Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 5/24/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 681

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 681, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment
4No. 2, on page 53, immediately below line 3, by inserting the
5following:
 
6    "Section 20. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
7amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
8    (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
9    Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
10    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
11has been abused by a family or household member or that
12petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused,
13neglected, or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of
14protection prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation
15shall issue; provided that petitioner must also satisfy the
16requirements of one of the following Sections, as appropriate:

 

 

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1Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim
2orders, or Section 219 on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not
3be denied an order of protection because petitioner or
4respondent is a minor. The court, when determining whether or
5not to issue an order of protection, shall not require
6physical manifestations of abuse on the person of the victim.
7Modification and extension of prior orders of protection shall
8be in accordance with this Act.
9    (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
10an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
11this Section and one of the following Sections, as
12appropriate: Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on
13interim orders, and Section 219 on plenary orders. The
14remedies listed in this subsection shall be in addition to
15other civil or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
16        (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
17    Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
18    personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
19    abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
20    defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
21    defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if
22    such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
23    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
24    prohibited.
25        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
26    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any

 

 

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1    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
2    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
3    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
4    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
5    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
6    limited by the standard set forth in subsection (c-2) of
7    Section 501 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
8    Marriage Act.
9            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
10        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
11        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
12        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
13        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
14        person or entity other than the opposing party that
15        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
16        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
17        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
18            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
19        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
20        residence or household, the court shall balance (i)
21        the hardships to respondent and any minor child or
22        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
23        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
24        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
25        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
26        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the

 

 

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1        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
2        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
3        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
4        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
5        the accessibility of the residence or household.
6        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
7        have a right to occupancy.
8            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
9        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
10        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
11        that the hardships to respondent substantially
12        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
13        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
14        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
15        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
16        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
17        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
18        household.
19        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
20    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other
21    person protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
22    respondent from entering or remaining present at
23    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
24    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
25    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
26    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a

 

 

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1    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
2    right to enter the premises.
3            (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner
4        exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits
5        respondent from entering the residence, or orders
6        respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
7        protected persons, then the court may allow respondent
8        access to the residence to remove items of clothing
9        and personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,
10        medications, and other items as the court directs. The
11        right to access shall be exercised on only one
12        occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
13        agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement
14        officer.
15            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
16        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
17        middle, or high school, the court when issuing an
18        order of protection and providing relief shall
19        consider the severity of the act, any continuing
20        physical danger or emotional distress to the
21        petitioner, the educational rights guaranteed to the
22        petitioner and respondent under federal and State law,
23        the availability of a transfer of the respondent to
24        another school, a change of placement or a change of
25        program of the respondent, the expense, difficulty,
26        and educational disruption that would be caused by a

 

 

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1        transfer of the respondent to another school, and any
2        other relevant facts of the case. The court may order
3        that the respondent not attend the public, private, or
4        non-public elementary, middle, or high school attended
5        by the petitioner, order that the respondent accept a
6        change of placement or change of program, as
7        determined by the school district or private or
8        non-public school, or place restrictions on the
9        respondent's movements within the school attended by
10        the petitioner. The respondent bears the burden of
11        proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a
12        transfer, change of placement, or change of program of
13        the respondent is not available. The respondent also
14        bears the burden of production with respect to the
15        expense, difficulty, and educational disruption that
16        would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
17        another school. A transfer, change of placement, or
18        change of program is not unavailable to the respondent
19        solely on the ground that the respondent does not
20        agree with the school district's or private or
21        non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or
22        change of program or solely on the ground that the
23        respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise
24        does not take an action required to effectuate a
25        transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
26        When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the

 

 

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1        public, private, or non-public school attended by the
2        petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to
3        another attendance center within the respondent's
4        school district or private or non-public school, the
5        school district or private or non-public school shall
6        have sole discretion to determine the attendance
7        center to which the respondent is transferred. In the
8        event the court order results in a transfer of the
9        minor respondent to another attendance center, a
10        change in the respondent's placement, or a change of
11        the respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or
12        legal custodian of the respondent is responsible for
13        transportation and other costs associated with the
14        transfer or change.
15            (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or
16        legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain
17        actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to
18        ensure that the respondent complies with the order. In
19        the event the court orders a transfer of the
20        respondent to another school, the parents, guardian,
21        or legal custodian of the respondent is responsible
22        for transportation and other costs associated with the
23        change of school by the respondent.
24        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
25    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
26    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist,

