94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1838

 

Introduced 2/14/2005, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - William Delgado

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/10-2   from Ch. 23, par. 10-2

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the extent of a responsible relative's liability for support.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 changing Section 10-2 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/10-2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 10-2)
7     Sec. 10-2. Extent of Liability. A husband is liable for the
8 the support of his wife and a wife for the support of her
9 husband. Unless the child is otherwise emancipated, the parents
10 are severally liable for the support of any child under age 18,
11 and for any child aged 18 who is attending high school, until
12 that child graduates from high school, or attains the age of
13 19, whichever is earlier. The term "child" includes a child
14 born out of wedlock, or legally adopted child.
15     In addition to the primary obligation of support imposed
16 upon responsible relatives, such relatives, if individually or
17 together in any combination they have sufficient income or
18 other resources to support a needy person, in whole or in part,
19 shall be liable for any financial aid extended under this Code
20 to a person for whose support they are responsible, including
21 amounts expended for funeral and burial costs.
22 (Source: P.A. 92-876, eff. 6-1-03.)