Bill Text: IL HB4159 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a court shall not recognize and enforce an order entered by a foreign court for dissolution of marriage on the basis of comity if a party named in the foreign dissolution of marriage did not receive appropriate notice of the proceedings in the foreign country. Provides that if appropriate notice of a foreign dissolution of marriage was not received by a named party, the party may file a petition for dissolution of marriage regardless of any judgment entered by the foreign country. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-22 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4159 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4159-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4159 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
750 ILCS 5/403.5 new
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a court shall not recognize and enforce an order entered by a foreign court for dissolution of marriage on the basis of comity if a party named in the foreign dissolution of marriage did not receive appropriate notice of the proceedings in the foreign country. Provides that if appropriate notice of a foreign dissolution of marriage was not received by a named party, the party may file a petition for dissolution of marriage regardless of any judgment entered by the foreign country. Effective immediately.
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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 adding Section 403.5 as follows:
(750 ILCS 5/403.5 new)
Sec. 403.5. Comity for dissolution of marriage. A court
shall not recognize and enforce an order entered by a foreign
court for dissolution of marriage on the basis of comity if a
party named in the foreign dissolution of marriage did not
receive appropriate notice, under the laws of this State, of
the proceedings in the foreign country. If appropriate notice
of a foreign dissolution of marriage was not received by a
named party, the party may file a petition under this Act for
dissolution of marriage regardless of any judgment entered by
the foreign country.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.