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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2507 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Equality for Every Family Act. Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Declares it to be the public policy of Illinois that a child has the same rights and protections under law to parentage without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of their parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth, including whether the child was born as a result of assisted reproduction or surrogacy. Changes the burden of proof for challenging a presumption of parentage from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence. Provides that a person who gave birth to a child and an alleged genetic parent of the child, a presumed parent under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, or an intended parent under the assisted reproduction provisions may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage of the child. Prohibits genetic testing from being used to: (i) challenge the parentage of a person who is a parent by assisted reproduction under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 or the Gestational Surrogacy Act; or (ii) establish the parentage of a person who is a donor. Changes the venue provisions for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage and the related notice provisions in such a proceeding. Provides that an individual who consents to assisted reproduction with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction is a parent of the child. Amends the Illinois Gestational Surrogacy Act. Contains provisions describing the consequences if a change in the martial status of a surrogate occurs. Sets out provisions concerning the termination of a gestational surrogacy agreement. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides a process for a confirmatory adoption for children born through assisted reproduction. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2507 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Equality for Every Family Act. Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Declares it to be the public policy of Illinois that a child has the same rights and protections under law to parentage without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of their parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth, including whether the child was born as a result of assisted reproduction or surrogacy. Changes the burden of proof for challenging a presumption of parentage from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence. Provides that a person who gave birth to a child and an alleged genetic parent of the child, a presumed parent under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, or an intended parent under the assisted reproduction provisions may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage of the child. Prohibits genetic testing from being used to: (i) challenge the parentage of a person who is a parent by assisted reproduction under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 or the Gestational Surrogacy Act; or (ii) establish the parentage of a person who is a donor. Changes the venue provisions for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage and the related notice provisions in such a proceeding. Provides that an individual who consents to assisted reproduction with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction is a parent of the child. Amends the Illinois Gestational Surrogacy Act. Contains provisions describing the consequences if a change in the martial status of a surrogate occurs. Sets out provisions concerning the termination of a gestational surrogacy agreement. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides a process for a confirmatory adoption for children born through assisted reproduction. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Equality for Every Family Act. Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Declares it to be the public policy of Illinois that a child has the same rights and protections under law to parentage without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of their parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth, including whether the child was born as a result of assisted reproduction or surrogacy. Changes the burden of proof for challenging a presumption of parentage from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence. Provides that a person who gave birth to a child and an alleged genetic parent of the child, a presumed parent under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, or an intended parent under the assisted reproduction provisions may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage of the child. Prohibits genetic testing from being used to: (i) challenge the parentage of a person who is a parent by assisted reproduction under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 or the Gestational Surrogacy Act; or (ii) establish the parentage of a person who is a donor. Changes the venue provisions for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage and the related notice provisions in such a proceeding. Provides that an individual who consents to assisted reproduction with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction is a parent of the child. Amends the Illinois Gestational Surrogacy Act. Contains provisions describing the consequences if a change in the martial status of a surrogate occurs. Sets out provisions concerning the termination of a gestational surrogacy agreement. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides a process for a confirmatory adoption for children born through assisted reproduction. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
15	15	5 as the Equality for Every Family Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. The Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 is amended
17	17	7 by changing Sections 102, 103, 105, 107, 201, 204, 205, 206,
18	18	8 301, 302, 303, 305, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, 408, 501,
19	19	9 502, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 608, 609, 610, 612, 614,
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21	21	11 and by adding Section 704.5 as follows:
22	22	12 (750 ILCS 46/102)
23	23	13 Sec. 102. Public policy. Illinois recognizes the right of
24	24	14 every child to the physical, mental, emotional, and financial
25	25	15 support of a parent or his or her parents. The parent-child
26	26	16 relationship, including support obligations, extends equally
27	27	17 to every child and to his or her parent or to each of his or
28	28	18 her 2 parents, regardless of the legal relationship of the
29	29	19 parents, and regardless of whether a parent is a minor. A child
30	30	20 shall have the same rights and protections under law to
31	31	21 parentage without regard to the marital status, age, gender,
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39	39	Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Equality for Every Family Act. Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Declares it to be the public policy of Illinois that a child has the same rights and protections under law to parentage without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of their parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth, including whether the child was born as a result of assisted reproduction or surrogacy. Changes the burden of proof for challenging a presumption of parentage from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence. Provides that a person who gave birth to a child and an alleged genetic parent of the child, a presumed parent under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, or an intended parent under the assisted reproduction provisions may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage of the child. Prohibits genetic testing from being used to: (i) challenge the parentage of a person who is a parent by assisted reproduction under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 or the Gestational Surrogacy Act; or (ii) establish the parentage of a person who is a donor. Changes the venue provisions for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage and the related notice provisions in such a proceeding. Provides that an individual who consents to assisted reproduction with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction is a parent of the child. Amends the Illinois Gestational Surrogacy Act. Contains provisions describing the consequences if a change in the martial status of a surrogate occurs. Sets out provisions concerning the termination of a gestational surrogacy agreement. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides a process for a confirmatory adoption for children born through assisted reproduction. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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67	67	1 circumstances of the child's birth, including whether the
68	68	2 child was born as a result of assisted reproduction or
69	69	3 surrogacy.
70	70	4 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
71	71	5 (750 ILCS 46/103)
72	72	6 Sec. 103. Definitions. In this Act:
73	73	7 (a) "Acknowledged parent father" means a person man who
74	74	8 has established a parent-child father-child relationship under
75	75	9 Article 3.
76	76	10 (b) "Adjudicated parent father" means a person man who has
77	77	11 been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as
78	78	12 authorized under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, to
79	79	13 be the parent father of a child.
80	80	14 (c) "Alleged genetic parent father" means a person man who
81	81	15 alleges himself to be, or is alleged to be, a genetic parent
82	82	16 the biological father or a possible biological father of a
83	83	17 child, but whose parentage paternity has not been adjudicated
84	84	18 established. The term does not include:
85	85	19 (1) a presumed parent or acknowledged parent father;
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87	87	21 (2) a person man whose parental rights have been
88	88	22 terminated or declared not to exist; or
89	89	23 (3) a donor.
90	90	24 (d) "Assisted reproduction" means a method of achieving a
91	91	25 pregnancy through means other than by sexual intercourse,
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102	102	1 including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1)
103	103	2 artificial insemination or intrauterine, intracervical, or
104	104	3 vaginal insemination; (2) donation of gametes; (3) donation of
105	105	4 embryos; (4) in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; (5)
106	106	5 intracytoplasmic sperm injection; or (6) assisted reproductive
107	107	6 technology an artificial insemination or an embryo transfer
108	108	7 and includes gamete and embryo donation. "Assisted
109	109	8 reproduction" does not include any pregnancy achieved through
110	110	9 sexual intercourse.
111	111	10 (e) "Child" means an individual of any age whose parentage
112	112	11 may be established under this Act.
113	113	12 (f) "Combined parentage paternity index" means the
114	114	13 likelihood of parentage paternity calculated by computing the
115	115	14 ratio between:
116	116	15 (1) the likelihood that the tested person man is the
117	117	16 parent father, based on the genetic markers of the tested
118	118	17 person, parent who gave birth man, mother, and child,
119	119	18 conditioned on the hypothesis that the tested person man
120	120	19 is the parent father of the child; and
121	121	20 (2) the likelihood that the tested person man is not
122	122	21 the parent father, based on the genetic markers of the
123	123	22 tested person, parent who gave birth man, mother, and
124	124	23 child, conditioned on the hypothesis that the tested
125	125	24 person man is not the parent father of the child and that
126	126	25 the parent of the child father is of the same ethnic or
127	127	26 racial group as the tested person man.
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138	138	1 (g) "Commence" means to file the initial pleading seeking
139	139	2 an adjudication of parentage in the circuit court of this
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141	141	4 (h) "Determination of parentage" means the establishment
142	142	5 of the parent-child relationship by the signing of a voluntary
143	143	6 acknowledgment under Article 3 of this Act or adjudication by
144	144	7 the court or as authorized under Article X of the Illinois
145	145	8 Public Aid Code.
146	146	9 (i) "Donor" means a person who provides gametes intended
147	147	10 for use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for
148	148	11 compensation. "Donor" does not include a person who is a
149	149	12 parent under Article 7 or an intended parent under the
150	150	13 Gestational Surrogacy Act an individual who participates in an
151	151	14 assisted reproductive technology arrangement by providing
152	152	15 gametes and relinquishes all rights and responsibilities to
153	153	16 the gametes so that another individual or individuals may
154	154	17 become the legal parent or parents of any resulting child.
155	155	18 "Donor" does not include a spouse in any assisted reproductive
156	156	19 technology arrangement in which his or her spouse will parent
157	157	20 any resulting child.
158	158	21 (j) "Ethnic or racial group" means, for purposes of
159	159	22 genetic testing, a recognized group that an individual
160	160	23 identifies as all or part of the individual's ancestry or that
161	161	24 is so identified by other information.
162	162	25 (k) "Gamete" means either a sperm or an egg.
163	163	26 (l) "Genetic testing" means an analysis of genetic markers
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174	174	1 to exclude or identify a person man as the parent father or a
175	175	2 woman as the mother of a child as provided in Article 4 of this
176	176	3 Act.
177	177	4 (l-5) "Gestational surrogacy" means the process by which a
178	178	5 person woman attempts to carry and give birth to a child
179	179	6 created through in vitro fertilization in which the
180	180	7 gestational surrogate has made no genetic contribution to any
181	181	8 resulting child.
182	182	9 (m) "Gestational surrogate" means a person woman who is
183	183	10 not an intended parent and agrees to engage in a gestational
184	184	11 surrogacy arrangement pursuant to the terms of a valid
185	185	12 gestational surrogacy arrangement under the Gestational
186	186	13 Surrogacy Act.
187	187	14 (m-5) "Intended parent" means a person person who consents
188	188	15 to enters into an assisted reproduction reproductive
189	189	16 technology arrangement, including a gestational surrogacy
190	190	17 agreement, such that the person is a arrangement, under which
191	191	18 he or she will be the legal parent parent of the resulting
192	192	19 child. "Intended parent" includes, in the case of a married
193	193	20 couple, both spouses for all purposes under this Act.
194	194	21 (n) "Parent" means an individual who has established a
195	195	22 parent-child relationship under Section 201 of this Act.
196	196	23 (o) "Parent-child relationship" means the legal
197	197	24 relationship between a child and a parent of the child.
198	198	25 (p) "Presumed parent" means an individual who, by
199	199	26 operation of law under Section 204 of this Act, is recognized
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210	210	1 as the parent of a child unless until that status is rebutted
211	211	2 or confirmed in a judicial or administrative proceeding.
212	212	3 (q) "Probability of parentage paternity" means the
213	213	4 measure, for the ethnic or racial group to which the alleged
214	214	5 parent father belongs, of the probability that the person man
215	215	6 in question is the parent father of the child, compared with a
216	216	7 random, unrelated person and man of the same ethnic or racial
217	217	8 group, expressed as a percentage incorporating the combined
218	218	9 parentage paternity index and a prior probability.
219	219	10 (r) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a
220	220	11 tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other
221	221	12 medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
222	222	13 (s) "Signatory" means an individual who authenticates a
223	223	14 record and is bound by its terms.
224	224	15 (t) "State" means a state of the United States, the
225	225	16 District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin
226	226	17 Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the
227	227	18 jurisdiction of the United States.
228	228	19 (u) "Substantially similar legal relationship" means a
229	229	20 relationship recognized in this State under Section 60 of the
230	230	21 Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act.
231	231	22 (v) "Support-enforcement agency" means a public official
232	232	23 or agency authorized to seek:
233	233	24 (1) enforcement of support orders or laws relating to
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235	235	26 (2) establishment or modification of child support;
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246	246	1 (3) determination of parentage; or
247	247	2 (4) location of child-support obligors and their
248	248	3 income and assets.
249	249	4 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-763, eff. 1-1-17; 99-769,
250	250	5 eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
251	251	6 (750 ILCS 46/105)
252	252	7 Sec. 105. Authority to establish parentage. The circuit
253	253	8 courts are authorized to establish parentage under this Act.
254	254	9 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may make an
255	255	10 administrative determination of parentage determinations of
256	256	11 paternity and nonpaternity in accordance with Section 10-17.7
257	257	12 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Such administrative
258	258	13 determinations shall have the full force and effect of court
259	259	14 judgments entered under this Act.
