Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Grandparents Custody Assistance Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be paid as grants to public or private non-profit agencies that provide pro bono legal assistance to a grandparent or other first-degree relative seeking (i) custody of a child or (ii) to intervene in a custody dispute involving that child. Authorizes the Attorney General to manage the Fund. Defines "first-degree relative". Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and the Clerks of Courts Act to provide for fines to be imposed when parties violate court orders relating to custody, visitation, or joint parenting, with certain exceptions. Provides for disposition of the fines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3180 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative John Cavaletto [R]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	HD-107	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Reis [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-109	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Franco Coladipietro [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-045	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jerry Mitchell [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-090	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Keith Sommer [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-088	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Richard Morthland [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-071	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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