103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2330

 

Introduced 2/14/2023___________, by

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
750 ILCS 5/504  from Ch. 40, par. 504
750 ILCS 5/505  from Ch. 40, par. 505
750 ILCS 5/509  from Ch. 40, par. 509
750 ILCS 5/600
750 ILCS 5/602.10
750 ILCS 5/607.5

    Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Removes language providing that no maintenance shall accrue while a party is imprisoned for failure to comply with the court's order for the payment of the maintenance. Provides that employment barriers and other relevant background factors in the case shall be considered when determining the potential income of a parent who is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed. Provides that incarceration shall not be considered voluntary unemployment for child support purposes in establishing or modifying child support. Changes the definition of "relocation" to specify that the mileage shall be measured by an internet mapping surface using surface roads, and that, if the internet mapping service offers alternative routes, the alternative route that is the shortest distance shall be used. Provides that, if the underlying action in which the parenting plan or allocation judgment is approved or entered by the court and the underlying action is subsequently dismissed, the parenting plan or allocation judgment is void and unenforceable. Provides that a parenting plan or allocation judgment, once approved or entered by the court, is considered final for purposes for modification or appeal so long as the underlying action is pending. Provides that, if the court orders the parties to participate in family or individual counseling, the counseling is subject to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Removes language providing that, if counseling is ordered, all counseling sessions are confidential, and the communications in counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation nor relied upon by an expert appointed by the court or retained by a party. Makes other changes.


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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 Sections 504, 505, 509,
6600, 602.10, and 607.5 as follows:
 
7    (750 ILCS 5/504)  (from Ch. 40, par. 504)
8    Sec. 504. Maintenance.
9    (a) Entitlement to maintenance. In a proceeding for
10dissolution of marriage, legal separation, declaration of
11invalidity of marriage, or dissolution of a civil union, a
12proceeding for maintenance following a legal separation or
13dissolution of the marriage or civil union by a court which
14lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse, a
15proceeding for modification of a previous order for
16maintenance under Section 510 of this Act, or any proceeding
17authorized under Section 501 of this Act, the court may grant a
18maintenance award for either spouse in amounts and for periods
19of time as the court deems just, without regard to marital
20misconduct, and the maintenance may be paid from the income or
21property of the other spouse. The court shall first make a
22finding as to whether a maintenance award is appropriate,
23after consideration of all relevant factors, including:

 

 

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1        (1) the income and property of each party, including
2    marital property apportioned and non-marital property
3    assigned to the party seeking maintenance as well as all
4    financial obligations imposed on the parties as a result
5    of the dissolution of marriage;
6        (2) the needs of each party;
7        (3) the realistic present and future earning capacity
8    of each party;
9        (4) any impairment of the present and future earning
10    capacity of the party seeking maintenance due to that
11    party devoting time to domestic duties or having forgone
12    or delayed education, training, employment, or career
13    opportunities due to the marriage;
14        (5) any impairment of the realistic present or future
15    earning capacity of the party against whom maintenance is
16    sought;
17        (6) the time necessary to enable the party seeking
18    maintenance to acquire appropriate education, training,
19    and employment, and whether that party is able to support
20    himself or herself through appropriate employment;
21        (6.1) the effect of any parental responsibility
22    arrangements and its effect on a party's ability to seek
23    or maintain employment;
24        (7) the standard of living established during the
25    marriage;
26        (8) the duration of the marriage;

 

 

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1        (9) the age, health, station, occupation, amount and
2    sources of income, vocational skills, employability,
3    estate, liabilities, and the needs of each of the parties;
4        (10) all sources of public and private income
5    including, without limitation, disability and retirement
6    income;
7        (11) the tax consequences to each party;
8        (12) contributions and services by the party seeking
9    maintenance to the education, training, career or career
10    potential, or license of the other spouse;
11        (13) any valid agreement of the parties; and
12        (14) any other factor that the court expressly finds
13    to be just and equitable.
14    (b) (Blank).
15    (b-1) Amount and duration of maintenance. Unless the court
16finds that a maintenance award is appropriate, it shall bar
17maintenance as to the party seeking maintenance regardless of
18the length of the marriage at the time the action was
19commenced. Only if the court finds that a maintenance award is
20appropriate, the court shall order guideline maintenance in
21accordance with paragraph (1) or non-guideline maintenance in
22accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection (b-1). If the
23application of guideline maintenance results in a combined
24maintenance and child support obligation that exceeds 50% of
25the payor's net income, the court may determine non-guideline
26maintenance in accordance with paragraph (2) of this

 

 

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1subsection (b-1), non-guideline child support in accordance
2with paragraph (3.4) of subsection (a) of Section 505, or
3both.
4        (1) Maintenance award in accordance with guidelines.
5    If the combined gross annual income of the parties is less
6    than $500,000 and the payor has no obligation to pay child
7    support or maintenance or both from a prior relationship,
8    maintenance payable after the date the parties' marriage
9    is dissolved shall be in accordance with subparagraphs (A)
10    and (B) of this paragraph (1), unless the court makes a
11    finding that the application of the guidelines would be
12    inappropriate.
13            (A) The amount of maintenance under this paragraph
14        (1) shall be calculated by taking 33 1/3% of the
15        payor's net annual income minus 25% of the payee's net
16        annual income. The amount calculated as maintenance,
17        however, when added to the net income of the payee,
18        shall not result in the payee receiving an amount that
19        is in excess of 40% of the combined net income of the
20        parties.
21            (A-1) Modification of maintenance orders entered
22        before January 1, 2019 that are and continue to be
23        eligible for inclusion in the gross income of the
24        payee for federal income tax purposes and deductible
25        by the payor shall be calculated by taking 30% of the
26        payor's gross annual income minus 20% of the payee's

 

 

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1        gross annual income, unless both parties expressly
2        provide otherwise in the modification order. The
3        amount calculated as maintenance, however, when added
4        to the gross income of the payee, may not result in the
5        payee receiving an amount that is in excess of 40% of
6        the combined gross income of the parties.
7            (B) The duration of an award under this paragraph
8        (1) shall be calculated by multiplying the length of
9        the marriage at the time the action was commenced by
10        whichever of the following factors applies: less than
11        5 years (.20); 5 years or more but less than 6 years
12        (.24); 6 years or more but less than 7 years (.28); 7
13        years or more but less than 8 years (.32); 8 years or
14        more but less than 9 years (.36); 9 years or more but
15        less than 10 years (.40); 10 years or more but less
16        than 11 years (.44); 11 years or more but less than 12
17        years (.48); 12 years or more but less than 13 years
18        (.52); 13 years or more but less than 14 years (.56);
19        14 years or more but less than 15 years (.60); 15 years
20        or more but less than 16 years (.64); 16 years or more
21        but less than 17 years (.68); 17 years or more but less
22        than 18 years (.72); 18 years or more but less than 19
23        years (.76); 19 years or more but less than 20 years
24        (.80). For a marriage of 20 or more years, the court,
25        in its discretion, shall order maintenance for a
26        period equal to the length of the marriage or for an

 

 