260	260	15 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
261	261	16 (750 ILCS 46/107)
262	262	17 Sec. 107. Applicability. Insofar as practicable, the
263	263	18 provisions of this Act applicable to the parent father and
264	264	19 child relationship shall apply equally without regard to
265	265	20 gender to the mother and child relationship including, but not
266	266	21 limited to, the obligation to support.
267	267	22 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
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279	279	1 Sec. 201. Establishment of parent-child relationship.
280	280	2 (a) The parent-child relationship is established between a
281	281	3 person woman and a child by:
282	282	4 (1) the person woman having given birth to the child,
283	283	5 except as otherwise provided in the Gestational Surrogacy
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285	285	7 (2) a presumption of the person's parentage of the
286	286	8 child under Section 204 of this Act unless the presumption
287	287	9 is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of
288	288	10 parentage is made under Article 3 of this Act an
289	289	11 adjudication of the woman's parentage;
290	290	12 (3) an effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage
291	291	13 by the person under Article 3 of this Act, unless the
292	292	14 acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully
293	293	15 challenged adoption of the child by the woman;
294	294	16 (4) an adjudication of the person's parentage; a valid
295	295	17 gestational surrogacy arrangement that complies with the
296	296	18 Gestational Surrogacy Act or other law; or
297	297	19 (5) the person's adoption of the child; an unrebutted
298	298	20 presumption of the woman's parentage of the child under
299	299	21 Section 204 of this Act
300	300	22 (6) the person's consent to assisted reproduction
301	301	23 under Article 7 of this Act; or
302	302	24 (7) the person's parentage of the child is established
303	303	25 under the provisions of the Gestational Surrogacy Act.
304	304	26 (b) (Blank). The parent-child relationship is established
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316	316	2 (1) an unrebutted presumption of the man's parentage
317	317	3 of the child under Section 204 of this Act;
318	318	4 (2) an effective voluntary acknowledgment of paternity
319	319	5 by the man under Article 3 of this Act, unless the
320	320	6 acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully
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322	322	8 (3) an adjudication of the man's parentage;
323	323	9 (4) adoption of the child by the man; or
324	324	10 (5) a valid gestational surrogacy arrangement that
325	325	11 complies with the Gestational Surrogacy Act or other law.
326	326	12 (c) (Blank). Insofar as practicable, the provisions of
327	327	13 this Act applicable to parent-child relationships shall apply
328	328	14 equally to men and women as parents, including, but not
329	329	15 limited to, the obligation to support.
330	330	16 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
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332	332	18 Sec. 204. Presumption of parentage.
333	333	19 (a) A person is presumed to be the parent of a child if:
334	334	20 (1) the person and the person who gave birth to mother
335	335	21 of the child have entered into a marriage, civil union, or
336	336	22 substantially similar legal relationship, and the child is
337	337	23 born, to the person who gave birth to the child, mother
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351	351	2 (2) the person and the person who gave birth to mother
352	352	3 of the child were in a marriage, civil union, or
353	353	4 substantially similar legal relationship and the child is
354	354	5 born, to the person who gave birth to the child, mother
355	355	6 within 300 days after the marriage, civil union, or
356	356	7 substantially similar legal relationship is terminated by
357	357	8 death, declaration of invalidity of marriage, judgment for
358	358	9 dissolution of marriage, civil union, or substantially
359	359	10 similar legal relationship, or after a judgment for legal
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362	362	13 (3) before the birth of the child, the person and the
363	363	14 person who gave birth to mother of the child entered into a
364	364	15 marriage, civil union, or substantially similar legal
365	365	16 relationship in apparent compliance with law, even if the
366	366	17 attempted marriage, civil union, or substantially similar
367	367	18 legal relationship is or could be declared invalid, and
368	368	19 the child is born during the invalid marriage, civil
369	369	20 union, or substantially similar legal relationship or
370	370	21 within 300 days after its termination by death,
371	371	22 declaration of invalidity of marriage, judgment for
372	372	23 dissolution of marriage, civil union, or substantially
373	373	24 similar legal relationship, or after a judgment for legal
374	374	25 separation, except as provided in the Gestational
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386	386	1 (4) after the child's birth, the person and the person
387	387	2 who gave birth to the child child's mother have entered
388	388	3 into a marriage, civil union, or substantially similar
389	389	4 legal relationship, even if the marriage, civil union, or
390	390	5 substantially similar legal relationship is or could be
391	391	6 declared invalid, and the person is named, with the
392	392	7 person's written consent, as the child's parent on the
393	393	8 child's birth certificate.
394	394	9 (5) The person, jointly with another parent, resided
395	395	10 in the same household with the child and openly held out
396	396	11 the child as the person's own child from the time the child
397	397	12 was born or adopted and for a period of at least 2 years
398	398	13 thereafter, including any period of temporary absence.
399	399	14 (b) If 2 or more conflicting presumptions arise under this
400	400	15 Section, the presumption which on the facts is founded on the
401	401	16 weightier considerations of policy and logic, especially the
402	402	17 policy of promoting the child's best interests, controls.
403	403	18 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
404	404	19 (750 ILCS 46/205)
405	405	20 Sec. 205. Proceedings to declare the non-existence of the
406	406	21 parent-child relationship.
407	407	22 (a) An action to declare the non-existence of the
408	408	23 parent-child relationship may be brought by the child, the
409	409	24 person who gave birth to the child mother, or a person presumed
410	410	25 to be a parent under Section 204 of this Act. Actions brought
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421	421	1 by the child, the person who gave birth to the child mother, or
422	422	2 a presumed parent shall be brought by verified complaint,
423	423	3 which shall be designated a petition. After a presumption
424	424	4 under Section 204 of this Act has been rebutted, parentage of
425	425	5 the child by another person man or woman may be established in
426	426	6 the same action, if such person he or she has been made a
427	427	7 party.
428	428	8 (b) An action to declare the non-existence of the
429	429	9 parent-child relationship brought under subsection (a) of this
430	430	10 Section shall be barred if brought later than 2 years after the
431	431	11 petitioner knew or should have known of the relevant facts.
432	432	12 The 2-year period for bringing an action to declare the
433	433	13 non-existence of the parent-child relationship shall not
434	434	14 extend beyond the date on which the child reaches the age of 18
435	435	15 years. Failure to bring an action within 2 years shall not bar
436	436	16 any party from asserting a defense in any action to declare the
437	437	17 existence of the parent-child relationship.
438	438	18 (c) An action to declare the non-existence of the
439	439	19 parent-child relationship may be brought subsequent to an
440	440	20 adjudication of parentage in any judgment by the person man
441	441	21 adjudicated to be the parent pursuant to a presumption in
442	442	22 paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of Section 204 if, as a
443	443	23 result of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing, it is
444	444	24 discovered that the person man adjudicated to be the parent is
445	445	25 not the parent father of the child. Actions brought by the
446	446	26 adjudicated parent father shall be brought by verified
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457	457	1 petition. If, as a result of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
458	458	2 testing that is admissible under Section 614 of this Act, the
459	459	3 petitioner is determined not to be the parent father of the
460	460	4 child, the adjudication of parentage paternity and any orders
461	461	5 regarding the allocation of parental responsibilities,
462	462	6 parenting time, and future payments of support may be vacated.
463	463	7 This provision shall not apply to actions involving parentage
464	464	8 of children born through assisted reproduction.
465	465	9 (d) An action to declare the non-existence of the
466	466	10 parent-child relationship brought under subsection (c) of this
467	467	11 Section shall be barred if brought more than 2 years after the
468	468	12 petitioner obtains actual knowledge of relevant facts. The
469	469	13 2-year period shall not apply to periods of time where the
470	470	14 person who gave birth to the child mother or the child refuses
471	471	15 to submit to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. The 2-year
472	472	16 period for bringing an action to declare the non-existence of
473	473	17 the parent-child relationship shall not extend beyond the date
474	474	18 on which the child reaches the age of 18 years.
475	475	19 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
476	476	20 (750 ILCS 46/206)
477	477	21 Sec. 206. Presumption; burden of proof. A person
478	478	22 challenging a presumption under Section 204 of this Act may
479	479	23 rebut the presumption with a preponderance of the clear and
480	480	24 convincing evidence.
481	481	25 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
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492	492	1 (750 ILCS 46/301)
493	493	2 Sec. 301. Voluntary acknowledgment. A parent-child
494	494	3 relationship may be established voluntarily by the signing and
495	495	4 witnessing of a voluntary acknowledgment in accordance with
496	496	5 Section 12 of the Vital Records Act and Section 10-17.7 of the
497	497	6 Illinois Public Aid Code. A person who gave birth to a child
498	498	7 and an alleged genetic parent of the child, a presumed parent
499	499	8 under Section 204, or an intended parent under Article 7, may
500	500	9 sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage
501	501	10 of the child. The voluntary acknowledgment shall contain the
502	502	11 social security numbers or tax identification numbers of the
503	503	12 persons signing the voluntary acknowledgment; however, failure
504	504	13 to include the social security numbers of the persons signing
505	505	14 a voluntary acknowledgment does not invalidate the voluntary
506	506	15 acknowledgment.
507	507	16 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
508	508	17 (750 ILCS 46/302)
509	509	18 Sec. 302. Execution of voluntary acknowledgment.
510	510	19 (a) A voluntary acknowledgment described in Section 301 of
511	511	20 this Act must:
512	512	21 (1) be in a record;
513	513	22 (2) be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under
514	514	23 penalty of perjury by the person who gave birth to the
515	515	24 child mother and by the person man seeking to establish
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526	526	1 his parentage;
527	527	2 (3) state that the child whose parentage is being
528	528	3 acknowledged:
529	529	4 (A) does not have a presumed parent, or has a
530	530	5 presumed parent whose full name is stated; and
531	531	6 (B) does not have another acknowledged or
532	532	7 adjudicated parent;
533	533	8 (4) be witnessed; and
534	534	9 (5) state that the signatories understand that the
535	535	10 voluntary acknowledgment is the equivalent of a judicial
536	536	11 adjudication of parentage of the child and that: (i) a
537	537	12 challenge by a signatory to the voluntary acknowledgment
538	538	13 may be permitted only upon a showing of fraud, duress, or
539	539	14 material mistake of fact; and (ii) a challenge to the
540	540	15 voluntary acknowledgment is barred after 2 years unless
541	541	16 that period is tolled pursuant to the law.
542	542	17 (b) An acknowledgment is void if it:
543	543	18 (1) states that another person is a presumed parent,
544	544	19 unless a denial signed or otherwise authenticated by the
545	545	20 presumed parent is filed with the Department of Healthcare
546	546	21 and Family Services, as provided by law;
547	547	22 (2) states that another person is an acknowledged or
548	548	23 adjudicated parent; or
549	549	24 (3) falsely denies the existence of a presumed,
550	550	25 acknowledged, or adjudicated parent of the child.
551	551	26 (c) A presumed parent father may sign or otherwise
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562	562	1 authenticate a voluntary acknowledgment.
563	563	2 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
564	564	3 (750 ILCS 46/303)
565	565	4 Sec. 303. Denial of parentage. A presumed parent may sign
566	566	5 a denial of parentage. The denial is valid only if:
567	567	6 (a) a voluntary acknowledgment described in Section
568	568	7 301 of this Act signed, or otherwise authenticated, by a
569	569	8 person man is filed pursuant to Section 305 of this Act;
570	570	9 (b) the denial is in a record, and is signed, or
571	571	10 otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury; and
572	572	11 (c) the presumed parent has not previously:
573	573	12 (1) acknowledged his parentage, unless the
574	574	13 previous voluntary acknowledgment has been rescinded
575	575	14 under Section 307 of this Act or successfully
576	576	15 challenged under Section 308 of this Act; or
577	577	16 (2) been adjudicated to be the parent of the
578	578	17 child.
579	579	18 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
580	580	19 (750 ILCS 46/305)
581	581	20 Sec. 305. Effect of voluntary acknowledgment or denial of
582	582	21 parentage.
583	583	22 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 307 and 308
584	584	23 of this Act, a valid voluntary acknowledgment filed with the
585	585	24 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, as provided by
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596	596	1 law, is equivalent to an adjudication of the parentage of a
597	597	2 child and confers upon the acknowledged parent father all of
598	598	3 the rights and duties of a parent.
