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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2889 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon a motion by the parent who received orders for deployment, the court may delegate his or her visitation rights, or a portion of those rights, to a family member of that parent who has a substantial relationship with the child if the court determines that delegated visitation is in the best interests of the child. Provides that visitation rights delegated to a family member under the new provisions terminate upon: (1) the completion of the parent's deployment, in which case the previous custody or visitation order is reinstated; or (2) a showing that the delegated visitation is no longer in the best interests of the child. Provides that nothing in the new provisions increases the authority of a family member who is delegated visitation rights to seek separate visitation rights of the child. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2889 | | LRB098 07093 HEP 37154 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of |
| 5 | | Marriage Act is amended by adding Section 607.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (750 ILCS 5/607.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 607.5. Delegation of visitation rights to family |
| 8 | | member of parent to be deployed. |
| 9 | | (a) Upon a motion by the parent who received orders for |
| 10 | | deployment, the court may delegate his or her visitation |
| 11 | | rights, or a portion of those rights, to a family member of |
| 12 | | that parent who has a substantial relationship with the child |
| 13 | | if the court determines that delegated visitation is in the |
| 14 | | best interests of the child. |
| 15 | | (b) In determining whether visitation rights should be |
| 16 | | delegated to a family member under subsection (a) of this |
| 17 | | Section, the court shall consider the factors set forth in |
| 18 | | Section 602 of this Act. |
| 19 | | (c) Visitation rights delegated to a family member under |
| 20 | | subsection (a) of this Section terminate upon: |
| 21 | | (1) the completion of the parent's deployment, in which |
| 22 | | case the previous custody or visitation order is |
| 23 | | reinstated; or |