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1        indefinite term.
2        (1.5) In the discretion of the court, any term of
3    temporary maintenance paid by court order under Section
4    501 may be a corresponding credit to the duration of
5    maintenance set forth in subparagraph (b-1)(1)(B).
6        (2) Maintenance award not in accordance with
7    guidelines. Any non-guidelines award of maintenance shall
8    be made after the court's consideration of all relevant
9    factors set forth in subsection (a) of this Section.
10    (b-2) Findings. In each case involving the issue of
11maintenance, the court shall make specific findings of fact,
12as follows:
13        (1) the court shall state its reasoning for awarding
14    or not awarding maintenance and shall include references
15    to each relevant factor set forth in subsection (a) of
16    this Section;
17        (2) if the court deviates from applicable guidelines
18    under paragraph (1) of subsection (b-1), it shall state in
19    its findings the amount of maintenance (if determinable)
20    or duration that would have been required under the
21    guidelines and the reasoning for any variance from the
22    guidelines; and
23        (3) the court shall state whether the maintenance is
24    fixed-term, indefinite, reviewable, or reserved by the
25    court.
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1"gross income" means all income from all sources, within the
2scope of that phrase in Section 505 of this Act, except
3maintenance payments in the pending proceedings shall not be
4included.
5    (b-3.5) Net income. As used in this Section, "net income"
6has the meaning provided in Section 505 of this Act, except
7maintenance payments in the pending proceedings shall not be
8included.
9    (b-4) Modification of maintenance orders entered before
10January 1, 2019. For any order for maintenance or unallocated
11maintenance and child support entered before January 1, 2019
12that is modified after December 31, 2018, payments thereunder
13shall continue to retain the same tax treatment for federal
14income tax purposes unless both parties expressly agree
15otherwise and the agreement is included in the modification
16order.
17    (b-4.5) Maintenance designation.
18        (1) Fixed-term maintenance. If a court grants
19    maintenance for a fixed term, the court shall designate
20    the termination of the period during which this
21    maintenance is to be paid. Maintenance is barred after the
22    end of the period during which fixed-term maintenance is
23    to be paid.
24        (2) Indefinite maintenance. If a court grants
25    maintenance for an indefinite term, the court shall not
26    designate a termination date. Indefinite maintenance shall

 

 

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1    continue until modification or termination under Section
2    510.
3        (3) Reviewable maintenance. If a court grants
4    maintenance for a specific term with a review, the court
5    shall designate the period of the specific term and state
6    that the maintenance is reviewable. Upon review, the court
7    shall make a finding in accordance with subdivision (b-8)
8    of this Section, unless the maintenance is modified or
9    terminated under Section 510.
10    (b-5) Interest on maintenance. Any maintenance obligation
11including any unallocated maintenance and child support
12obligation, or any portion of any support obligation, that
13becomes due and remains unpaid shall accrue simple interest as
14set forth in Section 505 of this Act.
15    (b-7) Maintenance judgments. Any new or existing
16maintenance order including any unallocated maintenance and
17child support order entered by the court under this Section
18shall be deemed to be a series of judgments against the person
19obligated to pay support thereunder. Each such judgment to be
20in the amount of each payment or installment of support and
21each such judgment to be deemed entered as of the date the
22corresponding payment or installment becomes due under the
23terms of the support order, except no judgment shall arise as
24to any installment coming due after the termination of
25maintenance as provided by Section 510 of the Illinois
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1any order for maintenance. Each such judgment shall have the
2full force, effect and attributes of any other judgment of
3this State, including the ability to be enforced.
4Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the contrary,
5a lien arises by operation of law against the real and personal
6property of the obligor for each installment of overdue
7support owed by the obligor.
8    (b-8) Review of maintenance. Upon review of any previously
9ordered maintenance award, the court may extend maintenance
10for further review, extend maintenance for a fixed
11non-modifiable term, extend maintenance for an indefinite
12term, or permanently terminate maintenance in accordance with
13subdivision (b-1)(1)(A) of this Section.
14    (c) Maintenance during an appeal. The court may grant and
15enforce the payment of maintenance during the pendency of an
16appeal as the court shall deem reasonable and proper.
17    (d) (Blank). Maintenance during imprisonment. No
18maintenance shall accrue during the period in which a party is
19imprisoned for failure to comply with the court's order for
20the payment of such maintenance.
21    (e) Fees when maintenance is paid through the clerk. When
22maintenance is to be paid through the clerk of the court in a
23county of 500,000 inhabitants or less, the order shall direct
24the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition to the maintenance
25payments, all fees imposed by the county board under paragraph
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1Act. When maintenance is to be paid through the clerk of the
2court in a county of more than 500,000 but less than 3,000,000
3inhabitants, the order shall direct the obligor to pay to the
4clerk, in addition to the maintenance payments, all fees
5imposed by the county board under paragraph (4) of subsection
6(bb) of Section 27.2 of the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid
7in cash or pursuant to an order for withholding, the payment of
8the fee shall be by a separate instrument from the support
9payment and shall be made to the order of the Clerk.
10    (f) Maintenance secured by life insurance. An award
11ordered by a court upon entry of a dissolution judgment or upon
12entry of an award of maintenance following a reservation of
13maintenance in a dissolution judgment may be reasonably
14secured, in whole or in part, by life insurance on the payor's
15life on terms as to which the parties agree or, if the parties
16do not agree, on such terms determined by the court, subject to
17the following:
18        (1) With respect to existing life insurance, provided
19    the court is apprised through evidence, stipulation, or
20    otherwise as to level of death benefits, premium, and
21    other relevant data and makes findings relative thereto,
22    the court may allocate death benefits, the right to assign
23    death benefits, or the obligation for future premium
24    payments between the parties as it deems just.
25        (2) To the extent the court determines that its award
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1    insurance on the payor's life, the court may only order:
2            (i) that the payor cooperate on all appropriate
3        steps for the payee to obtain such new life insurance;
4        and
5            (ii) that the payee, at his or her sole option and
6        expense, may obtain such new life insurance on the
7        payor's life up to a maximum level of death benefit
8        coverage, or descending death benefit coverage, as is
9        set by the court, such level not to exceed a reasonable
10        amount in light of the court's award, with the payee or
11        the payee's designee being the beneficiary of such
12        life insurance.
13    In determining the maximum level of death benefit
14    coverage, the court shall take into account all relevant
15    facts and circumstances, including the impact on access to
16    life insurance by the maintenance payor. If in resolving
17    any issues under paragraph (2) of this subsection (f) a
18    court reviews any submitted or proposed application for
19    new insurance on the life of a maintenance payor, the
20    review shall be in camera.
21        (3) (Blank).
22(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-763, eff. 1-1-17;
23100-520, eff. 1-1-18 (see Section 5 of P.A. 100-565 for the
24effective date of P.A. 100-520); 100-923, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
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1    Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
2    (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal
3separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or
4dissolution of a civil union, a proceeding for child support
5following a legal separation or dissolution of the marriage or
6civil union by a court that lacked personal jurisdiction over
7the absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a previous
8order for child support under Section 510 of this Act, or any
9proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act,
10the court may order either or both parents owing a duty of
11support to a child of the marriage or civil union to pay an
12amount reasonable and necessary for support. The duty of
13support owed to a child includes the obligation to provide for
14the reasonable and necessary physical, mental and emotional
15health needs of the child. For purposes of this Section, the
16term "child" shall include any child under age 18 and any child
17age 19 or younger who is still attending high school. For
18purposes of this Section, the term "obligor" means the parent
19obligated to pay support to the other parent.
20        (1) Child support guidelines. The Illinois Department
21    of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules
22    establishing child support guidelines which include
23    worksheets to aid in the calculation of the child support
24    obligations and a schedule of basic child support
25    obligations that reflects the percentage of combined net
26    income that parents living in the same household in this

 

 

