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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1529
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. Emil Jones, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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750 ILCS 5/602 |
from Ch. 40, par. 602 |
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Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that in the case of a custody proceeding in which a stepparent has standing, a judge shall not interfere with the decision making rights that a natural parent was granted in a prior custody proceeding. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1529 |
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LRB096 10908 AJO 21153 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of |
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| Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 602 as follows:
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| (750 ILCS 5/602) (from Ch. 40, par. 602)
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| Sec. 602. Best Interest of Child.
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| (a) The court shall determine
custody in accordance with |
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| the best interest of the child. The court
shall consider all |
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| relevant factors including:
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| (1) the wishes of the child's parent or parents as to |
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| his custody;
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| (2) the wishes of the child as to his custodian;
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| (3) the interaction and interrelationship of the child |
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| with his
parent or parents, his siblings and any other |
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| person who may
significantly affect the child's best |
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| interest;
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| (4) the child's adjustment to his home, school and |
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| community;
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| (5) the mental and physical health of all individuals |
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| involved;
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| (6) the physical violence or threat of physical |
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| violence by the child's
potential custodian, whether |