599	599	4 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
600	600	5 parentage established in accordance with Section 301 of this
601	601	6 Act has the full force and effect of a judgment entered under
602	602	7 this Act and serves as a basis for seeking a child support
603	603	8 order without any further proceedings to establish parentage.
604	604	9 (c) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 307 and 308
605	605	10 of this Act, a valid denial by a presumed parent filed with the
606	606	11 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, as provided by
607	607	12 law, in conjunction with a voluntary acknowledgment, is
608	608	13 equivalent to an adjudication of the nonparentage of the
609	609	14 presumed parent and discharges the presumed parent from all
610	610	15 rights and duties of a parent.
611	611	16 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
612	612	17 (750 ILCS 46/401)
613	613	18 Sec. 401. Proceeding authorized. As soon as practicable, a
614	614	19 court or an administrative hearing officer in an Expedited
615	615	20 Child Support System may, and upon the request of a party
616	616	21 except as provided in Section 610 of this Act, or of the child,
617	617	22 shall order or direct the parent who gave birth to the child
618	618	23 mother, the child, and the alleged parent father to submit to
619	619	24 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing to determine inherited
620	620	25 characteristics. If any party refuses to submit to genetic
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631	631	1 testing, the court may resolve the question of parentage
632	632	2 paternity against that party or enforce its order if the
633	633	3 rights of others and the interests of justice so require.
634	634	4 Genetic testing may not be used to: (1) challenge the
635	635	5 parentage of a person who is a parent under Article 7 or the
636	636	6 Gestational Surrogacy Act, inclusive; or (2) establish the
637	637	7 parentage of a person who is a donor.
638	638	8 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
639	639	9 (750 ILCS 46/402)
640	640	10 Sec. 402. Requirements for genetic testing.
641	641	11 (a) The genetic testing shall be conducted by an expert
642	642	12 qualified as an examiner of blood or tissue types and
643	643	13 appointed by the court. The expert shall determine the genetic
644	644	14 testing procedures. However, any interested party, for good
645	645	15 cause shown, in advance of the scheduled genetic testing, may
646	646	16 request a hearing to object to the qualifications of the
647	647	17 expert or the genetic testing procedures. The expert appointed
648	648	18 by the court shall testify at the pre-test hearing at the
649	649	19 expense of the party requesting the hearing, except for an
650	650	20 indigent party as provided in Section 405 of this Act. An
651	651	21 expert not appointed by the court shall testify at the
652	652	22 pre-test hearing at the expense of the party retaining the
653	653	23 expert. Inquiry into an expert's qualifications at the
654	654	24 pre-test hearing shall not affect either party's right to have
655	655	25 the expert qualified at trial.
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666	666	1 (b) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied
667	667	2 upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed
668	668	3 in a testing laboratory accredited by the American Association
669	669	4 of Blood Banks or a successor to its functions.
670	670	5 (c) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one
671	671	6 or more samples, or a combination of samples, of blood, buccal
672	672	7 cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid.
673	673	8 (d) The testing laboratory shall determine the databases
674	674	9 from which to select frequencies for use in calculation of the
675	675	10 probability of parentage paternity based on the ethnic or
676	676	11 racial group of an individual or individuals. If there is
677	677	12 disagreement as to the testing laboratory's choice, the
678	678	13 following rules apply:
679	679	14 (1) The individual objecting may require the testing
680	680	15 laboratory, within 30 days after receipt of the report of
681	681	16 the genetic testing, to recalculate the probability of
682	682	17 parentage paternity using an ethnic or racial group
683	683	18 different from that used by the laboratory.
684	684	19 (2) The individual objecting to the testing
685	685	20 laboratory's initial choice shall:
686	686	21 (A) if the frequencies are not available to the
687	687	22 testing laboratory for the ethnic or racial group
688	688	23 requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled
689	689	24 in a manner recognized by accrediting bodies; or
690	690	25 (B) engage another testing laboratory to perform
691	691	26 the calculations.
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702	702	1 (e) If, after recalculation using a different ethnic or
703	703	2 racial group, genetic testing does not reputably identify a
704	704	3 person man as the parent father of a child, an individual who
705	705	4 has been tested may be required to submit to additional
706	706	5 genetic testing.
707	707	6 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
708	708	7 (750 ILCS 46/403)
709	709	8 Sec. 403. Genetic test results.
710	710	9 (a) The expert shall prepare a written report of the
711	711	10 genetic test results. If the genetic test results show that
712	712	11 the alleged parent father is not excluded, the report shall
713	713	12 contain statistics based upon the statistical formula of
714	714	13 combined parentage paternity index (CPI) and the probability
715	715	14 of parentage paternity as determined by the probability of
716	716	15 exclusion (Random Person Man Not Excluded = RPNE RMNE). The
717	717	16 expert may be called by the court as a witness to testify to
718	718	17 the expert's his or her findings and, if called, shall be
719	719	18 subject to cross-examination by the parties. If the genetic
720	720	19 test results show that the alleged parent father is not
721	721	20 excluded, any party may demand that other experts, qualified
722	722	21 as examiners of blood or tissue types, perform independent
723	723	22 genetic testing under order of court, including, but not
724	724	23 limited to, blood types or other testing of genetic markers.
725	725	24 The results of the genetic testing may be offered into
726	726	25 evidence. The number and qualifications of the experts shall
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738	738	2 (b) Documentation of the chain of custody of the blood or
739	739	3 tissue samples, accompanied by an affidavit or certification
740	740	4 in accordance with Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil
741	741	5 Procedure, is competent evidence to establish the chain of
742	742	6 custody.
743	743	7 (c) The report of the genetic test results prepared by the
744	744	8 appointed expert shall be made by affidavit or by
745	745	9 certification as provided in Section 1-109 of the Code of
746	746	10 Civil Procedure and shall be mailed to all parties. A proof of
747	747	11 service shall be filed with the court. The verified report
748	748	12 shall be admitted into evidence at trial without foundation
749	749	13 testimony or other proof of authenticity or accuracy, unless a
750	750	14 written motion challenging the admissibility of the report is
751	751	15 filed by either party within 28 days of receipt of the report,
752	752	16 in which case expert testimony shall be required. A party may
753	753	17 not file such a motion challenging the admissibility of the
754	754	18 report later than 28 days before commencement of trial. Before
755	755	19 trial, the court shall determine whether the motion is
756	756	20 sufficient to deny admission of the report by verification.
757	757	21 Failure to make that timely motion constitutes a waiver of the
758	758	22 right to object to admission by verification and shall not be
759	759	23 grounds for a continuance of the hearing to establish
760	760	24 parentage paternity.
761	761	25 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
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772	772	1 (750 ILCS 46/404)
773	773	2 Sec. 404. Effect of genetic testing. Genetic testing taken
774	774	3 under this Article shall have the following effect:
775	775	4 (a) If the court finds that the conclusion of the
776	776	5 expert or experts, as disclosed by the evidence based upon
777	777	6 the genetic testing, is that the alleged parent father is
778	778	7 not the parent of the child, the question of parentage
779	779	8 paternity shall be resolved accordingly.
780	780	9 (b) If the experts disagree in their findings or
781	781	10 conclusions, the question shall be weighed with other
782	782	11 competent evidence of parentage paternity.
783	783	12 (c) If the genetic testing results indicate that the
784	784	13 alleged parent father is not excluded and that the
785	785	14 combined parentage paternity index is at least 1,000 to 1,
786	786	15 and there is at least a 99.9% probability of parentage
787	787	16 paternity, the alleged parent father is presumed to be the
788	788	17 parent father, and this evidence shall be admitted.
789	789	18 (d) A person man identified under subsection (c) of
790	790	19 this Section as the parent father of the child may rebut
791	791	20 the genetic testing results by other genetic testing
792	792	21 satisfying the requirements of this Article which:
793	793	22 (1) excludes the person man as a genetic parent
794	794	23 father of the child; or
795	795	24 (2) identifies another person man as the possible
796	796	25 parent father of the child.
797	797	26 (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, if
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808	808	1 more than one person man is identified by genetic testing
809	809	2 as the possible parent father of the child, the court
810	810	3 shall order them to submit to further genetic testing to
811	811	4 identify the genetic parent father.
812	812	5 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
813	813	6 (750 ILCS 46/405)
814	814	7 Sec. 405. Cost of genetic testing. The expense of the
815	815	8 genetic testing shall be paid by the party who requests the
816	816	9 genetic testing, except that the court may apportion the costs
817	817	10 between the parties, upon request. When the genetic testing is
818	818	11 requested by the party seeking to establish parentage
819	819	12 paternity and that party is found to be indigent by the court,
820	820	13 the expense shall be paid by the public agency providing
821	821	14 representation; except that where a public agency is not
822	822	15 providing representation, the expense shall be paid by the
823	823	16 county in which the action is brought. When the genetic
824	824	17 testing is ordered by the court on its own motion or is
825	825	18 requested by the alleged or presumed parent father and that
826	826	19 parent father is found to be indigent by the court, the expense
827	827	20 shall be paid by the county in which the action is brought. Any
828	828	21 part of the expense may be taxed as costs in the action, except
829	829	22 that no costs may be taxed against a public agency that has not
830	830	23 requested the genetic testing.
831	831	24 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
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842	842	1 (750 ILCS 46/407)
843	843	2 Sec. 407. Independent genetic testing. Nothing in this
844	844	3 Article shall prevent a party from obtaining genetic testing
845	845	4 of the party's his or her own blood or tissue independent of
846	846	5 those ordered by the court or from presenting expert testimony
847	847	6 interpreting those tests or any other blood tests ordered
848	848	7 under this Article. Reports of all the independent tests,
849	849	8 accompanied by affidavit or certification pursuant to Section
850	850	9 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and notice of any expert
851	851	10 witnesses to be called to testify to the results of those tests
852	852	11 shall be submitted to all parties at least 30 days before any
853	853	12 hearing set to determine the issue of parentage.
854	854	13 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
855	855	14 (750 ILCS 46/408)
856	856	15 Sec. 408. Additional persons to be tested.
857	857	16 (a) Subject to subsection (b), if a genetic-testing
858	858	17 specimen is not available from a person man who may be the
859	859	18 parent father of a child, for good cause and under
860	860	19 circumstances the court considers to be just, the court may
861	861	20 order the following individuals to submit specimens for
862	862	21 genetic testing:
863	863	22 (1) the parents of the person man;
864	864	23 (2) brothers and sisters of the person man;
865	865	24 (3) other children of the person and the parent who
866	866	25 gave birth to the person man and their mothers; and
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877	877	1 (4) other relatives of the person man necessary to
878	878	2 complete genetic testing.
879	879	3 (b) Issuance of an order under this Section requires a
880	880	4 finding that a need for genetic testing outweighs the
881	881	5 legitimate interests of the individual sought to be tested,
882	882	6 and in no event shall an order be issued until the individual
883	883	7 is joined as a party and given notice as required under the
884	884	8 Code of Civil Procedure.
885	885	9 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
886	886	10 (750 ILCS 46/501)
887	887	11 Sec. 501. Temporary orders.
888	888	12 (a) On a motion by a party and a showing of clear and
889	889	13 convincing evidence of parentage, the court shall issue a
890	890	14 temporary order for support of a child, including a non-minor
891	891	15 child with a disability, if the order is appropriate and the
892	892	16 individual ordered to pay support is:
893	893	17 (1) a presumed parent of the child;
894	894	18 (2) petitioning to have parentage adjudicated;
895	895	19 (3) identified as the parent father through genetic
896	896	20 testing under Article 4 of this Act;
897	897	21 (4) an alleged parent father who has declined to
898	898	22 submit to genetic testing;
899	899	23 (5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the
900	900	24 child's parent father;
901	901	25 (6) the parent who gave birth to mother of the child
902	902
903	903
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912	912	1 except under the Gestational Surrogacy Act; or
913	913	2 (7) anyone else determined to be the child's parent.
914	914	3 In determining the amount of a temporary child support
915	915	4 award, the court shall use the guidelines and standards set
916	916	5 forth in Sections 505, 505.2, and 513.5 of the Illinois
917	917	6 Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
918	918	7 (b) A temporary order may include provisions for the
919	919	8 allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time as
920	920	9 provided by the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
921	921	10 Act. A temporary order may, in accordance with the provisions
922	922	11 of subsection (a) of Section 508 of the Illinois Marriage and
923	923	12 Dissolution of Marriage Act that relate to proceedings other
924	924	13 than pre-judgment dissolution proceedings, include an award
925	925	14 for interim attorney's fees and costs.