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1    State ordinarily spend on their child. The child support
2    guidelines have the following purposes:
3            (A) to establish as State policy an adequate
4        standard of support for a child, subject to the
5        ability of parents to pay;
6            (B) to make child support obligations more
7        equitable by ensuring more consistent treatment of
8        parents in similar circumstances;
9            (C) to improve the efficiency of the court process
10        by promoting settlements and giving courts and the
11        parties guidance in establishing levels of child
12        support;
13            (D) to calculate child support based upon the
14        parents' combined net income estimated to have been
15        allocated for the support of the child if the parents
16        and child were living in an intact household;
17            (E) to adjust child support based upon the needs
18        of the child; and
19            (F) to allocate the amount of child support to be
20        paid by each parent based upon a parent's net income
21        and the child's physical care arrangements.
22        (1.5) Computation of basic child support obligation.
23    The court shall compute the basic child support obligation
24    by taking the following steps:
25            (A) determine each parent's monthly net income;
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1        to determine the combined monthly net income of the
2        parents;
3            (C) select the corresponding appropriate amount
4        from the schedule of basic child support obligations
5        based on the parties' combined monthly net income and
6        number of children of the parties; and
7            (D) calculate each parent's percentage share of
8        the basic child support obligation.
9        Although a monetary obligation is computed for each
10    parent as child support, the receiving parent's share is
11    not payable to the other parent and is presumed to be spent
12    directly on the child.
13        (2) Duty of support. The court shall determine child
14    support in each case by applying the child support
15    guidelines unless the court makes a finding that
16    application of the guidelines would be inappropriate,
17    after considering the best interests of the child and
18    evidence which shows relevant factors including, but not
19    limited to, one or more of the following:
20            (A) the financial resources and needs of the
21        child;
22            (B) the financial resources and needs of the
23        parents;
24            (C) the standard of living the child would have
25        enjoyed had the marriage or civil union not been
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1            (D) the physical and emotional condition of the
2        child and his or her educational needs.
3        (3) Income.
4            (A) As used in this Section, "gross income" means
5        the total of all income from all sources, except
6        "gross income" does not include (i) benefits received
7        by the parent from means-tested public assistance
8        programs, including, but not limited to, Temporary
9        Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Security
10        Income, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
11        Program or (ii) benefits and income received by the
12        parent for other children in the household, including,
13        but not limited to, child support, survivor benefits,
14        and foster care payments. Social security disability
15        and retirement benefits paid for the benefit of the
16        subject child must be included in the disabled or
17        retired parent's gross income for purposes of
18        calculating the parent's child support obligation, but
19        the parent is entitled to a child support credit for
20        the amount of benefits paid to the other party for the
21        child. "Gross income" includes maintenance treated as
22        taxable income for federal income tax purposes to the
23        payee and received pursuant to a court order in the
24        pending proceedings or any other proceedings and shall
25        be included in the payee's gross income for purposes
26        of calculating the parent's child support obligation.

 

 