 

 

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1    psychiatrist, family service agency, alcohol or substance
2    abuse program, mental health center guidance counselor,
3    agency providing services to elders, program designed for
4    domestic violence abusers or any other guidance service
5    the court deems appropriate. The Court may order the
6    respondent in any intimate partner relationship to report
7    to an Illinois Department of Human Services protocol
8    approved partner abuse intervention program for an
9    assessment and to follow all recommended treatment.
10        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child.
11    In order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect,
12    or unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
13    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
14    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
15    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
16    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
17    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
18    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
19    in loco parentis.
20        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
21    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
22    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
23    awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
24    minor child's best interest.
25        (6) Temporary allocation of parental responsibilities:
26    significant decision-making. Award temporary

 

 

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1    decision-making responsibility to petitioner in accordance
2    with this Section, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution
3    of Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, and
4    this State's Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and
5    Enforcement Act.
6        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
7    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
8    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
9    awarding temporary significant decision-making
10    responsibility to respondent would not be in the child's
11    best interest.
12        (7) Parenting time. Determine the parenting time, if
13    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
14    physical care or allocates temporary significant
15    decision-making responsibility of a minor child to
16    petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny respondent's
17    parenting time with a minor child if the court finds that
18    respondent has done or is likely to do any of the
19    following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
20    parenting time; (ii) use the parenting time as an
21    opportunity to abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's
22    family or household members; (iii) improperly conceal or
23    detain the minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner
24    that is not in the best interests of the minor child. The
25    court shall not be limited by the standards set forth in
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1    Marriage Act. If the court grants parenting time, the
2    order shall specify dates and times for the parenting time
3    to take place or other specific parameters or conditions
4    that are appropriate. No order for parenting time shall
5    refer merely to the term "reasonable parenting time".
6        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
7    child if, when respondent arrives for parenting time,
8    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
9    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
10    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving
11    in a violent or abusive manner.
12        If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
13    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
14    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
15    the minor child for parenting time, and the parties shall
16    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
17    alternative arrangements for parenting time. A person may
18    be approved to supervise parenting time only after filing
19    an affidavit accepting that responsibility and
20    acknowledging accountability to the court.
21        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
22    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
23    concealing the child within the State.
24        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
25    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
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1    the child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to
2    permit any court-ordered interview or examination of the
3    child or the respondent.
4        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
5    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
6    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
7    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
8            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
9        property; or
10            (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
11        it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
12        impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
13        temporary possession by petitioner.
14        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the
15    property is that it is marital property, the court may
16    award petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
17    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
18    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
19    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
20    hereafter amended.
21        No order under this provision shall affect title to
22    property.
23        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
24    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
25    damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
26    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court,

 

 

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1    if:
2            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
3        property; or
4            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
5        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
6        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the
7    property is that it is marital property, the court may
8    grant petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
9    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
10    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
11    now or hereafter amended.
12        The court may further prohibit respondent from
13    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
14    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
15    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
16        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
17    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
18    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
19    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
20    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
21    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
22    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
23    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
24    otherwise disposing of the animal.
25        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
26    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in

 

 

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1    the petitioner's care or over whom the petitioner has been
2    allocated parental responsibility, when the respondent has
3    a legal obligation to support that person, in accordance
4    with the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
5    Act, which shall govern, among other matters, the amount
6    of support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
7    income to secure payment. An order for child support may
8    be granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care of a
9    child, or an order or agreement for physical care of a
10    child, prior to entry of an order allocating significant
11    decision-making responsibility. Such a support order shall
12    expire upon entry of a valid order allocating parental
13    responsibility differently and vacating the petitioner's
14    significant decision-making authority, unless otherwise
15    provided in the order.
16        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
17    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
18    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
19    include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
20    earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
21    property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
22    court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
23    additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
24    restaurant meals.
25            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
26        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or