926	926	15 (c) Temporary orders issued under this Section shall not
927	927	16 have prejudicial effect with respect to final child support,
928	928	17 the allocation of parental responsibilities, or parenting time
929	929	18 orders.
930	930	19 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
931	931	20 (750 ILCS 46/502)
932	932	21 Sec. 502. Injunctive relief.
933	933	22 (a) In any action brought under this Act for the initial
934	934	23 determination of parentage, the allocation of parental
935	935	24 responsibilities or parenting time, or for modification of a
936	936	25 prior allocation order or judgment or parenting time order,
937	937
938	938
939	939
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947	947	1 the court, upon application of a party, may enjoin a party
948	948	2 having physical possession or an allocation order or judgment
949	949	3 from temporarily relocating the child from this State pending
950	950	4 the adjudication of the issues of parentage, the allocation of
951	951	5 parental responsibilities, and parenting time. When deciding
952	952	6 whether to enjoin relocation of a child, or to order a party to
953	953	7 return the child to this State, the court shall consider
954	954	8 factors including, but not limited to:
955	955	9 (1) the extent of previous involvement with the child
956	956	10 by the party seeking to enjoin relocation or to have the
957	957	11 absent party return the child to this State;
958	958	12 (2) the likelihood that parentage will be established;
959	959	13 and
960	960	14 (3) the impact on the financial, physical, and
961	961	15 emotional health of the party being enjoined from
962	962	16 relocating the child or the party being ordered to return
963	963	17 the child to this State.
964	964	18 (b) A temporary restraining order or preliminary
965	965	19 injunction under this Act shall be governed by the relevant
966	966	20 provisions of Part 1 of Article XI of the Code of Civil
967	967	21 Procedure.
968	968	22 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of
969	969	23 this Section, the court may decline to enjoin a domestic
970	970	24 violence victim having physical possession or an allocation
971	971	25 order or judgment from temporarily or permanently relocating
972	972	26 the child from this State pending an allocation of parental
973	973
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983	983	1 responsibilities or an adjudication of parenting time. In
984	984	2 determining whether a person is a domestic violence victim,
985	985	3 the court shall consider the following factors:
986	986	4 (1) a sworn statement by the person that the person
987	987	5 has good reason to believe that the person he or she is the
988	988	6 victim of domestic violence or stalking;
989	989	7 (2) a sworn statement that the person fears for the
990	990	8 person's his or her safety or the safety of the person's
991	991	9 his or her children;
992	992	10 (3) evidence from police, court, or other government
993	993	11 agency records or files;
994	994	12 (4) documentation from a domestic violence program if
995	995	13 the person is alleged to be a victim of domestic violence;
996	996	14 (5) documentation from a legal, clerical, medical, or
997	997	15 other professional from whom the person has sought
998	998	16 assistance in dealing with the alleged domestic violence;
999	999	17 and
1000	1000	18 (6) any other evidence that supports the sworn
1001	1001	19 statements, such as a statement from any other individual
1002	1002	20 with knowledge of the circumstances that provides the
1003	1003	21 basis for the claim, or physical evidence of the domestic
1004	1004	22 violence.
1005	1005	23 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
1006	1006	24 (750 ILCS 46/601)
1007	1007	25 Sec. 601. Proceeding authorized. A civil proceeding may be
1008	1008
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1018	1018	1 maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child. The
1019	1019	2 proceeding is governed by the Code of Civil Procedure and
1020	1020	3 Illinois Supreme Court Rules. Administrative proceedings
1021	1021	4 adjudicating parentage paternity shall be governed by Section
1022	1022	5 10-17.7 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
1023	1023	6 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1024	1024	7 (750 ILCS 46/602)
1025	1025	8 Sec. 602. Standing. A complaint to adjudicate parentage
1026	1026	9 shall be verified, shall be designated a petition, and shall
1027	1027	10 name the person or persons alleged to be the parent of the
1028	1028	11 child. Subject to Article 3 and Sections 607, 608, and 609 of
1029	1029	12 this Act, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be
1030	1030	13 maintained by:
1031	1031	14 (a) the child;
1032	1032	15 (b) the person who gave birth to mother of the child;
1033	1033	16 (c) a pregnant person woman;
1034	1034	17 (d) a person man presumed or alleged alleging himself
1035	1035	18 to be the parent of the child;
1036	1036	19 (e) a woman presumed or alleging herself to be the
1037	1037	20 parent of the child;
1038	1038	21 (e) (f) the support-enforcement agency or other
1039	1039	22 governmental agency authorized by other law;
1040	1040	23 (f) (g) any person or public agency that has physical
1041	1041	24 possession of or has custody of or has been allocated
1042	1042	25 parental responsibilities for, is providing financial
1043	1043
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1053	1053	1 support to, or has provided financial support to the
1054	1054	2 child;
1055	1055	3 (g) (h) the Department of Healthcare and Family
1056	1056	4 Services if it is providing, or has provided, financial
1057	1057	5 support to the child or if it is assisting with child
1058	1058	6 support collections services;
1059	1059	7 (h) (i) an authorized adoption agency or licensed
1060	1060	8 child welfare agency;
1061	1061	9 (i) (j) a representative authorized by law to act for
1062	1062	10 an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain
1063	1063	11 a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a
1064	1064	12 minor; or
1065	1065	13 (j) (k) an intended parent.
1066	1066	14 (Source: P.A. 103-501, eff. 1-1-24.)
1067	1067	15 (750 ILCS 46/603)
1068	1068	16 Sec. 603. Subject matter and personal jurisdiction.
1069	1069	17 (a) The circuit courts of this State shall have
1070	1070	18 jurisdiction of an action brought under this Act. In a civil
1071	1071	19 action not brought under this Act, the provisions of this Act
1072	1072	20 shall apply if parentage is at issue. The court may join any
1073	1073	21 action under this Act with any other civil action in which this
1074	1074	22 Act is applicable.
1075	1075	23 (b) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent
1076	1076	24 unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the
1077	1077	25 individual.
1078	1078
1079	1079
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1088	1088	1 (c) A court of this State having jurisdiction to
1089	1089	2 adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a
1090	1090	3 nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the
1091	1091	4 individual, if the conditions prescribed in Section 201 of the
1092	1092	5 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act exist, including, but
1093	1093	6 not limited to: if the individual engaged in sexual
1094	1094	7 intercourse in this State and the child may have been
1095	1095	8 conceived by that act if intercourse; the individual consented
1096	1096	9 to assisted reproduction that occurred in this State that
1097	1097	10 resulted in the conception of the child; if the individual
1098	1098	11 consented to a medical procedure that occurred in this State
1099	1099	12 related to assisted reproduction that resulted in the
1100	1100	13 conception of the child; if the child was born or is
1101	1101	14 anticipated to be born in this State; an individual consented
1102	1102	15 to a mental health consultation that occurred in this State
1103	1103	16 pursuant to the Gestational Surrogacy Act, or there is any
1104	1104	17 other basis consistent with the constitutions of this State
1105	1105	18 and the United States for the exercise of personal
1106	1106	19 jurisdiction are fulfilled.
1107	1107	20 (d) Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not
1108	1108	21 preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage
1109	1109	22 binding on another individual over whom the court has personal
1110	1110	23 jurisdiction.
1111	1111	24 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1112	1112	25 (750 ILCS 46/604)
1113	1113
1114	1114
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1123	1123	1 Sec. 604. Venue.
1124	1124	2 (a) Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is
1125	1125	3 proper in any county of this State in which: a medical
1126	1126	4 procedure or mental health consultation occurs under the
1127	1127	5 Gestational Surrogacy Act or Article 7 of this Act; a party
1128	1128	6 resides; the child resides or is located; the child is born or
1129	1129	7 anticipated to be born; , or, if the presumed or alleged parent
1130	1130	8 father is deceased, in which a proceeding for probate or
1131	1131	9 administration of the presumed or alleged parent's father's
1132	1132	10 estate has been commenced, or could be commenced.
1133	1133	11 (b) A proceeding for the allocation of parental
1134	1134	12 responsibilities is commenced in the county where the child
1135	1135	13 resides.
1136	1136	14 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
1137	1137	15 (750 ILCS 46/605)
1138	1138	16 Sec. 605. Notice to presumed parent.
1139	1139	17 (a) Except in cases governed under the Gestational
1140	1140	18 Surrogacy Act, the petitioner shall give notice of a
1141	1141	19 proceeding to adjudicate parentage to the following
1142	1142	20 individuals:
1143	1143	21 (1) the individual who gave birth to the child, unless
1144	1144	22 a court has adjudicated that the individual is not a
1145	1145	23 parent;
1146	1146	24 (2) an individual who is a parent of the child under
1147	1147	25 this act;
1148	1148
1149	1149
1150	1150
1151	1151
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1154	1154
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1158	1158	1 (3) a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent of
1159	1159	2 the child; and
1160	1160	3 (4) an individual whose parentage is to be
1161	1161	4 adjudicated.
1162	1162	5 (b) An individual entitled to notice under subsection (a)
1163	1163	6 has a right to intervene in the proceeding.
1164	1164	7 (c) Lack of notice required by subsection (a) does not
1165	1165	8 render a judgment void. Lack of notice does not preclude an
1166	1166	9 individual entitled to notice under subsection (a) from
1167	1167	10 bringing a proceeding under subsection (b) of Section 609.
1168	1168	11 (d) A In any action brought under Article 3 or Article 6 of
1169	1169	12 this Act where the individual signing the petition for an
1170	1170	13 order establishing the existence of the parent-child
1171	1171	14 relationship by consent or the individual alleged to be the
1172	1172	15 parent in a petition is different from an individual who is
1173	1173	16 presumed to be the parent of the child under Article 2 of this
1174	1174	17 Act, a notice required by this Section shall be served on the
1175	1175	18 individual presumed parent in the same manner as summonses are
1176	1176	19 served in other civil proceedings or, in lieu of personal
1177	1177	20 service, service may be made as follows:
1178	1178	21 (1) The petitioner person requesting notice shall pay
1179	1179	22 to the clerk of the circuit court a mailing fee of $1.50
1180	1180	23 and furnish to the clerk of the circuit court an original
1181	1181	24 and one copy of a notice together with an affidavit
1182	1182	25 setting forth the individual's presumed parent's last
1183	1183	26 known address. The original notice shall be retained by
1184	1184
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1194	1194	1 the clerk of the circuit court.
1195	1195	2 (2) The clerk of the circuit court shall promptly mail
1196	1196	3 to the individual presumed parent, at the address
1197	1197	4 appearing in the affidavit, the copy of the notice by
1198	1198	5 certified mail, return receipt requested. The envelope and
1199	1199	6 return receipt shall bear the return address of the clerk
1200	1200	7 of the circuit court. The receipt for certified mail shall
1201	1201	8 state the name and address of the addressee and the date of
1202	1202	9 mailing and shall be attached to the original notice.
1203	1203	10 (3) The return receipt, when returned to the clerk of
1204	1204	11 the circuit court, shall be attached to the original
1205	1205	12 notice and shall constitute proof of service.
1206	1206	13 (4) The clerk of the circuit court shall note the fact
1207	1207	14 of service in a permanent record.
1208	1208	15 (e) (b) The notice shall read as follows:
1209	1209	16 "IN THE MATTER OF NOTICE TO .......... INDIVIDUAL PRESUMED
1210	1210	17 PARENT.
1211	1211	18 You have been identified as an individual with a claim to
1212	1212	19 parentage the presumed parent of ........., born on .........
1213	1213	20 The birth parent who gave birth to of the child is .........
1214	1214	21 An action is being brought to establish the parent-child
1215	1215	22 relationship between the named child and a parent named by the
1216	1216	23 person filing this action, .........
1217	1217	24 You may As the presumed parent, you have certain legal
1218	1218	25 rights with respect to the named child, including the right to
1219	1219	26 notice of the filing of proceedings instituted for the
1220	1220
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1230	1230	1 establishment of parentage of the named child and, in some
1231	1231	2 situations if named as a parent in a petition to establish
1232	1232	3 parentage, the right to submit to, along with the birth parent
1233	1233	4 who gave birth to the child and the child, deoxyribonucleic
1234	1234	5 acid (DNA) tests to determine inherited characteristics,
1235	1235	6 subject to Section 610 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.
