Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes language providing that nothing in the Act requires that each parent be allocated decision-making responsibilities. Provides that it is presumed that fit parents act in the best interests of their children. Deletes language providing that in determining the child's best interests for purposes of allocating parenting time, the court shall consider the amount of time each parent spent performing caretaking functions with respect to the child in the 24 months preceding the filing of any petition for allocation of parental responsibilities, or, if the child is under 2 years of age, since the child's birth.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0041 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2023-01-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

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