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1            (B) As used in this Section, "net income" means
2        gross income minus either the standardized tax amount
3        calculated pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this
4        paragraph (3) or the individualized tax amount
5        calculated pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this
6        paragraph (3), and minus any adjustments pursuant to
7        subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (3). The
8        standardized tax amount shall be used unless the
9        requirements for an individualized tax amount set
10        forth in subparagraph (E) of this paragraph (3) are
11        met. "Net income" includes maintenance not includable
12        in the gross taxable income of the payee for federal
13        income tax purposes under a court order in the pending
14        proceedings or any other proceedings and shall be
15        included in the payee's net income for purposes of
16        calculating the parent's child support obligation.
17            (C) As used in this Section, "standardized tax
18        amount" means the total of federal and state income
19        taxes for a single person claiming the standard tax
20        deduction, one personal exemption, and the applicable
21        number of dependency exemptions for the minor child or
22        children of the parties, and Social Security and
23        Medicare tax calculated at the Federal Insurance
24        Contributions Act rate.
25                (I) Unless a court has determined otherwise or
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1            majority of parenting time shall be deemed
2            entitled to claim the dependency exemption for the
3            parties' minor child.
4                (II) The Illinois Department of Healthcare and
5            Family Services shall promulgate a standardized
6            net income conversion table that computes net
7            income by deducting the standardized tax amount
8            from gross income.
9            (D) As used in this Section, "individualized tax
10        amount" means the aggregate of the following taxes:
11                (I) federal income tax (properly calculated
12            withholding or estimated payments);
13                (II) State income tax (properly calculated
14            withholding or estimated payments); and
15                (III) Social Security or self-employment tax,
16            if applicable (or, if none, mandatory retirement
17            contributions required by law or as a condition of
18            employment) and Medicare tax calculated at the
19            Federal Insurance Contributions Act rate.
20            (E) In lieu of a standardized tax amount, a
21        determination of an individualized tax amount may be
22        made under items (I), (II), or (III) below. If an
23        individualized tax amount determination is made under
24        this subparagraph (E), all relevant tax attributes
25        (including filing status, allocation of dependency
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1        the standard deduction or itemized deductions for
2        federal income tax purposes) shall be as the parties
3        agree or as the court determines. To determine a
4        party's reported income, the court may order the party
5        to complete an Internal Revenue Service Form 4506-T,
6        Request for Tax Transcript.
7                (I) Agreement. Irrespective of whether the
8            parties agree on any other issue before the court,
9            if they jointly stipulate for the record their
10            concurrence on a computation method for the
11            individualized tax amount that is different from
12            the method set forth under subparagraph (D), the
13            stipulated method shall be used by the court
14            unless the court rejects the proposed stipulated
15            method for good cause.
16                (II) Summary hearing. If the court determines
17            child support in a summary hearing under Section
18            501 and an eligible party opts in to the
19            individualized tax amount method under this item
20            (II), the individualized tax amount shall be
21            determined by the court on the basis of
22            information contained in one or both parties'
23            Supreme Court approved Financial Affidavit (Family &
24             Divorce Cases) and relevant supporting documents
25            under applicable court rules. No party, however,
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1            applicable court rules, has served the other party
2            with the required Supreme Court approved Financial
3            Affidavit (Family & Divorce Cases) and has
4            substantially produced supporting documents
5            required by the applicable court rules.
6                (III) Evidentiary hearing. If the court
7            determines child support in an evidentiary
8            hearing, whether for purposes of a temporary order
9            or at the conclusion of a proceeding, item (II) of
10            this subparagraph (E) does not apply. In each such
11            case (unless item (I) governs), the individualized
12            tax amount shall be as determined by the court on
13            the basis of the record established.
14            (F) Adjustments to income.
15                (I) Multi-family adjustment. If a parent is
16            also legally responsible for support of a child
17            not shared with the other parent and not subject
18            to the present proceeding, there shall be an
19            adjustment to net income as follows:
20                    (i) Multi-family adjustment with court
21                order. The court shall deduct from the
22                parent's net income the amount of child
23                support actually paid by the parent pursuant
24                to a support order unless the court makes a
25                finding that it would cause economic hardship
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1                    (ii) Multi-family adjustment without court
2                order. Upon the request or application of a
3                parent actually supporting a presumed,
4                acknowledged, or adjudicated child living in
5                or outside of that parent's household, there
6                shall be an adjustment to child support. The
7                court shall deduct from the parent's net
8                income the amount of financial support
9                actually paid by the parent for the child or
10                75% of the support the parent should pay under
11                the child support guidelines (before this
12                adjustment), whichever is less, unless the
13                court makes a finding that it would cause
14                economic hardship to the child. The adjustment
15                shall be calculated using that parent's income
16                alone.
17                (II) Spousal Maintenance adjustment.
18            Obligations pursuant to a court order for spousal
19            maintenance in the pending proceeding actually
20            paid or payable to the same party to whom child
21            support is to be payable or actually paid to a
22            former spouse pursuant to a court order shall be
23            deducted from the parent's after-tax income,
24            unless the maintenance obligation is tax
25            deductible to the payor for federal income tax
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1            the payor's gross income for purposes of
2            calculating the parent's child support obligation.
3        (3.1) Business income. For purposes of calculating
4    child support, net business income from the operation of a
5    business means gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary
6    expenses required to carry on the trade or business. As
7    used in this paragraph, "business" includes, but is not
8    limited to, sole proprietorships, closely held
9    corporations, partnerships, other flow-through business
10    entities, and self-employment. The court shall apply the
11    following:
12            (A) The accelerated component of depreciation and
13        any business expenses determined either judicially or
14        administratively to be inappropriate or excessive
15        shall be excluded from the total of ordinary and
16        necessary business expenses to be deducted in the
17        determination of net business income from gross
18        business income.
19            (B) Any item of reimbursement or in-kind payment
20        received by a parent from a business, including, but
21        not limited to, a company car, reimbursed meals, free
22        housing, or a housing allowance, shall be counted as
23        income if not otherwise included in the recipient's
24        gross income, if the item is significant in amount and
25        reduces personal expenses.
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1    voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, child support
2    shall be calculated based on a determination of potential
3    income. A determination of potential income shall be made
4    by determining employment potential and probable earnings
5    level based on the obligor's work history, occupational
6    qualifications, prevailing job opportunities, the
7    ownership by a parent of a substantial non-income
8    producing asset, and earnings levels in the community,
9    employment barriers, and other relevant background factors
10    in the case. Incarceration shall not be considered
11    voluntary unemployment for child support purposes in
12    establishing or modifying child support. If there is
13    insufficient work history to determine employment
14    potential and probable earnings level, there shall be a
15    rebuttable presumption that the parent's potential income
16    is 75% of the most recent United States Department of
17    Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for a
18    family of one person.
19        (3.3) Rebuttable presumption in favor of guidelines.
20    There is a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or
21    administrative proceeding for child support that the
22    amount of the child support obligation that would result
23    from the application of the child support guidelines is
24    the correct amount of child support.
25        (3.3a) Minimum child support obligation. There is a
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1    obligation of $40 per month, per child, will be entered
2    for an obligor who has actual or imputed gross income at or
3    less than 75% of the most recent United States Department
4    of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines
5    for a family of one person, with a maximum total child
6    support obligation for that obligor of $120 per month to
7    be divided equally among all of the obligor's children.
8        (3.3b) Zero dollar child support order. For parents
9    with no gross income, who receive only means-tested
10    assistance, or who cannot work due to a medically proven
11    disability, incarceration, or institutionalization, there
12    is a rebuttable presumption that the $40 per month minimum
13    support order is inapplicable and a zero dollar order
14    shall be entered.
15        (3.4) Deviation factors. In any action to establish or
16    modify child support, whether pursuant to a temporary or
17    final administrative or court order, the child support
18    guidelines shall be used as a rebuttable presumption for
19    the establishment or modification of the amount of child
20    support. The court may deviate from the child support
21    guidelines if the application would be inequitable,
22    unjust, or inappropriate. Any deviation from the
23    guidelines shall be accompanied by written findings by the
24    court specifying the reasons for the deviation and the
25    presumed amount under the child support guidelines without
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1            (A) extraordinary medical expenditures necessary
2        to preserve the life or health of a party or a child of
3        either or both of the parties;
4            (B) additional expenses incurred for a child