1236	1236	7 If you wish to assert your rights with respect to the child
1237	1237	8 named in this notice, you must file with the Clerk of this
1238	1238	9 Circuit Court of ......... County, Illinois, whose address is
1239	1239	10 ........, within 30 days after the date of receipt of this
1240	1240	11 notice, a declaration of parentage stating that you are, in
1241	1241	12 fact, the parent of the named child and that you intend to
1242	1242	13 assert your legal rights with respect to the child, or that you
1243	1243	14 request to be notified of any further proceedings with respect
1244	1244	15 to the parentage of the child.
1245	1245	16 If you do not file a declaration of parentage or a request
1246	1246	17 for notice, then you may be later barred from asserting
1247	1247	18 parentage claims whatever legal rights you have with respect
1248	1248	19 to the named child, and including the right to notice of any
1249	1249	20 future proceedings for the establishment of parentage of the
1250	1250	21 child, may be terminated without any further notice to you.
1251	1251	22 When your legal rights with respect to the named child are
1252	1252	23 terminated, you will not be entitled to notice of any future
1253	1253	24 proceedings.".
1254	1254	25 (f) (c) The notice to a presumed parent under this Section
1255	1255	26 in any action brought by a public agency shall be prepared and
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1266	1266	1 mailed by the public agency, and the mailing fee to the clerk
1267	1267	2 of the circuit court shall be waived.
1268	1268	3 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1269	1269	4 (750 ILCS 46/606)
1270	1270	5 Sec. 606. Summons. The summons that is served on a
1271	1271	6 respondent shall include the return date on or by which the
1272	1272	7 respondent must appear and shall contain the following
1273	1273	8 information, in a prominent place and in conspicuous language,
1274	1274	9 in addition to the information required to be provided under
1275	1275	10 the laws of this State: "If you do not appear as instructed in
1276	1276	11 this summons, you may be required to support the child named in
1277	1277	12 this petition until the child is at least 18 years old. You may
1278	1278	13 also have to pay the pregnancy and delivery costs of the parent
1279	1279	14 who gave birth mother.".
1280	1280	15 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1281	1281	16 (750 ILCS 46/608)
1282	1282	17 Sec. 608. Limitation; child having presumed parent.
1283	1283	18 (a) An alleged parent father, as that term is defined in
1284	1284	19 Section 103 of this Act, must commence an action to establish a
1285	1285	20 parent-child relationship for a child having a presumed parent
1286	1286	21 not later than 2 years after the petitioner knew or should have
1287	1287	22 known of the relevant facts. The time the petitioner is under
1288	1288	23 legal disability or duress or the ground for relief is
1289	1289	24 fraudulently concealed shall be excluded in computing the
1290	1290
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1300	1300	1 period of 2 years.
1301	1301	2 (b) A proceeding seeking to declare the non-existence of
1302	1302	3 the parent-child relationship between a child and the child's
1303	1303	4 presumed parent father may be maintained at any time by a
1304	1304	5 person described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection
1305	1305	6 (a) of Section 204 of this Act if the court determines that the
1306	1306	7 presumed parent father and the person who gave birth to mother
1307	1307	8 of the child neither cohabited nor engaged in sexual
1308	1308	9 intercourse with each other during the probable time of
1309	1309	10 conception.
1310	1310	11 (c) An adjudication under this Section shall serve as a
1311	1311	12 rebuttal or confirmation of a presumed parent as defined in
1312	1312	13 subsection (p) of Section 103.
1313	1313	14 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1314	1314	15 (750 ILCS 46/609)
1315	1315	16 Sec. 609. Limitation; child having acknowledged or
1316	1316	17 adjudicated parent.
1317	1317	18 (a) If a child has an acknowledged parent, a signatory to
1318	1318	19 the acknowledgment described in Section 301 of this Act or
1319	1319	20 related denial may commence a proceeding seeking to challenge
1320	1320	21 the acknowledgment or denial or challenge the parentage
1321	1321	22 paternity of the child only within the time allowed under
1322	1322	23 Section 309 of this Act.
1323	1323	24 (b) If a child has an acknowledged parent or an
1324	1324	25 adjudicated parent, an individual, other than the child, who
1325	1325
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1335	1335	1 is neither a signatory to the acknowledgment nor a party to the
1336	1336	2 adjudication and who seeks an adjudication of parentage of the
1337	1337	3 child must commence a proceeding not later than 2 years after
1338	1338	4 the effective date of the acknowledgment or adjudication.
1339	1339	5 (c) A proceeding under this Section is subject to the
1340	1340	6 application of the principles of estoppel established in
1341	1341	7 Section 610 of this Act.
1342	1342	8 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1343	1343	9 (750 ILCS 46/610)
1344	1344	10 Sec. 610. Factors in adjudicating parentage Authority to
1345	1345	11 deny motion for genetic testing.
1346	1346	12 (a) Consistent with Sections 205, 309, 608, and 609, in
1347	1347	13 cases in which there are competing claims to parentage and in
1348	1348	14 proceedings In a proceeding in which the parentage of a child
1349	1349	15 having a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent is at
1350	1350	16 issue, the court shall consider the following factors when
1351	1351	17 adjudicating the individual's parentage may deny a motion by a
1352	1352	18 parent, presumed parent, acknowledged parent, adjudicated
1353	1353	19 parent, alleged parent, or the child seeking an order for
1354	1354	20 genetic testing of the parents and child if the court
1355	1355	21 determines that:
1356	1356	22 (1) whether the conduct of the parent, acknowledged
1357	1357	23 parent, adjudicated parent, or the presumed parent estops
1358	1358	24 that party from denying parentage;
1359	1359	25 (2) whether it would be inequitable to disprove the
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1370	1370	1 parent-child relationship between the child and the
1371	1371	2 presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent; and
1372	1372	3 (3) it is in the child's best interests to adjudicate
1373	1373	4 the individual to be the child's parent, to deny genetic
1374	1374	5 testing, taking into account the following factors:
1375	1375	6 (A) the length of time between the current
1376	1376	7 proceeding to adjudicate parentage and the time that
1377	1377	8 the presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent was
1378	1378	9 placed on notice that this parent he or she might not
1379	1379	10 be the biological parent;
1380	1380	11 (B) the length of time during which the presumed,
1381	1381	12 acknowledged, or adjudicated parent has assumed the
1382	1382	13 role of parent of the child;
1383	1383	14 (C) the facts surrounding the presumed,
1384	1384	15 acknowledged, or adjudicated parent's discovery of his
1385	1385	16 or her possible non-parentage nonparentage;
1386	1386	17 (D) the nature of the relationship between the
1387	1387	18 child and the presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated
1388	1388	19 parent;
1389	1389	20 (E) the age of the child;
1390	1390	21 (F) the harm that may result to the child if the
1391	1391	22 presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parentage is
1392	1392	23 successfully disproved;
1393	1393	24 (G) the nature of the relationship between the
1394	1394	25 child and any alleged parent;
1395	1395	26 (H) the extent to which the passage of time
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1406	1406	1 reduces the chances of establishing the parentage of
1407	1407	2 another person and a child support obligation in favor
1408	1408	3 of the child;
1409	1409	4 (I) other factors that may affect the equities
1410	1410	5 arising from the disruption of the parent-child
1411	1411	6 relationship between the child and the presumed,
1412	1412	7 acknowledged, or adjudicated parent or the chance of
1413	1413	8 other harm to the child; and
1414	1414	9 (J) any other factors the court determines to be
1415	1415	10 equitable.
1416	1416	11 (b) Consistent with the establishment of parentage
1417	1417	12 under this Act, a court may determine that a child has more
1418	1418	13 than 2 parents if the court finds that it is in the best
1419	1419	14 interests of the child to do so. A finding of best
1420	1420	15 interests of the child under this subsection does not
1421	1421	16 require a finding of unfitness of any parent or person
1422	1422	17 seeking an adjudication of parentage. A determination of
1423	1423	18 best interests may include consideration of evidence of
1424	1424	19 prebirth intent to parent the child.
1425	1425	20 (c) (b) In a proceeding involving the application of this
1426	1426	21 Section, a minor or incapacitated child must be represented by
1427	1427	22 a guardian ad litem, child's representative, or attorney for
1428	1428	23 the child. It shall be presumed to be equitable and in the best
1429	1429	24 interests of the child to grant a motion by the child seeking
1430	1430	25 an order for genetic testing. The presumption may be overcome
1431	1431	26 by clear and convincing evidence that extraordinary
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1442	1442	1 circumstances exist making the genetic testing contrary to the
1443	1443	2 child's best interests. The court's order denying a child's
1444	1444	3 request for genetic testing must state the basis for the
1445	1445	4 denial upon which the presumption was overcome. The court's
1446	1446	5 order granting a child's request for genetic testing must
1447	1447	6 specify the ways in which the testing results may be used for
1448	1448	7 purposes of protecting the child's best interests.
1449	1449	8 (d) (Blank). (c) If the court denies a motion seeking an
1450	1450	9 order for genetic testing, it shall issue an order
1451	1451	10 adjudicating the presumed parent to be the parent of the
1452	1452	11 child.
1453	1453	12 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
1454	1454	13 (750 ILCS 46/612)
1455	1455	14 Sec. 612. Proceeding before birth. Except as otherwise
1456	1456	15 provided for in this Act, a A proceeding to establish
1457	1457	16 parentage may be commenced before the birth of the child, but
1458	1458	17 may not be concluded until after the birth of the child. The
1459	1459	18 following actions may be taken before the birth of the child:
1460	1460	19 (a) service of process;
1461	1461	20 (b) the taking of depositions to perpetuate testimony;
1462	1462	21 and
1463	1463	22 (c) except as prohibited by Article 4 of this Act,
1464	1464	23 collection of specimens for genetic testing.
1465	1465	24 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
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1476	1476	1 (750 ILCS 46/614)
1477	1477	2 Sec. 614. Admissibility of results of genetic testing;
1478	1478	3 expenses.
1479	1479	4 (a) Subject to the limitations of Section 401, if If a
1480	1480	5 child has a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent, the
1481	1481	6 results of genetic testing are inadmissible to adjudicate
1482	1482	7 parentage unless performed:
1483	1483	8 (1) with the consent of both the parent who gave birth
1484	1484	9 to the child mother and the presumed, acknowledged, or
1485	1485	10 adjudicated parent; or
1486	1486	11 (2) pursuant to an order of the court under Section
1487	1487	12 402 of this Act.
1488	1488	13 (b) Copies of bills for genetic testing and for prenatal
1489	1489	14 and postnatal health care for the parent who gave birth mother
1490	1490	15 and the child, which are furnished to the adverse party not
1491	1491	16 less than 10 days before the date of a hearing are admissible
1492	1492	17 to establish:
1493	1493	18 (1) the amount of the charges billed; and
1494	1494	19 (2) that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and
1495	1495	20 customary.
1496	1496	21 (c) Certified copies of the bills for costs incurred for
1497	1497	22 pregnancy and childbirth shall be admitted into evidence at
1498	1498	23 judicial or administrative proceedings without foundation
1499	1499	24 testimony or other proof of authenticity or accuracy.
1500	1500	25 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
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1511	1511	1 (750 ILCS 46/615)
1512	1512	2 Sec. 615. Consequences of declining genetic testing.
1513	1513	3 (a) Subject to the limitations of Section 401, an An order
1514	1514	4 for genetic testing is enforceable through a proceeding for
1515	1515	5 adjudication of contempt.
1516	1516	6 (b) If an individual whose parentage is being determined
1517	1517	7 declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court or
1518	1518	8 administrative agency, the court or administrative agency may
1519	1519	9 adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that
1520	1520	10 individual.
1521	1521	11 (c) Genetic testing of the parent who gave birth to the
1522	1522	12 mother of a child is not a condition precedent to genetically
1523	1523	13 testing the child and a person man whose parentage paternity
1524	1524	14 is being determined. If the parent who gave birth to the child
1525	1525	15 mother is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic
1526	1526	16 testing, the court or administrative agency may order the
1527	1527	17 genetic testing of the child and every person man whose
1528	1528	18 parentage paternity is being adjudicated.
1529	1529	19 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1530	1530	20 (750 ILCS 46/617)
1531	1531	21 Sec. 617. Rules for adjudication of parentage. In a
1532	1532	22 proceeding involving an alleged genetic parent, if the
1533	1533	23 individual who gave birth to the child is the only other
1534	1534	24 individual with a claim to parentage, the The court shall
1535	1535	25 apply the following rules to adjudicate a claim of the
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1546	1546	1 parentage of a child:
1547	1547	2 (a) The parentage of a child having an adjudicated
1548	1548	3 parent may be disproved only by admissible results of
1549	1549	4 genetic testing, or other means, excluding that person as
1550	1550	5 the parent of the child or identifying another person as
1551	1551	6 the parent of the child.
