HR0857 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Couples in divorce, custody, and visitation court proceedings often do not have equal access to financial resources; and

WHEREAS, Perpetrators of domestic violence gain control of financial assets to obtain power and control over their partners and victims; and

WHEREAS, Victims of domestic violence often have no financial assets to help them obtain, or maintain, custody of their children; and

WHEREAS, Victims of domestic violence often have no financial assets to protect their children from their abusers' repeated custody or visitation disputes; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge all attorneys and other legal advocates involved in divorce, custody, and visitation proceedings in court to responsibly negotiate and litigate the expenditure of marital assets for payment of attorney's fees for both parties during dissolution, post-dissolution, paternity, and domestic violence cases and utilize thereby to the fullest extent possible the significant remedy provisions found in the "leveling law", specifically Section 501(c)(1) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.