5        subject to the child support order who has special
6        medical, physical, or developmental needs; and
7            (C) any other factor the court determines should
8        be applied upon a finding that the application of the
9        child support guidelines would be inappropriate, after
10        considering the best interest of the child.
11        (3.5) Income in excess of the schedule of basic child
12    support obligation. A court may use its discretion to
13    determine child support if the combined adjusted net
14    income of the parties exceeds the highest level of the
15    schedule of basic child support obligation, except that
16    the basic child support obligation shall not be less than
17    the highest level of combined net income set forth in the
18    schedule of basic child support obligation.
19        (3.6) Extracurricular activities and school expenses.
20    The court, in its discretion, in addition to the basic
21    child support obligation, may order either or both parents
22    owing a duty of support to the child to contribute to the
23    reasonable school and extracurricular activity expenses
24    incurred which are intended to enhance the educational,
25    athletic, social, or cultural development of the child.
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1    discretion, in addition to the basic child support
2    obligation, may order either or both parents owing a duty
3    of support to the child to contribute to the reasonable
4    child care expenses of the child. The child care expenses
5    shall be made payable directly to a party or directly to
6    the child care provider at the time of child care
7    services.
8            (A) "Child care expenses" means actual expenses
9        reasonably necessary to enable a parent or non-parent
10        custodian to be employed, to attend educational or
11        vocational training programs to improve employment
12        opportunities, or to search for employment. "Child
13        care expenses" also includes deposits for securing
14        placement in a child care program, the cost of before
15        and after school care, and camps when school is not in
16        session. A child's special needs shall be a
17        consideration in determining reasonable child care
18        expenses.
19            (B) Child care expenses shall be prorated in
20        proportion to each parent's percentage share of
21        combined net income, and may be added to the basic
22        child support obligation if not paid directly by each
23        parent to the provider of child care services. The
24        obligor's and obligee's portion of actual child care
25        expenses shall appear in the support order. If
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1        for child care shall be subtracted from the actual
2        cost to determine the net child care costs.
3            (C) The amount of child care expenses shall be
4        adequate to obtain reasonable and necessary child
5        care. The actual child care expenses shall be used to
6        calculate the child care expenses, if available. When
7        actual child care expenses vary, the actual child care
8        expenses may be averaged over the most recent 12-month
9        period. When a parent is temporarily unemployed or
10        temporarily not attending educational or vocational
11        training programs, future child care expenses shall be
12        based upon prospective expenses to be incurred upon
13        return to employment or educational or vocational
14        training programs.
15            (D) An order for child care expenses may be
16        modified upon a showing of a substantial change in
17        circumstances. The party incurring child care expenses
18        shall notify the other party within 14 days of any
19        change in the amount of child care expenses that would
20        affect the annualized child care amount as determined
21        in the support order.
22        (3.8) Shared physical care. If each parent exercises
23    146 or more overnights per year with the child, the basic
24    child support obligation is multiplied by 1.5 to calculate
25    the shared care child support obligation. The court shall
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1    support obligation based on the parent's percentage share
2    of combined net income. The child support obligation is
3    then computed for each parent by multiplying that parent's
4    portion of the shared care support obligation by the
5    percentage of time the child spends with the other parent.
6    The respective child support obligations are then offset,
7    with the parent owing more child support paying the
8    difference between the child support amounts. The Illinois
9    Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
10    promulgate a worksheet to calculate child support in cases
11    in which the parents have shared physical care and use the
12    standardized tax amount to determine net income.
13        (3.9) Split physical care. When there is more than one
14    child and each parent has physical care of at least one but
15    not all of the children, the support is calculated by
16    using 2 child support worksheets to determine the support
17    each parent owes the other. The support shall be
18    calculated as follows:
19            (A) compute the support the first parent would owe
20        to other parent as if the child in his or her care was
21        the only child of the parties; then
22            (B) compute the support the other parent would owe
23        to the first parent as if the child in his or her care
24        were the only child of the parties; then
25            (C) subtract the lesser support obligation from
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1        The parent who owes the greater obligation shall be
2    ordered to pay the difference in support to the other
3    parent, unless the court determines, pursuant to other
4    provisions of this Section, that it should deviate from
5    the guidelines.
6        (4) Health care to be addressed by the court.
7            (A) A portion of the basic child support
8        obligation is intended to cover basic ordinary
9        out-of-pocket medical expenses. The court, in its
10        discretion, in addition to the basic child support
11        obligation, shall also provide for the child's current
12        and future medical needs by ordering either or both
13        parents to initiate health insurance coverage for the
14        child through currently effective health insurance
15        policies held by the parent or parents, purchase one
16        or more or all health, dental, or vision insurance
17        policies for the child, or provide for the child's
18        current and future medical needs through some other
19        manner.
20            (B) The court, in its discretion, may order either
21        or both parents to contribute to the reasonable health
22        care needs of the child not covered by insurance,
23        including, but not limited to, unreimbursed medical,
24        dental, orthodontic, or vision expenses and any
25        prescription medication for the child not covered
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1            (C) If neither parent has access to appropriate
2        private health insurance coverage, the court may
3        order:
4                (I) one or both parents to provide health
5            insurance coverage at any time it becomes
6            available at a reasonable cost; or
7                (II) the parent or non-parent custodian with
8            primary physical responsibility for the child to
9            apply for public health insurance coverage for the
10            child and require either or both parents to pay a
11            reasonable amount of the cost of health insurance
12            for the child.
13            The order may also provide that any time private
14        health insurance coverage is available at a reasonable
15        cost to that party it will be provided instead of cash
16        medical support. As used in this Section, "cash
17        medical support" means an amount ordered to be paid
18        toward the cost of health insurance provided by a
19        public entity or by another person through employment
20        or otherwise or for other medical costs not covered by
21        insurance.
22            (D) The amount to be added to the basic child
23        support obligation shall be the actual amount of the
24        total health insurance premium that is attributable to
25        the child who is the subject of the order. If this
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1        total cost of the health insurance premium shall be
2        divided by the total number of persons covered by the
3        policy. The cost per person derived from this
4        calculation shall be multiplied by the number of
5        children who are the subject of the order and who are
6        covered under the health insurance policy. This amount
7        shall be added to the basic child support obligation
8        and shall be allocated between the parents in
9        proportion to their respective net incomes.
10            (E) After the health insurance premium for the
11        child is added to the basic child support obligation
12        and allocated between the parents in proportion to
13        their respective incomes for child support purposes,
14        if the obligor is paying the premium, the amount
15        calculated for the obligee's share of the health
16        insurance premium for the child shall be deducted from
17        the obligor's share of the total child support
18        obligation. If the obligee is paying for private
19        health insurance for the child, the child support
20        obligation shall be increased by the obligor's share
21        of the premium payment. The obligor's and obligee's
22        portion of health insurance costs shall appear in the
23        support order.
24            (F) Prior to allowing the health insurance
25        adjustment, the parent requesting the adjustment must
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1        health insurance plan and must submit proof of the
2        cost of the premium. The court shall require the
3        parent receiving the adjustment to annually submit
4        proof of continued coverage of the child to the other
5        parent, or as designated by the court.
6            (G) A reasonable cost for providing health
7        insurance coverage for the child may not exceed 5% of
8        the providing parent's gross income. Parents with a
9        net income below 133% of the most recent United States
10        Department of Health and Human Services Federal
11        Poverty Guidelines or whose child is covered by
12        Medicaid based on that parent's income may not be
13        ordered to contribute toward or provide private
14        coverage, unless private coverage is obtainable
15        without any financial contribution by that parent.
16            (H) If dental or vision insurance is included as
17        part of the employer's medical plan, the coverage
18        shall be maintained for the child. If not included in
19        the employer's medical plan, adding the dental or
20        vision insurance for the child is at the discretion of
21        the court.
22            (I) If a parent has been directed to provide
23        health insurance pursuant to this paragraph and that
24        parent's spouse or legally recognized partner provides
25        the insurance for the benefit of the child either
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1        support worksheet shall be given to that parent in the
2        same manner as if the premium were paid by that parent.
3        (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following
4    dissolution of the marriage or civil union by a court that
5    lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse, and
6    in which the court is requiring payment of support for the
7    period before the date an order for current support is
8    entered, there is a rebuttable presumption that the
9    obligor's net income for the prior period was the same as
10    his or her net income at the time the order for current
11    support is entered.
12        (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of