 

 

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1        property distribution from the other party under the
2        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
3        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
4        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
5        the extent that such reimbursement would be
6        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
7        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
8            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
9        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
10        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
11        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
12        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
13        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
14        investigator fees, and travel costs.
15        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
16    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
17    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
18    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and
19    well-being of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
20        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
21            (a) Prohibit a respondent against whom an order of
22        protection was issued from possessing any firearms
23        during the duration of the order if the order:
24                (1) was issued after a hearing of which such
25            person received actual notice, and at which such
26            person had an opportunity to participate;

 

 

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1                (2) restrains such person from harassing,
2            stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
3            such person or child of such intimate partner or
4            person, or engaging in other conduct that would
5            place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
6            bodily injury to the partner or child; and
7                (3)(i) includes a finding that such person
8            represents a credible threat to the physical
9            safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii)
10            by its terms explicitly prohibits the use,
11            attempted use, or threatened use of physical force
12            against such intimate partner or child that would
13            reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.
14        Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the
15        possession of the respondent, except as provided in
16        subsection (b), shall be ordered by the court to be
17        turned over to the local law enforcement agency. The
18        local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail
19        the card to the Illinois State Police Firearm Owner's
20        Identification Card Office for safekeeping. The court
21        shall issue a warrant for seizure of any firearm in the
22        possession of the respondent, to be kept by the local
23        law enforcement agency for safekeeping, except as
24        provided in subsection (b). The period of safekeeping
25        shall be for the duration of the order of protection.
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1        Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at the
2        respondent's request, be returned to the respondent at
3        the end of the order of protection. It is the
4        respondent's responsibility to notify the Illinois
5        State Police Firearm Owner's Identification Card
6        Office.
7            (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as
8        defined in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
9        the court shall order that any firearms used by the
10        respondent in the performance of his or her duties as a
11        peace officer be surrendered to the chief law
12        enforcement executive of the agency in which the
13        respondent is employed, who shall retain the firearms
14        for safekeeping for the duration of the order of
15        protection.
16            (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
17        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
18        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
19        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
20        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
21        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
22        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
23        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
24        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
25        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
26        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned

 

 

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1        over to a third party who is lawfully eligible to
2        possess firearms, and who does not reside with
3        respondent.
4        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
5    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
6    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
7    under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
8    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a
9    minor child, the order shall deny respondent access to,
10    and prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
11    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
12    records of the minor child who is in the care of
13    petitioner.
14        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
15    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
16    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
17    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
18    deemed reasonable by the court.
19        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
20    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse
21    of a family or household member or further abuse, neglect,
22    or exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or
23    to effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by
24    the balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by
25    the injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
26    remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this

 

 

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1    subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
2    necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
3        (18) Telephone services.
4            (A) Unless a condition described in subparagraph
5        (B) of this paragraph exists, the court may, upon
6        request by the petitioner, order a wireless telephone
7        service provider to transfer to the petitioner the
8        right to continue to use a telephone number or numbers
9        indicated by the petitioner and the financial
10        responsibility associated with the number or numbers,
11        as set forth in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
12        For purposes of this paragraph (18), the term
13        "wireless telephone service provider" means a provider
14        of commercial mobile service as defined in 47 U.S.C.
15        332. The petitioner may request the transfer of each
16        telephone number that the petitioner, or a minor child
17        in his or her custody, uses. The clerk of the court
18        shall serve the order on the wireless telephone
19        service provider's agent for service of process
20        provided to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The
21        order shall contain all of the following:
22                (i) The name and billing telephone number of
23            the account holder including the name of the
24            wireless telephone service provider that serves
25            the account.
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1            transferred.
2                (iii) A statement that the provider transfers
3            to the petitioner all financial responsibility for
4            and right to the use of any telephone number
5            transferred under this paragraph.
6            (B) A wireless telephone service provider shall
7        terminate the respondent's use of, and shall transfer
8        to the petitioner use of, the telephone number or
9        numbers indicated in subparagraph (A) of this
10        paragraph unless it notifies the petitioner, within 72
11        hours after it receives the order, that one of the
12        following applies:
13                (i) The account holder named in the order has
14            terminated the account.
15                (ii) A difference in network technology would
16            prevent or impair the functionality of a device on
17            a network if the transfer occurs.
18                (iii) The transfer would cause a geographic or
19            other limitation on network or service provision
20            to the petitioner.
21                (iv) Another technological or operational
22            issue would prevent or impair the use of the
23            telephone number if the transfer occurs.
24            (C) The petitioner assumes all financial
25        responsibility for and right to the use of any
26        telephone number transferred under this paragraph. In

