Summary: Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act including Pub. Acts 99-90 [Family Law Rewrite 2016]; Pub. Act 100-15 [technical corrections January 1, 2017]; Income Shares per the technical corrections act [July 1, 2017], since both the original and the trailer bill had the same effective date] and Pub. Act 100-923. It includes the newer Public Acts highlighted below.
See: Family Law Rewrite [Original] http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/PDF/099-0090.pdf (Public Act 99-90 pdf)
Key New Public Acts and Bills:
- Family Law Rewrite: Pub. Act 99-90 (eff. Jan. 1, 2016); technical corrections legislation: Pub. Act 99-763 (eff. Jan 1, 2017).
- Income Sharing Amendments (Trailer bill): Pub. Act 100-15, (eff. July 1, 2017).
- 2018 Maintenance Amendments: Pub. Act 100-520, effective date changed to Jan 1, 2018 per Section 5 of Pub. Act 100-565).
- Companion Animals: Pub. Act 100-422 (eff. Jan. 1, 2017).
- Maintenance 2019 Update: Pub. Act 100-923, (eff. Jan 1, 2019).
- Life Insurance Beneficiary: See: Pub. Act 100-871 (eff. Jan 1, 2019).
- Second Rewrite Anticipated to be Effective Jan. 1, 2025: SB 3284: https://legiscan.com/IL/text/SB3284/id/2980290
Details re Illinois Family Law Acts Signed into Law August 2016:
1) Rewrite Technical Corrections Act: HB 3898 / Pub. Act 99-0763 (eff. Jan 1, 2017): IMDMA Technical Corrections Omnibus Bill
2) Income Sharing Amendments: Originally HB 3982 / Pub. Act 99-0764 (eff. Jul 1, 2017): Income Shares Model – Amendments to Section 505 (re child support). Amended by Pub. Act 100-15, effective July 1, 2017.