13    default or any other reason, the court shall order support
14    in an amount considered reasonable in the particular case.
15    The final order in all cases shall state the support level
16    in dollar amounts. However, if the court finds that the
17    child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
18    dollar amount because all or a portion of the obligor's
19    net income is uncertain as to source, time of payment, or
20    amount, the court may order a percentage amount of support
21    in addition to a specific dollar amount and enter such
22    other orders as may be necessary to determine and enforce,
23    on a timely basis, the applicable support ordered.
24        (6) If (i) the obligor was properly served with a
25    request for discovery of financial information relating to
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1    obligor failed to comply with the request, despite having
2    been ordered to do so by the court, and (iii) the obligor
3    is not present at the hearing to determine support despite
4    having received proper notice, then any relevant financial
5    information concerning the obligor's ability to provide
6    child support that was obtained pursuant to subpoena and
7    proper notice shall be admitted into evidence without the
8    need to establish any further foundation for its
9    admission.
10    (a-3) Life insurance to secure support. At the discretion
11of the court, a child support obligation pursuant to this
12Section and Sections 510, 513, and 513.5 of this Act may be
13secured, in whole or in part, by reasonably affordable life
14insurance on the life of one or both parents on such terms as
15the parties agree or as the court orders. The court may require
16such insurance remain in full force and effect until the
17termination of all obligations of support, subject to the
18following:
19        (1) Existing life insurance. The court shall be
20    apprised through evidence, stipulation, or otherwise as to
21    the level, ownership, and type of existing life insurance
22    death benefit coverage available to one or both parents,
23    the cost of the premiums, cost ratings, and escalations
24    and assignment of the policy, if applicable, and all other
25    relevant circumstances. The court shall make findings
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1        (2) New life insurance. The court shall be apprised
2    through evidence, stipulation, or otherwise as to the
3    availability of obtaining reasonably affordable new life
4    insurance. To the extent the court determines that the
5    support obligations should be secured, in whole or in
6    part, by new life insurance on the life of one or both
7    parents, the court may order that one or both parents
8    comply with all requirements to obtain such new life
9    insurance through employment, trade union, fraternal
10    organizations, associations, or individual means.
11        In determining the level and type of death benefits
12    coverage to be obtained by a parent, the court shall
13    consider access and availability of life insurance to that
14    parent, the cost of the premium, cost ratings, and
15    escalations, if applicable, and all other relevant
16    circumstances.
17        (3) Other security. If life insurance is unavailable
18    to a parent, the court, in its discretion, or as agreed to
19    by the parties, may order other equitable and reasonable
20    means to secure a child support obligation.
21    (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for child support
22based on the obligor's failure to make support payments as
23required by the order, notice of proceedings to hold the
24obligor in contempt for that failure may be served on the
25obligor by personal service or by regular mail addressed to
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1of the obligor may be determined from records of the clerk of
2the court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child Support
3Orders, or by any other reasonable means.
4    (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay
5support shall be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In
6addition to other penalties provided by law the court may,
7after finding the parent guilty of contempt, order that the
8parent be:
9        (1) placed on probation with such conditions of
10    probation as the court deems advisable;
11        (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period
12    not to exceed 6 months; provided, however, that the court
13    may permit the parent to be released for periods of time
14    during the day or night to:
15            (A) work; or
16            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
17        occupation.
18    The court may further order any part or all of the earnings
19of a parent during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to
20the Clerk of the Circuit Court or to the parent having physical
21possession of the child or to the non-parent custodian having
22custody of the child of the sentenced parent for the support of
23the child until further order of the court.
24    If a parent who is found guilty of contempt for failure to
25comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a
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1other penalties provided by law may order that the parent do
2one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly
3financial statements showing income and expenses from the
4business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and
5report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or
6other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or
7(iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job
8search services to find employment that will be subject to
9withholding for child support.
10    If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient
11to render no financial separation between an obligor and
12another person or persons or business entity, the court may
13pierce the ownership veil of the person, persons, or business
14entity to discover assets of the obligor held in the name of
15that person, those persons, or that business entity. The
16following circumstances are sufficient to authorize a court to
17order discovery of the assets of a person, persons, or
18business entity and to compel the application of any
19discovered assets toward payment on the judgment for support:
20        (1) the obligor and the person, persons, or business
21    entity maintain records together.
22        (2) the obligor and the person, persons, or business
23    entity fail to maintain an arm's length relationship
24    between themselves with regard to any assets.
25        (3) the obligor transfers assets to the person,
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1    a fraud on the obligee.
2    With respect to assets which are real property, no order
3entered under this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona
4fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
5holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to
6the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil
7Procedure or a copy of the order is placed of record in the
8office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the
9real property is located.
10    The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90
11days or more delinquent in payment of support or has been
12adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days
13obligation or more, that the parent's Illinois driving
14privileges be suspended until the court determines that the
15parent is in compliance with the order of support. The court
16may also order that the parent be issued a family financial
17responsibility driving permit that would allow limited driving
18privileges for employment and medical purposes in accordance
19with Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The Clerk
20of the Circuit Court shall certify the order suspending the
21driving privileges of the parent or granting the issuance of a
22family financial responsibility driving permit to the
23Secretary of State on forms prescribed by the Secretary of
24State. Upon receipt of the authenticated documents, the
25Secretary of State shall suspend the parent's driving
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1ordered by the court, subject to the provisions of Section
27-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, issue a family financial
3responsibility driving permit to the parent.
4    In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be
5imposed under this Section, any person whose conduct
6constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the Non-Support
7Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person
8convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with
9that Act. The sentence may include but need not be limited to a
10requirement that the person perform community service under
11Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work alternative
12program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be
13required to participate in a work alternative program under
14Section 50 of that Act if the person is currently
15participating in a work program pursuant to Section 505.1 of
16this Act.
17    A support obligation, or any portion of a support
18obligation, which becomes due and remains unpaid as of the end
19of each month, excluding the child support that was due for
20that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month,
21shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of
22the Code of Civil Procedure. An order for support entered or
23modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall contain a statement
24that a support obligation required under the order, or any
25portion of a support obligation required under the order, that
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1excluding the child support that was due for that month to the
2extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple
3interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil
4Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for
5support does not affect the validity of the order or the
6accrual of interest as provided in this Section.
7    (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount
8of past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has
9accrued under a support order entered by the court. The charge
10shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section
1110-21 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and shall be enforced by
12the court upon petition.
13    (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
14under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
15against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
16such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
17installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
18entered as of the date the corresponding payment or
19installment becomes due under the terms of the support order.
20Each such judgment shall have the full force, effect and
21attributes of any other judgment of this State, including the
22ability to be enforced. Notwithstanding any other State or
23local law to the contrary, a lien arises by operation of law
24against the real and personal property of the obligor for each
25installment of overdue support owed by the obligor.
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1the Court in a county of 500,000 inhabitants or less, the order
2shall direct the obligor to pay to the Clerk, in addition to
3the child support payments, all fees imposed by the county
4board under paragraph (4) of subsection (bb) of Section 27.1a
5of the Clerks of Courts Act. When child support is to be paid
6through the clerk of the court in a county of more than 500,000
7but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the order shall direct
8the obligor to pay to the clerk, in addition to the child
9support payments, all fees imposed by the county board under
10paragraph (4) of subsection (bb) of Section 27.2 of the Clerks
11of Courts Act. Unless paid pursuant to an Income Withholding
12Order/Notice for Support, the payment of the fee shall be by
13payment acceptable to the clerk and shall be made to the order
14of the Clerk.
15    (f) All orders for support, when entered or modified,
16shall include a provision requiring the obligor to notify the
17court and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and