1552	1552	7 (b) Unless the results of the genetic testing or other
1553	1553	8 evidence are admitted to rebut other results of genetic
1554	1554	9 testing, a person identified as the parent of a child
1555	1555	10 under Section 404 of this Act may be adjudicated the
1556	1556	11 parent of the child.
1557	1557	12 (c) If the court finds that genetic testing under
1558	1558	13 Section 404 neither identifies nor excludes a person as
1559	1559	14 the parent of a child, the court may not dismiss the
1560	1560	15 proceeding. In that event, the results of genetic testing
1561	1561	16 and other evidence are admissible to adjudicate the issue
1562	1562	17 of parentage.
1563	1563	18 (d) Unless the results of genetic testing are admitted
1564	1564	19 to rebut other results of genetic testing, a person
1565	1565	20 excluded as the parent of a child by genetic testing may be
1566	1566	21 adjudicated not to be the parent of the child.
1567	1567	22 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1568	1568	23 (750 ILCS 46/621)
1569	1569	24 Sec. 621. Binding effect of determination of parentage.
1570	1570	25 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
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1581	1581	1 Section, a determination of parentage is binding on:
1582	1582	2 (1) all signatories to an acknowledgment or denial as
1583	1583	3 provided in Article 3 of this Act; and
1584	1584	4 (2) all parties to an adjudication by a court acting
1585	1585	5 under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional
1586	1586	6 requirements of Section 201 of the Uniform Interstate
1587	1587	7 Family Support Act.
1588	1588	8 (b) A child is not bound by a determination of parentage
1589	1589	9 under this Act unless:
1590	1590	10 (1) the determination was based on an unrescinded
1591	1591	11 acknowledgment as provided in Article 3 of this Act and
1592	1592	12 the acknowledgment is either consistent with the results
1593	1593	13 of genetic testing or for a child born through assisted
1594	1594	14 reproduction;
1595	1595	15 (2) the adjudication of parentage was based on a
1596	1596	16 finding consistent with the results of genetic testing and
1597	1597	17 the consistency is declared in the determination or is
1598	1598	18 otherwise shown;
1599	1599	19 (3) the child was a party or was represented in the
1600	1600	20 proceeding determining parentage by a guardian ad litem,
1601	1601	21 child's representative or attorney for the child; and
1602	1602	22 (4) the child was no longer a minor at the time the
1603	1603	23 proceeding was initiated and was the moving party
1604	1604	24 resulting in the parentage determination; and
1605	1605	25 (5) the determination of parentage was made under
1606	1606	26 Article 7 or the Gestational Surrogacy Act.
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1617	1617	1 (c) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, civil
1618	1618	2 union, or substantially similar legal relationship,
1619	1619	3 declaration of invalidity of marriage, civil union, or
1620	1620	4 substantially similar legal relationship, or legal separation,
1621	1621	5 the court is deemed to have made an adjudication of the
1622	1622	6 parentage of a child if the court acts under circumstances
1623	1623	7 that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of Section 201 of
1624	1624	8 the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, and the final
1625	1625	9 order:
1626	1626	10 (1) expressly identifies a child as a "child of the
1627	1627	11 marriage, civil union, or substantially similar legal
1628	1628	12 relationship", "issue of the marriage, civil union, or
1629	1629	13 substantially similar legal relationship", or uses similar
1630	1630	14 words indicating that a party to the marriage, civil
1631	1631	15 union, or substantially similar legal relationship is the
1632	1632	16 parent of the child; or
1633	1633	17 (2) provides for support of the child by the parties
1634	1634	18 to the marriage, civil union, or substantially similar
1635	1635	19 legal relationship, unless parentage is specifically
1636	1636	20 disclaimed in the order.
1637	1637	21 (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
1638	1638	22 Section, a determination of parentage may be a defense in a
1639	1639	23 subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage by an
1640	1640	24 individual who was not a party to the earlier proceeding.
1641	1641	25 (e) A party to an adjudication of parentage may challenge
1642	1642	26 the adjudication only under the laws of this State relating to
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1653	1653	1 appeal, vacation of judgments, or other judicial review.
1654	1654	2 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
1655	1655	3 (750 ILCS 46/622)
1656	1656	4 Sec. 622. Allocation of parental responsibilities or
1657	1657	5 parenting time prohibited to persons men who parent father
1658	1658	6 through sexual assault or sexual abuse.
1659	1659	7 (a) This Section applies to a person who has been found to
1660	1660	8 be the parent father of a child under this Act and who:
1661	1661	9 (1) has been convicted of or who has pled guilty or
1662	1662	10 nolo contendere to a violation of Section 11-1.20
1663	1663	11 (criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.30 (aggravated
1664	1664	12 criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.40 (predatory
1665	1665	13 criminal sexual assault of a child), Section 11-1.50
1666	1666	14 (criminal sexual abuse), Section 11-1.60 (aggravated
1667	1667	15 criminal sexual abuse), Section 11-11 (sexual relations
1668	1668	16 within families), Section 12-13 (criminal sexual assault),
1669	1669	17 Section 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
1670	1670	18 Section 12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
1671	1671	19 child), Section 12-15 (criminal sexual abuse), or Section
1672	1672	20 12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse) of the Criminal
1673	1673	21 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar
1674	1674	22 statute in another jurisdiction, for his conduct in
1675	1675	23 paragraph (1) of this subsection in parenting fathering
1676	1676	24 that child; or
1677	1677	25 (2) at a fact-finding hearing, is found by clear and
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1688	1688	1 convincing evidence to have committed an act of
1689	1689	2 non-consensual sexual penetration for his conduct in
1690	1690	3 fathering that child.
1691	1691	4 (b) A person described in subsection (a) shall not be
1692	1692	5 entitled to an allocation of any parental responsibilities or
1693	1693	6 parenting time with that child without the consent of the
1694	1694	7 parent who gave birth to the child or the child's mother or
1695	1695	8 guardian. If the person described in subsection (a) is also
1696	1696	9 the guardian of the child, the person he does not have the
1697	1697	10 authority to consent to parenting time or the allocation of
1698	1698	11 parental responsibilities under this Section. If the parent
1699	1699	12 who gave birth to mother of the child is a minor, and the
1700	1700	13 person described in subsection (a) is also the parent father
1701	1701	14 or guardian of the parent who gave birth to the child mother,
1702	1702	15 then the person he does not have the authority to consent to
1703	1703	16 the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time.
1704	1704	17 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
1705	1705	18 nothing in this Section shall be construed to relieve the
1706	1706	19 parent father described in subsection (a) of any support and
1707	1707	20 maintenance obligations to the child under this Act. The
1708	1708	21 parent who gave birth to the child or the child's mother or
1709	1709	22 guardian may decline support and maintenance obligations from
1710	1710	23 the parent father.
1711	1711	24 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the parent
1712	1712	25 father described in subsection (a) of this Section is not
1713	1713	26 entitled to any inheritance or other rights from the child
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1724	1724	1 without the consent of the parent who gave birth to the child
1725	1725	2 or the child's mother or guardian.
1726	1726	3 (e) Notwithstanding any provision of the Illinois Marriage
1727	1727	4 and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the parent, grandparent,
1728	1728	5 great-grandparent, or sibling of the person described in
1729	1729	6 subsection (a) of this Section does not have standing to bring
1730	1730	7 an action requesting the allocation of parental
1731	1731	8 responsibilities or parenting time with the child without the
1732	1732	9 consent of the parent who gave birth to the child or the
1733	1733	10 child's mother or guardian.
1734	1734	11 (f) A petition under this Section may be filed by the
1735	1735	12 parent who gave birth to the child or the child's mother or
1736	1736	13 guardian either as an affirmative petition in circuit court or
1737	1737	14 as an affirmative defense in any proceeding filed by the
1738	1738	15 person described in subsection (a) of this Section regarding
1739	1739	16 the child.
1740	1740	17 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-769, eff. 1-1-17.)
1741	1741	18 (750 ILCS 46/702)
1742	1742	19 Sec. 702. Parental status of donor. A Except as provided
1743	1743	20 in this Act, a donor is not a parent of a child conceived by
1744	1744	21 means of assisted reproduction.
1745	1745	22 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
1746	1746	23 (750 ILCS 46/703)
1747	1747	24 Sec. 703. Parentage of child of assisted reproduction.
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1758	1758	1 (a) An individual who consents under this Section to
1759	1759	2 assisted reproduction with the intent to be a parent of a child
1760	1760	3 conceived by assisted reproduction is a parent of the child
1761	1761	4 Any individual who is an intended parent as defined by this Act
1762	1762	5 is the legal parent of any resulting child. If the donor and
1763	1763	6 the intended parent have been represented by independent
1764	1764	7 counsel and entered into a written legal agreement in which
1765	1765	8 the donor relinquishes all rights and responsibilities to any
1766	1766	9 resulting child, the intended parent is the parent of the
1767	1767	10 child. An agreement under this subsection shall be entered
1768	1768	11 into prior to any insemination or embryo transfer.
1769	1769	12 (b) The consent described in subsection (a) must be either
1770	1770	13 of the following:
1771	1771	14 (1) in a record signed before, on, or after the birth
1772	1772	15 of the child by the individual who gave birth to the child
1773	1773	16 and by an individual who intends to be a parent of the
1774	1774	17 child; an acknowledgment of parentage under Section 301 is
1775	1775	18 a record within the meaning of this subsection; or
1776	1776	19 (2) in an agreement entered into before conception
1777	1777	20 that the individual who gave birth to the child and the
1778	1778	21 individual who intends to be a parent of the child
1779	1779	22 intended they both would be a parent of the child.
1780	1780	23 Failure to consent as required by paragraph (1) or (2) of
1781	1781	24 subsection (b) does not preclude a court from finding consent
1782	1782	25 to parent if the individual for the first 2 years of the
1783	1783	26 child's life, including any period of temporary absence,
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1794	1794	1 resided in the same household with the child and openly held
1795	1795	2 out the child as the individual's child If a person makes an
1796	1796	3 anonymous gamete donation without a designated intended parent
1797	1797	4 at the time of the gamete donation, the intended parent is the
1798	1798	5 parent of any resulting child if the anonymous donor
1799	1799	6 relinquished his or her parental rights in writing at the time
1800	1800	7 of donation. The written relinquishment shall be directed to
1801	1801	8 the entity to which the donor donated his or her gametes.
1802	1802	9 (c) An individual who is an intended parent or the
1803	1803	10 individual who gave birth to the child may bring a proceeding
1804	1804	11 for a judgment of parentage before or after the birth of the
1805	1805	12 child. If the court finds that the individual who did not give
1806	1806	13 birth consented under subsection (b) of this Section, the
1807	1807	14 court shall enter a judgment of parentage declaring the
1808	1808	15 individual to be the parent seek a court order confirming the
1809	1809	16 existence of a parent-child relationship prior to or after the
1810	1810	17 birth of a child based on compliance with subsection (a) or (b)
1811	1811	18 of this Section.
1812	1812	19 (d) The individual who will give or who gave birth to the
1813	1813	20 child or an individual who is or claims to be a parent under
1814	1814	21 this Section may commence an action before or after the birth
1815	1815	22 of a child to obtain a judgment to declare that the intended
1816	1816	23 parent or parents are the parent or parents of the resulting
1817	1817	24 child immediately on birth of the child and order that
1818	1818	25 parental rights and responsibilities vest exclusively in the
1819	1819	26 intended parent or parents immediately on birth of the child.
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1830	1830	1 A judgment issued before the birth of the resulting child
1831	1831	2 takes effect on the birth of the resulting child. The State,
1832	1832	3 the Department, and the hospital where the child is or is
1833	1833	4 expected to be born are not necessary parties to an action
1834	1834	5 under this Section. If the requirements of subsection (a) of
1835	1835	6 this Section are not met, or subsection (b) of this Section is
1836	1836	7 found by a court to be inapplicable, a court of competent
1837	1837	8 jurisdiction shall determine parentage based on evidence of
1838	1838	9 the parties' intent at the time of donation.
1839	1839	10 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
1840	1840	11 (750 ILCS 46/704)
1841	1841	12 Sec. 704. Withdrawal of consent of intended parent or
1842	1842	13 donor.
