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HOUSE RESOLUTION 1101


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WHEREAS, It has been more than 30 years since the enactment
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of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act; and

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WHEREAS, American society and law have undergone
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significant and numerous changes particularly affecting
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families and family law; and

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WHEREAS, The General Assembly has dealt with these changes
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only by amending individual sections of the Act without regard
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to the overall statutory scheme of the Act; and

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WHEREAS, It is time for a thorough and comprehensive review
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of the Act to improve and update it in the context of these
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changes in the last 30 years; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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the Illinois Family-Law Study Committee is created to study and
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recommend how the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
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Act should be amended to improve and update it; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That the Committee shall consist of the following
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members:


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(1) Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House
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of Representatives, one of whom shall be designated by the
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Speaker to serve as the chairperson of the Committee;
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(2) Four members appointed by the Minority Leader of
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the House of Representatives;
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(3) Two members appointed by the Supreme Court of
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Illinois, one each from (1) an Illinois statewide bar
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association and (2) a metropolitan bar association; and
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(4) Two members appointed by the Illinois Child Support
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Advisory Committee, one of whom is (1) its chairperson or
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designee and (2) a member of a statewide organization whose
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membership is exclusively comprised of matrimonial
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lawyers; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Committee should seek voluntary
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assistance from education, legal, civic, and professional
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organizations and institutions in its review; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the members of the Committee shall serve
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without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses
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incurred while serving on this Committee from funds
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appropriated to the Department of Healthcare and Family
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Services' budget for that purpose; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Committee shall submit its final report
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to the Governor and the House of Representatives on or before



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December 31, 2008.