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90_HB1498
750 ILCS 5/404.1 from Ch. 40, par. 404.1
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
Act. Requires parties, excluding children, in an action for
dissolution of marriage or a post-judgment proceeding
involving minor children, to attend an educational program
concerning the effects of dissolution of marriage on the
children. Removes provisions allowing the court to determine
whether such a program should be attended in the best
interests of the minor children.
LRB9004211SMdv
LRB9004211SMdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
2 Marriage Act by changing Section 404.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
6 Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 404.1 as follows:
7 (750 ILCS 5/404.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 404.1)
8 Sec. 404.1. (a) In an action for dissolution of marriage
9 involving minor children, or in a post-judgment proceeding
10 involving minor children, the court may on its own motion
11 order the parties, excluding the minor children, shall to
12 attend an educational program concerning the effects of
13 dissolution of marriage on the children, if the court finds
14 that it would be in the best interests of the minor children.
15 The program may be divided into sessions, which in the
16 aggregate shall not exceed 4 hours in duration. The program
17 shall be educational in nature and not designed for
18 individual therapy.
19 (b) The facts adduced at any educational session
20 resulting from a referral under this Section shall not be
21 considered in the adjudication of a pending or subsequent
22 action, nor shall any report resulting from such educational
23 session become part of the record of the case unless the
24 parties have stipulated in writing to the contrary.
25 (c) The fees or costs of educational sessions under this
26 Section shall be borne by the parties and may be assessed by
27 the court as it deems equitable.
28 (Source: P.A. 86-288.)