1843	1843	14 (a) An intended parent or donor may withdraw consent to
1844	1844	15 assisted reproduction any time before an insemination or a
1845	1845	16 transfer that results in a pregnancy to use his or her gametes
1846	1846	17 in a writing or legal pleading with notice to the other
1847	1847	18 participants and to any clinic or health care providers
1848	1848	19 facilitating the assisted reproduction. Failure to give notice
1849	1849	20 to the clinic or health care provider does not affect a
1850	1850	21 determination of parentage under this Act.
1851	1851	22 (b) An intended parent who withdraws consent under this
1852	1852	23 Section prior to the insemination or embryo transfer is not a
1853	1853	24 parent of any resulting child. If a donor withdraws consent to
1854	1854	25 his or her donation prior to the insemination or the
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1865	1865	1 combination of gametes, the intended parent is not the parent
1866	1866	2 of any resulting child.
1867	1867	3 If the intended parent or parents no longer wish to use any
1868	1868	4 remaining cryopreserved fertilized ovum for medical purposes,
1869	1869	5 the terms of the most recent informed consent of the intended
1870	1870	6 parent or parents executed at the fertility center or a
1871	1871	7 marital settlement agreement under a judgment of dissolution
1872	1872	8 of marriage, judgment of legal separation, or judgment of
1873	1873	9 dissolution of civil union governs the disposition of the
1874	1874	10 fertilized ovum.
1875	1875	11 (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
1876	1876	12 (750 ILCS 46/704.5 new)
1877	1877	13 Sec. 704.5. Disposition.
1878	1878	14 (a) An intended parent may withdraw consent to use the
1879	1879	15 parent's gametes in a writing or legal pleading with notice to
1880	1880	16 the other participant, or clinic, if applicable, or gamete
1881	1881	17 bank, if applicable, prior to insemination or in vitro
1882	1882	18 fertilization.
1883	1883	19 (b) If the intended parent or parents no longer agree on
1884	1884	20 the use of any cryopreserved fertilized ovum for medical
1885	1885	21 purposes, the terms of the most recent informed consent of the
1886	1886	22 intended parent or parents executed at the fertility center or
1887	1887	23 a marital settlement agreement under a judgment of dissolution
1888	1888	24 of marriage, judgment of legal separation, or judgment of
1889	1889	25 dissolution of civil union governs the disposition of the
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1900	1900	1 cryopreserved fertilized ovum.
1901	1901	2 (750 ILCS 46/705)
1902	1902	3 Sec. 705. Parental status of deceased individual.
1903	1903	4 (a) If an individual who intends to be a parent of a child
1904	1904	5 conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period
1905	1905	6 between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the
1906	1906	7 child, the individual's death does not preclude the
1907	1907	8 establishment of the individual's parentage of the child if
1908	1908	9 the individual otherwise would be a parent of the child under
1909	1909	10 this act.
1910	1910	11 (b) If an individual who consented in a record to assisted
1911	1911	12 reproduction by an individual who agreed to give birth to a
1912	1912	13 child dies before a transfer of gametes or pre-embryos, the
1913	1913	14 deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the
1914	1914	15 assisted reproduction only if both of the following occurred:
1915	1915	16 (i) Either the individual consented in a record that if
1916	1916	17 assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of the
1917	1917	18 individual, the individual would be a parent of the child or
1918	1918	19 the individual's intent to be a parent of a child conceived by
1919	1919	20 assisted reproduction after the individual's death is
1920	1920	21 established by clear and convincing evidence; and (ii) the
1921	1921	22 transfer of the gamete or pre-embryo transfer occurs not later
1922	1922	23 than 36 months after the individual's death If an individual
1923	1923	24 consents in a writing to be a parent of any child born of his
1924	1924	25 or her gametes posthumously, and dies before the insemination
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1935	1935	1 of the individual's gametes or embryo transfer, the deceased
1936	1936	2 individual is a parent of any resulting child born within 36
1937	1937	3 months of the death of the deceased individual.
1938	1938	4 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
1939	1939	5 (750 ILCS 46/707)
1940	1940	6 Sec. 707. Burden of proof. Unless otherwise specified in
1941	1941	7 this Act, the burden of proof in an action under this Section
1942	1942	8 is by a preponderance of the evidence Parentage established
1943	1943	9 under Section 703, a withdrawal of consent under Section 704,
1944	1944	10 or a proceeding to declare the non-existence of the
1945	1945	11 parent-child relationship under Section 708 of this Act must
1946	1946	12 be proven by clear and convincing evidence.
1947	1947	13 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
1948	1948	14 (750 ILCS 46/708)
1949	1949	15 Sec. 708. Limitation on proceedings to declare the
1950	1950	16 non-existence of the parent-child relationship. An individual
1951	1951	17 who, at the time of a child's birth, is the spouse of the birth
1952	1952	18 parent cannot bring an action to declare the non-existence of
1953	1953	19 the parent-child relationship under this Article shall be
1954	1954	20 barred if brought more than 2 years following the birth of the
1955	1955	21 child.
1956	1956	22 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
1957	1957	23 (750 ILCS 46/709)
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1968	1968	1 Sec. 709. Establishment of parentage; requirements of
1969	1969	2 Gestational Surrogacy Act.
1970	1970	3 (a) In the event of gestational surrogacy, in addition to
1971	1971	4 the requirements of the Gestational Surrogacy Act, a
1972	1972	5 parent-child relationship is established between a person and
1973	1973	6 a child if all of the following conditions are met prior to the
1974	1974	7 birth of the child:
1975	1975	8 (1) The gestational surrogate certifies that the
1976	1976	9 surrogate she did not provide a gamete for the child, and
1977	1977	10 that the surrogate she is carrying the resulting child for
1978	1978	11 the intended parents.
1979	1979	12 (2) The spouse, if any, of the gestational surrogate
1980	1980	13 certifies that the spouse he or she did not provide a
1981	1981	14 gamete for the child.
1982	1982	15 (3) (Blank.) Each intended parent, or the parent's
1983	1983	16 legally authorized designee if an intended parent dies,
1984	1984	17 certifies that the child being carried by the gestational
1985	1985	18 surrogate was conceived using at least one of the intended
1986	1986	19 parents' gametes.
1987	1987	20 (4) A physician licensed in the state in which the
1988	1988	21 fertilized ovum was inseminated or transferred to the
1989	1989	22 gestational surrogate certifies that the fetus child being
1990	1990	23 carried by the gestational surrogate was not conceived
1991	1991	24 with the gamete of the using the gamete or gametes of at
1992	1992	25 least one of the intended parents, and that neither the
1993	1993	26 gestational surrogate nor the gestational surrogate's
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2004	2004	1 spouse, if any, provided gametes for the child being
2005	2005	2 carried by the gestational surrogate and the intended
2006	2006	3 parents meet the eligibility requirements as set forth in
2007	2007	4 the Gestational Surrogacy Act.
2008	2008	5 (5) The attorneys for the intended parents and the
2009	2009	6 gestational surrogate each certify that the parties who
2010	2010	7 entered into a gestational surrogacy agreement complied
2011	2011	8 with intended to satisfy the requirements of the
2012	2012	9 Gestational Surrogacy Act.
2013	2013	10 (b) All certifications under this Section shall be in
2014	2014	11 writing and witnessed by 2 competent adults who are not the
2015	2015	12 gestational surrogate, gestational surrogate's spouse, if any,
2016	2016	13 or an intended parent. Certifications shall be on forms
2017	2017	14 prescribed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and
2018	2018	15 shall be executed prior to the birth of the child. All
2019	2019	16 certifications shall be provided, prior to the birth of the
2020	2020	17 child, to both the hospital where the gestational surrogate
2021	2021	18 anticipates the delivery will occur and to the Illinois
2022	2022	19 Department of Public Health.
2023	2023	20 (c) Parentage established in accordance with this Section
2024	2024	21 has the full force and effect of a judgment entered under this
2025	2025	22 Act.
2026	2026	23 (d) The Illinois Department of Public Health shall adopt
2027	2027	24 rules to implement this Section.
2028	2028	25 (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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2039	2039	1 (750 ILCS 46/710)
2040	2040	2 Sec. 710. Applicability. This Article applies only to
2041	2041	3 assisted reproductive arrangements or gestational surrogacy
2042	2042	4 agreements contracts entered into after the effective date of
2043	2043	5 this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
2044	2044	6 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
2045	2045	7 Section 10. The Gestational Surrogacy Act is amended by
2046	2046	8 changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 and by adding
2047	2047	9 Sections 26, 27, 36, and 37 as follows:
2048	2048	10 (750 ILCS 47/5)
2049	2049	11 Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to establish
2050	2050	12 consistent standards and procedural safeguards for the
2051	2051	13 protection of all parties involved in a gestational surrogacy
2052	2052	14 agreement contract in this State and to confirm the legal
2053	2053	15 status of children born as a result of these contracts. These
2054	2054	16 standards and safeguards are meant to facilitate the use of
2055	2055	17 this type of reproductive contract in accord with the public
2056	2056	18 policy of this State.
2057	2057	19 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2058	2058	20 (750 ILCS 47/10)
2059	2059	21 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
2060	2060	22 "Compensation" means payment of any valuable consideration
2061	2061	23 for services in excess of reasonable medical and ancillary
2062	2062
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2072	2072	1 costs.
2073	2073	2 "Donor" means a person who provides gametes intended for
2074	2074	3 use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for compensation.
2075	2075	4 "Donor" does not include a person who is a parent under Article
2076	2076	5 7 or an intended parent under the Gestational Surrogacy Act an
2077	2077	6 individual who contributes a gamete or gametes for the purpose
2078	2078	7 of in vitro fertilization or implantation in another.
2079	2079	8 "Gamete" means either a sperm or an egg.
2080	2080	9 "Gestational surrogacy" means the process by which a
2081	2081	10 person woman attempts to become pregnant carry and give birth
2082	2082	11 to a child conceived created through in vitro fertilization
2083	2083	12 using the gamete or gametes of at least one of the intended
2084	2084	13 parents and to which the gestational surrogate has made no
2085	2085	14 genetic contribution.
2086	2086	15 "Gestational surrogate" means a person woman who agrees to
2087	2087	16 engage in a gestational surrogacy.
2088	2088	17 "Gestational surrogacy agreement contract" means a written
2089	2089	18 agreement regarding gestational surrogacy.
2090	2090	19 "Health care provider" means a person who is duly licensed
2091	2091	20 to provide health care, including all medical, psychological,
2092	2092	21 or counseling professionals.
2093	2093	22 "Intended parent" means a person person or persons who
2094	2094	23 consents to assisted reproduction, including enters into a
2095	2095	24 gestational surrogacy agreement, such that the person is a
2096	2096	25 legal contract with a gestational surrogate pursuant to which
2097	2097	26 he or she will be the legal parent of the resulting child.
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2108	2108	1 "Intended In the case of a married couple, any reference to an
2109	2109	2 intended parent" includes, in the case of a married couple,
2110	2110	3 shall include both spouses husband and wife for all purposes
2111	2111	4 of this Act. This term shall include the intended mother,
2112	2112	5 intended father, or both.
2113	2113	6 "In vitro fertilization" means all medical and laboratory
2114	2114	7 procedures that are necessary to effectuate the extracorporeal
2115	2115	8 fertilization of egg and sperm.
2116	2116	9 "Medical evaluation" means an evaluation and consultation
2117	2117	10 of a physician meeting the requirements of Section 60.
2118	2118	11 "Mental health evaluation" means an evaluation and
2119	2119	12 consultation of a mental health professional meeting the
2120	2120	13 requirements of Section 60.
2121	2121	14 "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine
2122	2122	15 in all its branches in the state in which they practice
2123	2123	16 Illinois.
2124	2124	17 "Pre-embryo" means a fertilized egg prior to 14 days of
2125	2125	18 development.
2126	2126	19 "Pre-embryo transfer" means all medical and laboratory
2127	2127	20 procedures that are necessary to effectuate the transfer of a
2128	2128	21 pre-embryo into the uterine cavity.
2129	2129	22 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2130	2130	23 (750 ILCS 47/15)
2131	2131	24 Sec. 15. Rights of Parentage.
2132	2132	25 (a) Except as provided in this Act, the person woman who
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2143	2143	1 gives birth to a child is a parent presumed to be the mother of
2144	2144	2 that child for purposes of State law.
