(750 ILCS 25/8) (from Ch. 40, par. 2708)
Sec. 8.
Authority retained by the court.
The following shall be deemed
judicial functions and shall only be performed by a judge or associate judge:
(a) review the recommendations of the Administrative Hearing Officer and
enter such order as it deems appropriate;
(b) conduct judicial hearings on all pre-hearing motions and other
matters that require a court order and enter such orders as it deems
appropriate;
(c) conduct judicial hearings on all child support matters in which
the parties disagree with the Administrative Hearing Officer's recommendations;
(d) conduct trials in contested parentage cases;
(e) issue body attachment orders and rules to show cause, conduct contempt
proceedings, and impose such sanctions or relief as may be appropriate;
(f) conduct judicial hearings on visitation, custody, distribution of
property, petitions pursuant to Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and
Dissolution of Marriage Act, spousal maintenance as otherwise provided, and any
domestic relations matters other than parentage and child support;
(g) conduct judicial hearings on objections to the entry of orders
pursuant to Section 10 of this Act, where the hearing has been requested by
the absent party in a timely manner;
(h) conduct judicial hearings on such other matters as are provided in
Supreme Court Rules promulgated pursuant to this Act; and
(i) impose sanctions pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 137.
(Source: P.A. 86-1401.)
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