18spouse services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid
19Code, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within
207 days, (i) of the name and address of any new employer of the
21obligor, (ii) whether the obligor has access to health
22insurance coverage through the employer or other group
23coverage and, if so, the policy name and number and the names
24of persons covered under the policy, except only the initials
25of any covered minors shall be included, and (iii) of any new
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1obligor. In any subsequent action to enforce a support order,
2upon a sufficient showing that a diligent effort has been made
3to ascertain the location of the obligor, service of process
4or provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the
5last known address of the obligor in any manner expressly
6provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Act, which
7service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
8    (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the
9current support obligation terminates. The termination date
10shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
11the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
12not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
1318, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
14earlier of the date on which the child's high school
15graduation will occur or the date on which the child will
16attain the age of 19. The order for support shall state that
17the termination date does not apply to any arrearage that may
18remain unpaid on that date. Nothing in this subsection shall
19be construed to prevent the court from modifying the order or
20terminating the order in the event the child is otherwise
21emancipated.
22    (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as
23those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support
24Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
25termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
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1child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
2the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of
3that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically
4continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as
5periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage
6or delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to
7any periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of
8the arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be
9paid toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may
10be enforced and collected by any method provided by law for
11enforcement and collection of child support, including but not
12limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for
13Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or
14after January 1, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
1593-1061) must contain a statement notifying the parties of the
16requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the
17statement in the order for support does not affect the
18validity of the order or the operation of the provisions of
19this subsection with regard to the order. This subsection
20shall not be construed to prevent or affect the establishment
21or modification of an order for support of a minor child or the
22establishment or modification of an order for support of a
23non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of
24this Act.
25    (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a
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1parent and to the Clerk of Court within 10 days each time
2either parent obtains new employment, and each time either
3parent's employment is terminated for any reason. The report
4shall be in writing and shall, in the case of new employment,
5include the name and address of the new employer. Failure to
6report new employment or the termination of current
7employment, if coupled with nonpayment of support for a period
8in excess of 60 days, is indirect criminal contempt. For
9either parent arrested for failure to report new employment
10bond shall be set in the amount of the child support that
11should have been paid during the period of unreported
12employment. An order entered under this Section shall also
13include a provision requiring either obligor and obligee to
14advise the other of a change in residence within 5 days of the
15change except when the court finds that the physical, mental,
16or emotional health of a party or that of a child, or both,
17would be seriously endangered by disclosure of the party's
18address.
19    (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt,
20driver's license suspension, or other child support
21enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to,
22criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
23emancipation of the minor child.
24(Source: P.A. 102-823, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
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1    Sec. 509. Independence of Provisions of Judgment or
2Temporary Order. If a party fails to comply with a provision of
3a judgment, order, or injunction, the obligation of the other
4party to make payments for support or maintenance or to permit
5visitation or parenting time is not suspended; but the other
6party he may move the court to grant an appropriate order.
7(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
8    (750 ILCS 5/600)
9    Sec. 600. Definitions. For purposes of this Part VI:
10    (a) "Abuse" has the meaning ascribed to that term in
11Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
12    (b) "Allocation judgment" means a judgment allocating
13parental responsibilities.
14    (c) "Caretaking functions" means tasks that involve
15interaction with a child or that direct, arrange, and
16supervise the interaction with and care of a child provided by
17others, or for obtaining the resources allowing for the
18provision of these functions. The term includes, but is not
19limited to, the following:
20        (1) satisfying a child's nutritional needs; managing a
21    child's bedtime and wake-up routines; caring for a child
22    when the child is sick or injured; being attentive to a
23    child's personal hygiene needs, including washing,
24    grooming, and dressing; playing with a child and ensuring
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1    protecting a child's physical safety; and providing
2    transportation for a child;
3        (2) directing a child's various developmental needs,
4    including the acquisition of motor and language skills,
5    toilet training, self-confidence, and maturation;
6        (3) providing discipline, giving instruction in
7    manners, assigning and supervising chores, and performing
8    other tasks that attend to a child's needs for behavioral
9    control and self-restraint;
10        (4) ensuring the child attends school, including
11    remedial and special services appropriate to the child's
12    needs and interests, communicating with teachers and
13    counselors, and supervising homework;
14        (5) helping a child develop and maintain appropriate
15    interpersonal relationships with peers, siblings, and
16    other family members;
17        (6) ensuring the child attends medical appointments
18    and is available for medical follow-up and meeting the
19    medical needs of the child in the home;
20        (7) providing moral and ethical guidance for a child;
21    and
22        (8) arranging alternative care for a child by a family
23    member, babysitter, or other child care provider or
24    facility, including investigating such alternatives,
25    communicating with providers, and supervising such care.
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1and significant decision-making responsibilities with respect
2to a child.
3    (e) "Parenting time" means the time during which a parent
4is responsible for exercising caretaking functions and
5non-significant decision-making responsibilities with respect
6to the child.
7    (f) "Parenting plan" means a written agreement that
8allocates significant decision-making responsibilities,
9parenting time, or both.
10    (g) "Relocation" means:
11        (1) a change of residence from the child's current
12    primary residence located in the county of Cook, DuPage,
13    Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will to a new residence within
14    this State that is more than 25 miles from the child's
15    current residence, as measured by an Internet mapping
16    service using surface roads;
17        (2) a change of residence from the child's current
18    primary residence located in a county not listed in
19    paragraph (1) to a new residence within this State that is
20    more than 50 miles from the child's current primary
21    residence, as measured by an Internet mapping service
22    using surface roads; or
23        (3) a change of residence from the child's current
24    primary residence to a residence outside the borders of
25    this State that is more than 25 miles from the current
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1    service using surface roads.
2    If the Internet mapping service offers alternative routes,
3the alternative route that is the shortest distance shall be
4used.
5    (h) "Religious upbringing" means the choice of religion or
6denomination of a religion, religious schooling, religious
7training, or participation in religious customs or practices.
8    (i) "Restriction of parenting time" means any limitation
9or condition placed on parenting time, including supervision.
10    (j) "Right of first refusal" has the meaning provided in
11subsection (b) of Section 602.3 of this Act.
12    (k) "Significant decision-making" means deciding issues of
13long-term importance in the life of a child.
14    (l) "Step-parent" means a person married to a child's
15parent, including a person married to the child's parent
16immediately prior to the parent's death.
17    (m) "Supervision" means the presence of a third party
18during a parent's exercise of parenting time.
19(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
20    (750 ILCS 5/602.10)
21    Sec. 602.10. Parenting plan.
22    (a) Filing of parenting plan. All parents, within 120 days
23after service or filing of any petition for allocation of
24parental responsibilities, must file with the court, either
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1period for filing a parenting plan may be extended by the court
2for good cause shown. If no appearance has been filed by the
3respondent, no parenting plan is required unless ordered by
4the court.
5    (b) No parenting plan filed. In the absence of filing of
6one or more parenting plans, the court must conduct an
7evidentiary hearing to allocate parental responsibilities.
8    (c) Mediation. The court shall order mediation to assist
9the parents in formulating or modifying a parenting plan or in
10implementing a parenting plan unless the court determines that
11impediments to mediation exist. Costs under this subsection
12shall be allocated between the parties pursuant to the
13applicable statute or Supreme Court Rule.
14    (d) Parents' agreement on parenting plan. The parenting
15plan must be in writing and signed by both parents. The parents
16must submit the parenting plan to the court for approval
17within 120 days after service of a petition for allocation of
18parental responsibilities or the filing of an appearance,
19except for good cause shown. Notwithstanding the provisions
20above, the parents may agree upon and submit a parenting plan
21at any time after the commencement of a proceeding until prior
22to the entry of a judgment of dissolution of marriage. The
23agreement is binding upon the court unless it finds, after
24considering the circumstances of the parties and any other
25relevant evidence produced by the parties, that the agreement
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1not approve the parenting plan, the court shall make express
2findings of the reason or reasons for its refusal to approve
3the plan. The court, on its own motion, may conduct an
4evidentiary hearing to determine whether the parenting plan is
5in the child's best interests.
6    (e) Parents cannot agree on parenting plan. When parents
7fail to submit an agreed parenting plan, each parent must file
8and submit a written, signed parenting plan to the court
