97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3210
 
Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
750 ILCS 5/507  from Ch. 40, par. 507

    Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a technical
change in a Section concerning the payment of support or maintenance to the
clerk of the circuit court.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.

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

 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of 
5Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 507 as follows:
 



6    (750 ILCS 5/507)  (from Ch. 40, par. 507)



7    Sec. 507. Payment of maintenance or support to court. 

8    (a) In actions instituted under this Act, the
the court 
9shall order that
maintenance and support payments be made to 
10the clerk of court as trustee for
remittance to the person 
11entitled to receive the payments.  However, the court
in its 
12discretion may direct otherwise where circumstances so 
13warrant.
14    (b) The clerk of court shall maintain records listing the 
15amount of
payments, the date payments are required to be made 
16and the names and
addresses of the parties affected by the 
17order. For those cases in which
support is payable to the clerk 
18of the circuit court for transmittal to
the Department of 
19Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department 
20of Public Aid) by order of the court or upon
notification of 
21the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly

22Illinois Department of Public Aid), and the
Department collects 
23support by assignment, offset, withholding,
deduction or other 
 
 
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1process permitted by law, the Department shall
notify the clerk 
2of the date and amount of such collection. Upon notification,

3the clerk shall record the collection on the payment record for 
4the case.

5    (c) The parties affected by the order shall inform the 
6clerk of
court of any change of address or of other condition 
7that may affect the
administration of the order.

8    (d) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to cases 
9that come
under the provisions of Sections 709 through 712.

10    (e) To the extent the provisions of this Section are 
11inconsistent with the
requirements pertaining to the State 
12Disbursement Unit under Section 507.1 of
this Act and Section 
1310-26 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the requirements

14pertaining to the State Disbursement Unit shall apply.

15(Source: P.A. 94-88, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)