Bill Text: IL HB1550 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding educational programs concerning the effect of dissolution of marriage on children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1550 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB1550-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB1550 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
750 ILCS 5/404.1 from Ch. 40, par. 404.1
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding educational programs concerning the effect of dissolution of marriage on children.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 404.1 as follows:
(750 ILCS 5/404.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 404.1)
Sec. 404.1. (a) In an action for dissolution of marriage
involving minor children, or in a post-judgment proceeding
involving minor children, the the court may on its own motion
order the parties, excluding the minor children, to attend an
educational program concerning the effects of dissolution of
marriage on the children, if the court finds that it would be
in the best interests of the minor children. The program may be
divided into sessions, which in the aggregate shall not exceed
4 hours in duration. The program shall be educational in nature
and not designed for individual therapy.
(b) The facts adduced at any educational session resulting
from a referral under this Section shall not be considered in
the adjudication of a pending or subsequent action, nor shall
any report resulting from such educational session become part
of the record of the case unless the parties have stipulated in
writing to the contrary.
(c) The fees or costs of educational sessions under this

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Section shall be borne by the parties and may be assessed by
the court as it deems equitable.
(Source: P.A. 86-288.)