall statutory scheme of the Act; and
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| WHEREAS, It is time for a thorough and comprehensive review |
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| of the Act to improve and update it in the context of these |
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| changes in the last 30 years; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| the Illinois Family-Law Study Committee is created to study and |
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| recommend how the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage |
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| Act should be amended to improve and update it; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Committee shall consist of the following |
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| members: |
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| (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House |
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| of Representatives; |
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| (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| House of Representatives; |
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| (3) Two members appointed by the Supreme Court of |
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| Illinois, one each from (1) an Illinois statewide bar |
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| association and (2) a metropolitan bar association; and |
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| (4) Two members appointed by the Illinois Child Support |
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| Advisory Committee, one of whom is (1) its chairperson or |
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| designee and (2) a member of a statewide organization whose |
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| membership is exclusively comprised of matrimonial |
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| lawyers; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Committee should seek voluntary |
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| assistance from education, legal, civic, and professional |
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| organizations and institutions in its review; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the members of the Committee shall serve |
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| without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses |
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| incurred while serving on this Committee from funds |
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| appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family |
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| Services' budget for that purpose; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Committee shall submit its final report |
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| to the Governor and the House of Representatives on or before |
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| December 31, 2008.
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