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90_SB0427
750 ILCS 5/506 from Ch. 40, par. 506
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
Act regarding representation of a child in a dissolution
action between the child's parents. Provide that the court
may appoint an attorney to represent the best interests,
rather than the interests, of the child and adds the child's
property as an item for which the attorney shall provide
representation in addition to the already existing support,
custody, and visitation issues.
LRB9002677SMcw
LRB9002677SMcw
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
2 Marriage Act by changing Section 506.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
6 Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 506 as follows:
7 (750 ILCS 5/506) (from Ch. 40, par. 506)
8 Sec. 506. Representation of Child. The court may
9 appoint an attorney to represent the best interests of a
10 minor or dependent child with respect to his support,
11 custody, and visitation, and property. The court may also
12 appoint an attorney as the guardian-ad-litem for the child.
13 The court shall enter an order for costs, fees and
14 disbursements in favor of the child's attorney and
15 guardian-ad-litem, as the case may be. The order shall be
16 made against either or both parents or any adult party, or
17 against the child's separate estate.
18 (Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)