 

 

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1        this paragraph, "financial responsibility" includes
2        monthly service costs and costs associated with any
3        mobile device associated with the number.
4            (D) A wireless telephone service provider may
5        apply to the petitioner its routine and customary
6        requirements for establishing an account or
7        transferring a number, including requiring the
8        petitioner to provide proof of identification,
9        financial information, and customer preferences.
10            (E) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a
11        wireless telephone service provider is immune from
12        civil liability for its actions taken in compliance
13        with a court order issued under this paragraph.
14            (F) All wireless service providers that provide
15        services to residential customers shall provide to the
16        Illinois Commerce Commission the name and address of
17        an agent for service of orders entered under this
18        paragraph (18). Any change in status of the registered
19        agent must be reported to the Illinois Commerce
20        Commission within 30 days of such change.
21            (G) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall
22        maintain the list of registered agents for service for
23        each wireless telephone service provider on the
24        Commission's website. The Commission may consult with
25        wireless telephone service providers and the Circuit
26        Court Clerks on the manner in which this information

 

 

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1        is provided and displayed.
2    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
3        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
4    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
5    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
6    following:
7            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
8        consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
9        or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
10        household member, including the concealment of his or
11        her location in order to evade service of process or
12        notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
13        neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member
14        of petitioner's or respondent's family or household;
15        and
16            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be
17        abused or neglected or improperly relocated from the
18        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
19        improperly separated from the child's primary
20        caretaker.
21        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
22    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
23    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
24    limited to the following:
25            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
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1        alternate housing for each party and any minor child
2        or dependent adult in the party's care;
3            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
4            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
5        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
6        care, to family, school, church and community.
7        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
8    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
9    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
10    set forth the following:
11            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
12        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
13        of this subsection.
14            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
15        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
16        or continued abuse.
17            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
18        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
19        other alleged abused persons.
20        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency
21    order of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as
22    a supplement to making the findings described in
23    paragraphs (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this
24    subsection, may use the following procedure:
25        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
26    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections

 

 

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1    203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
2    examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
3    order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
4    appears from the contents of the petition and the
5    examination of petitioner that the averments are
6    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
7    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
8    order of protection.
9        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
10    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of
11    marriage attach to a putative father until a father and
12    child relationship has been established under the Illinois
13    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015,
14    the Illinois Public Aid Code, Section 12 of the Vital
15    Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Probate
16    Act of 1975, the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of
17    Support Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act,
18    the Expedited Child Support Act of 1990, any judicial,
19    administrative, or other act of another state or
20    territory, any other Illinois statute, or by any foreign
21    nation establishing the father and child relationship, any
22    other proceeding substantially in conformity with the
23    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
24    Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193), or where
25    both parties appeared in open court or at an
26    administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or

 

 

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1    admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and
2    child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,
3    or acknowledgment, no putative father shall be granted
4    temporary allocation of parental responsibilities,
5    including parenting time with the minor child, or physical
6    care and possession of the minor child, nor shall an order
7    of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
8    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds
9that the balance of hardships does not support the granting of
10a remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
11subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
12balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
13include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will
14result in hardship to respondent that would substantially
15outweigh the hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy.
16The findings shall be an official record or in writing.
17    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
18based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
19        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
20    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
21    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
22        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
23        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
24    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
25    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
26    of 2012;

 

 

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1        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
2    of another;
3        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to
4    avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
5    respondent;
6        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or
7    household to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation
8    by respondent;
9        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
10    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
11    that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
12    or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
13    household members.
14    A petition for an order of protection may not be denied
15upon the basis that the petitioner or the respondent is
16incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the filing
17of the petition.
18(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)".