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Bill Status of HB4159 101st General Assembly

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Short Description: IMDMA-COMITY-DISSOLUTION

House Sponsors
Rep. Joyce Mason

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

750 ILCS 5/403.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a court shall not recognize and enforce an order entered by a foreign court for dissolution of marriage on the basis of comity if a party named in the foreign dissolution of marriage did not receive appropriate notice of the proceedings in the foreign country. Provides that if appropriate notice of a foreign dissolution of marriage was not received by a named party, the party may file a petition for dissolution of marriage regardless of any judgment entered by the foreign country. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
1/21/2020	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
1/22/2020	House	First Reading
1/22/2020	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

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