9within 120 days after the filing of an appearance, except for
10good cause shown. The court's determination of parenting time
11should be based on the child's best interests. The filing of
12the plan may be excused by the court if:
13        (1) the parties have commenced mediation for the
14    purpose of formulating a parenting plan; or
15        (2) the parents have agreed in writing to extend the
16    time for filing a proposed plan and the court has approved
17    such an extension; or
18        (3) the court orders otherwise for good cause shown.
19    (f) Parenting plan contents. At a minimum, a parenting
20plan must set forth the following:
21        (1) an allocation of significant decision-making
22    responsibilities;
23        (2) provisions for the child's living arrangements and
24    for each parent's parenting time, including either:
25            (A) a schedule that designates in which parent's
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1            (B) a formula or method for determining such a
2        schedule in sufficient detail to be enforced in a
3        subsequent proceeding;
4        (3) a mediation provision addressing any proposed
5    reallocation of parenting time or regarding the terms of
6    allocation of parental responsibilities, except that this
7    provision is not required if one parent is allocated all
8    significant decision-making responsibilities;
9        (4) each parent's right of access to medical, dental,
10    and psychological records (subject to the Mental Health
11    and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act), child
12    care records, and school and extracurricular records,
13    reports, and schedules, unless expressly denied by a court
14    order or denied under Section 602.11;
15        (5) a designation of the parent who will be
16    denominated as the parent with the majority of parenting
17    time for purposes of Section 606.10;
18        (6) the child's residential address for school
19    enrollment purposes only;
20        (7) each parent's residence address and phone number,
21    and each parent's place of employment and employment
22    address and phone number;
23        (8) a requirement that a parent changing his or her
24    residence provide at least 60 days prior written notice of
25    the change to any other parent under the parenting plan or
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1    or unless otherwise ordered by the court. If such notice
2    is impracticable, written notice shall be given at the
3    earliest date practicable. At a minimum, the notice shall
4    set forth the following:
5            (A) the intended date of the change of residence;
6        and
7            (B) the address of the new residence;
8        (9) provisions requiring each parent to notify the
9    other of emergencies, health care, travel plans, or other
10    significant child-related issues;
11        (10) transportation arrangements between the parents;
12        (11) provisions for communications, including
13    electronic communications, with the child during the other
14    parent's parenting time;
15        (12) provisions for resolving issues arising from a
16    parent's future relocation, if applicable;
17        (13) provisions for future modifications of the
18    parenting plan, if specified events occur;
19        (14) provisions for the exercise of the right of first
20    refusal, if so desired, that are consistent with the best
21    interests of the minor child; provisions in the plan for
22    the exercise of the right of first refusal must include:
23            (i) the length and kind of child-care requirements
24        invoking the right of first refusal;
25            (ii) notification to the other parent and for his
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1            (iii) transportation requirements; and
2            (iv) any other provision related to the exercise
3        of the right of first refusal necessary to protect and
4        promote the best interests of the minor child; and
5        (15) any other provision that addresses the child's
6    best interests or that will otherwise facilitate
7    cooperation between the parents.
8    The personal information under items (6), (7), and (8) of
9this subsection is not required if there is evidence of or the
10parenting plan states that there is a history of domestic
11violence or abuse, or it is shown that the release of the
12information is not in the child's or parent's best interests.
13    (g) The court shall conduct a trial or hearing to
14determine a plan which maximizes the child's relationship and
15access to both parents and shall ensure that the access and the
16overall plan are in the best interests of the child. The court
17shall take the parenting plans into consideration when
18determining parenting time and responsibilities at trial or
19hearing.
20    (h) The court may consider, consistent with the best
21interests of the child as defined in Section 602.7 of this Act,
22whether to award to one or both of the parties the right of
23first refusal in accordance with Section 602.3 of this Act.
24    (i) If the underlying action in which the parenting plan
25or allocation judgment is approved or entered by the court and
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1plan or allocation judgment shall be void and unenforceable. A
2parenting plan or allocation judgment, once approved or
3entered by the court, shall be considered final for purposes
4for modification pursuant to Section 610.5 or appeal so long
5as the underlying action is pending.
6(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
7    (750 ILCS 5/607.5)
8    Sec. 607.5. Abuse of allocated parenting time.
9    (a) The court shall provide an expedited procedure for the
10enforcement of allocated parenting time.
11    (b) An action for the enforcement of allocated parenting
12time may be commenced by a parent or a person appointed under
13Section 506 by filing a petition setting forth: (i) the
14petitioner's name and residence address or mailing address,
15except that if the petition states that disclosure of
16petitioner's address would risk abuse of petitioner or any
17member of petitioner's family or household or reveal the
18confidential address of a shelter for domestic violence
19victims, that address may be omitted from the petition; (ii)
20the respondent's name and place of residence, place of
21employment, or mailing address; (iii) the terms of the
22parenting plan or allocation judgment then in effect; (iv) the
23nature of the violation of the allocation of parenting time,
24giving dates and other relevant information; and (v) that a
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1    (c) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
2that a parent has not complied with allocated parenting time
3according to an approved parenting plan or a court order, the
4court, in the child's best interests, shall issue an order
5that may include one or more of the following:
6        (1) an imposition of additional terms and conditions
7    consistent with the court's previous allocation of
8    parenting time or other order;
9        (2) a requirement that either or both of the parties
10    attend a parental education program at the expense of the
11    non-complying parent;
12        (3) upon consideration of all relevant factors,
13    particularly a history or possibility of domestic
14    violence, a requirement that the parties participate in
15    family or individual counseling, the expense of which
16    shall be allocated by the court. Counseling ordered under
17    this Section is subject to the Mental Health and
18    Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and the
19    federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
20    Act of 1996; if counseling is ordered, all counseling
21    sessions shall be confidential, and the communications in
22    counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation
23    nor relied upon by an expert appointed by the court or
24    retained by any party;
25        (4) a requirement that the non-complying parent post a
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1    including a provision that the bond or other security may
2    be forfeited to the other parent for payment of expenses
3    on behalf of the child as the court shall direct;
4        (5) a requirement that makeup parenting time be
5    provided for the aggrieved parent or child under the
6    following conditions:
7            (A) that the parenting time is of the same type and
8        duration as the parenting time that was denied,
9        including but not limited to parenting time during
10        weekends, on holidays, and on weekdays and during
11        times when the child is not in school;
12            (B) that the parenting time is made up within 6
13        months after the noncompliance occurs, unless the
14        period of time or holiday cannot be made up within 6
15        months, in which case the parenting time shall be made
16        up within one year after the noncompliance occurs;
17        (6) a finding that the non-complying parent is in
18    contempt of court;
19        (7) an imposition on the non-complying parent of an
20    appropriate civil fine per incident of denied parenting
21    time;
22        (8) a requirement that the non-complying parent
23    reimburse the other parent for all reasonable expenses
24    incurred as a result of the violation of the parenting
25    plan or court order; and
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1    best interests.
2    (d) In addition to any other order entered under
3subsection (c), except for good cause shown, the court shall
4order a parent who has failed to provide allocated parenting
5time or to exercise allocated parenting time to pay the
6aggrieved party his or her reasonable attorney's fees, court
7costs, and expenses associated with an action brought under
8this Section. If the court finds that the respondent in an
9action brought under this Section has not violated the
10allocated parenting time, the court may order the petitioner
11to pay the respondent's reasonable attorney's fees, court
12costs, and expenses incurred in the action.
13    (e) Nothing in this Section precludes a party from
14maintaining any other action as provided by law.
15    (f) When the court issues an order holding a party in
16contempt for violation of a parenting time order and finds
17that the party engaged in parenting time abuse, the court may
18order one or more of the following:
19        (1) Suspension of a party's Illinois driving
20    privileges pursuant to Section 7-703 of the Illinois
21    Vehicle Code until the court determines that the party is
22    in compliance with the parenting time order. The court may
23    also order that a party be issued a family financial
24    responsibility driving permit that would allow limited
25    driving privileges for employment, for medical purposes,
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1    time in order to comply with a parenting time order in
2    accordance with subsection (a-1) of Section 7-702.1 of the
3    Illinois Vehicle Code.
4        (2) Placement of a party on probation with such
5    conditions of probation as the court deems advisable.
6        (3) Sentencing of a party to periodic imprisonment for
7    a period not to exceed 6 months; provided, that the court
8    may permit the party to be released for periods of time
9    during the day or night to:
10            (A) work; or
11            (B) conduct a business or other self-employed
12        occupation.
13        (4) Find that a party in engaging in parenting time
14    abuse is guilty of a petty offense and should be fined an
15    amount of no more than $500 for each finding of parenting
16    time abuse.
17    (g) When the court issues an order holding a party in
18contempt of court for violation of a parenting order, the
19clerk shall transmit a copy of the contempt order to the
20sheriff of the county. The sheriff shall furnish a copy of each
21contempt order to the Illinois State Police on a daily basis in
22the form and manner required by the Department. The Department
23shall maintain a complete record and index of the contempt
24orders and make this data available to all local law
25enforcement agencies.
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1to limit the court's contempt power.
2(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)