2145	2145	3 (b) In the case of a gestational surrogacy agreement that
2146	2146	4 substantially complies with satisfying the requirements set
2147	2147	5 forth in Sections 20 and 25 of this Act subsection (d) of this
2148	2148	6 Section:
2149	2149	7 (1) the intended parent or parents mother shall be
2150	2150	8 considered the parent or parents mother of the child for
2151	2151	9 all purposes of State law immediately upon the birth of
2152	2152	10 the child;
2153	2153	11 (2) the intended father shall be the father of the
2154	2154	12 child for purposes of State law immediately upon the birth
2155	2155	13 of the child;
2156	2156	14 (3) the child shall be considered the legitimate child
2157	2157	15 of the intended parent or parents for purposes of State
2158	2158	16 law immediately upon the birth of the child;
2159	2159	17 (4) parental rights shall vest in the intended parent
2160	2160	18 or parents immediately upon the birth of the child;
2161	2161	19 (5) sole custody of the child shall rest with the
2162	2162	20 intended parent or parents immediately upon the birth of
2163	2163	21 the child; and
2164	2164	22 (2) (6) neither the gestational surrogate nor the
2165	2165	23 surrogate's spouse her husband, if any, shall be
2166	2166	24 considered the parents of the child for purposes of State
2167	2167	25 law immediately upon the birth of the child.
2168	2168	26 (c) In the case of a gestational surrogacy agreement
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2179	2179	1 meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this
2180	2180	2 Section, in the event of a laboratory error in which the
2181	2181	3 resulting child is not genetically related to either of the
2182	2182	4 intended parents or a donor who donated to the intended parent
2183	2183	5 or parents, the intended parents will be the parents of the
2184	2184	6 child for all purposes of State law unless otherwise
2185	2185	7 determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2186	2186	8 (d) (Blank). The parties to a gestational surrogacy shall
2187	2187	9 assume the rights and obligations of subsections (b) and (c)
2188	2188	10 of this Section if:
2189	2189	11 (1) the gestational surrogate satisfies the
2190	2190	12 eligibility requirements set forth in subsection (a) of
2191	2191	13 Section 20;
2192	2192	14 (2) the intended parent or parents satisfy the
2193	2193	15 eligibility requirements set forth in subsection (b) of
2194	2194	16 Section 20; and
2195	2195	17 (3) the gestational surrogacy occurs pursuant to a
2196	2196	18 gestational surrogacy contract meeting the requirements
2197	2197	19 set forth in Section 25.
2198	2198	20 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2199	2199	21 (750 ILCS 47/20)
2200	2200	22 Sec. 20. Eligibility.
2201	2201	23 (a) A gestational surrogate shall be deemed to have
2202	2202	24 satisfied the eligibility requirements of this Act if, she has
2203	2203	25 met the following requirements at the time the gestational
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2214	2214	1 surrogacy agreement contract is executed, the gestational
2215	2215	2 surrogate:
2216	2216	3 (1) she is at least 21 years of age;
2217	2217	4 (2) she has given birth to at least one child;
2218	2218	5 (3) she has completed a medical evaluation;
2219	2219	6 (4) she has completed a mental health evaluation;
2220	2220	7 (5) she has had and will have ongoing legal
2221	2221	8 representation by independent counsel, licensed in
2222	2222	9 Illinois and chosen by the surrogate, throughout the
2223	2223	10 course of the gestational surrogacy arrangement regarding
2224	2224	11 the terms undergone legal consultation with independent
2225	2225	12 legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational
2226	2226	13 surrogacy contract and the potential legal consequences of
2227	2227	14 the gestational surrogacy agreement and the potential
2228	2228	15 consequences of the gestational surrogacy; and
2229	2229	16 (6) she has obtained a health insurance policy that
2230	2230	17 covers major medical treatments and hospitalization and
2231	2231	18 the health insurance policy has a term that extends
2232	2232	19 throughout the duration of the expected pregnancy and for
2233	2233	20 8 weeks after the birth of the child; provided, however,
2234	2234	21 that the policy may be procured by the intended parents on
2235	2235	22 behalf of the gestational surrogate pursuant to the
2236	2236	23 gestational surrogacy agreement contract.
2237	2237	24 (b) The intended parent or parents shall be deemed to have
2238	2238	25 satisfied the eligibility requirements of this Act if, he,
2239	2239	26 she, or they have met the following requirements at the time
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2250	2250	1 the gestational surrogacy agreement contract is executed, the
2251	2251	2 intended parent or parents:
2252	2252	3 (1) is at least 21 years of age he, she, or they
2253	2253	4 contribute at least one of the gametes resulting in a
2254	2254	5 pre-embryo that the gestational surrogate will attempt to
2255	2255	6 carry to term;
2256	2256	7 (2) are experiencing infertility as defined in Section
2257	2257	8 356mc of the Illinois Insurance Code he, she, or they have
2258	2258	9 a medical need for the gestational surrogacy as evidenced
2259	2259	10 by a qualified physician's affidavit attached to the
2260	2260	11 gestational surrogacy contract and as required by the
2261	2261	12 Illinois Parentage Act of 2015;
2262	2262	13 (3) he, she, or they have completed a mental health
2263	2263	14 evaluation; and
2264	2264	15 (4) has had and will have ongoing he, she, or they have
2265	2265	16 undergone legal representation by consultation with
2266	2266	17 independent legal counsel, licensed in Illinois,
2267	2267	18 throughout the course of the gestational surrogacy
2268	2268	19 arrangement regarding the terms of the gestational
2269	2269	20 surrogacy agreement contract and the potential legal
2270	2270	21 consequences of the gestational surrogacy.
2271	2271	22 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
2272	2272	23 (750 ILCS 47/25)
2273	2273	24 Sec. 25. Requirements for a gestational surrogacy
2274	2274	25 agreement contract.
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2285	2285	1 (a) (Blank). A gestational surrogacy contract shall be
2286	2286	2 presumed enforceable for purposes of State law only if:
2287	2287	3 (1) it meets the contractual requirements set forth in
2288	2288	4 subsection (b) of this Section; and
2289	2289	5 (2) it contains at a minimum each of the terms set
2290	2290	6 forth in subsection (c) of this Section.
2291	2291	7 (b) A gestational surrogacy agreement contract shall meet
2292	2292	8 the following requirements:
2293	2293	9 (1) it shall be in writing;
2294	2294	10 (2) it shall be executed prior to the commencement of
2295	2295	11 any medical procedures (other than medical or mental
2296	2296	12 health evaluations necessary to determine eligibility of
2297	2297	13 the parties pursuant to Section 20 of this Act) in
2298	2298	14 furtherance of the gestational surrogacy:
2299	2299	15 (i) by a gestational surrogate meeting the
2300	2300	16 eligibility requirements of subsection (a) of Section
2301	2301	17 20 of this Act and, if married, the gestational
2302	2302	18 surrogate's spouse husband; and
2303	2303	19 (ii) by the intended parent or parents meeting the
2304	2304	20 eligibility requirements of subsection (b) of Section
2305	2305	21 20 of this Act. In the event an intended parent is
2306	2306	22 married, both the intended parent and spouse husband
2307	2307	23 and wife must execute the gestational surrogacy
2308	2308	24 agreement contract;
2309	2309	25 (3) each of the gestational surrogate and the intended
2310	2310	26 parent or parents shall have been represented by
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2321	2321	1 independent legal counsel licensed in Illinois regarding
2322	2322	2 the terms of the gestational surrogacy agreement and the
2323	2323	3 potential legal consequences of the gestational surrogacy
2324	2324	4 separate counsel in all matters concerning the gestational
2325	2325	5 surrogacy and the gestational surrogacy contract;
2326	2326	6 (3.5) it shall indicate each of the gestational
2327	2327	7 surrogate and the intended parent or parents shall have
2328	2328	8 signed a written acknowledgement that each party has he or
2329	2329	9 she received information about the legal, financial, and
2330	2330	10 contractual rights, expectations, penalties, and
2331	2331	11 obligations of the surrogacy agreement;
2332	2332	12 (4) it shall require the intended parent or parents to
2333	2333	13 pay for independent legal representation for the
2334	2334	14 surrogate;
2335	2335	15 (5) if the gestational surrogacy agreement contract
2336	2336	16 provides for the payment of compensation to the
2337	2337	17 gestational surrogate, the compensation shall have been
2338	2338	18 placed in escrow with an independent escrow agent that is
2339	2339	19 independent of and is not affiliated with either the
2340	2340	20 intended parents' attorney or the gestational surrogate's
2341	2341	21 attorney prior to the gestational surrogate's commencement
2342	2342	22 of any medical procedure (other than medical or mental
2343	2343	23 health evaluations necessary to determine the gestational
2344	2344	24 surrogate's eligibility pursuant to subsection (a) of
2345	2345	25 Section 20 of this Act); and
2346	2346	26 (6) (5) it shall be witnessed by 2 competent adults or
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2357	2357	1 shall be notarized consistent with Illinois law.
2358	2358	2 (b-5) A gestational surrogacy agreement may provide for
2359	2359	3 the payment of compensation and reasonable expenses.
2360	2360	4 (c) A gestational surrogacy agreement contract shall
2361	2361	5 provide for:
2362	2362	6 (1) the express written agreement of the gestational
2363	2363	7 surrogate to:
2364	2364	8 (i) undergo pre-embryo transfer and attempt to
2365	2365	9 become pregnant carry and give birth to the child; and
2366	2366	10 (ii) surrender custody of the child to the
2367	2367	11 intended parent or parents immediately upon the birth
2368	2368	12 of the child;
2369	2369	13 (2) if the gestational surrogate is married, the
2370	2370	14 express agreement of the gestational surrogate's spouse
2371	2371	15 her husband to:
2372	2372	16 (i) undertake the obligations imposed on the
2373	2373	17 gestational surrogate pursuant to the terms of the
2374	2374	18 gestational surrogacy agreement contract;
2375	2375	19 (ii) surrender custody of the child to the
2376	2376	20 intended parent or parents immediately upon the birth
2377	2377	21 of the child;
2378	2378	22 (3) the right of the gestational surrogate to utilize
2379	2379	23 the services of a physician of the gestational surrogate's
2380	2380	24 her choosing, after consultation with the intended
2381	2381	25 parents, to provide the gestational surrogate with her
2382	2382	26 care during the pregnancy; and
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2393	2393	1 (4) the express written agreement of the intended
2394	2394	2 parent or parents to:
2395	2395	3 (i) accept custody of the child immediately upon
2396	2396	4 the child's his or her birth; and
2397	2397	5 (ii) assume sole responsibility for the support of
2398	2398	6 the child immediately upon the child's his or her
2399	2399	7 birth; .
2400	2400	8 (iii) make all health and welfare decisions regarding
2401	2401	9 the surrogate and the pregnancy, except that this Act does
2402	2402	10 not enlarge or diminish the surrogate's right to terminate
2403	2403	11 their pregnancy, and any written or oral agreement
2404	2404	12 purporting to waive or limit these rights shall be void as
2405	2405	13 against public policy;
2406	2406	14 (iv) disclose all of intended parent's financial
2407	2407	15 obligations with regard to the gestational surrogate,
2408	2408	16 including compensation and expenses; and
2409	2409	17 (v) include information about each party's right under
2410	2410	18 this Act to terminate the surrogacy agreement.
2411	2411	19 (d) (Blank). A gestational surrogacy contract shall be
2412	2412	20 presumed enforceable for purposes of State law even though it
2413	2413	21 contains one or more of the following provisions:
2414	2414	22 (1) the gestational surrogate's agreement to undergo
2415	2415	23 all medical exams, treatments, and fetal monitoring
2416	2416	24 procedures that the physician recommended for the success
2417	2417	25 of the pregnancy;
2418	2418	26 (2) the gestational surrogate's agreement to abstain
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2429	2429	1 from any activities that the intended parent or parents or
2430	2430	2 the physician reasonably believes to be harmful to the
2431	2431	3 pregnancy and future health of the child, including,
2432	2432	4 without limitation, smoking, drinking alcohol, using
2433	2433	5 nonprescribed drugs, using prescription drugs not
2434	2434	6 authorized by a physician aware of the gestational
2435	2435	7 surrogate's pregnancy, exposure to radiation, or any other
2436	2436	8 activities proscribed by a health care provider;
2437	2437	9 (3) the agreement of the intended parent or parents to
2438	2438	10 pay the gestational surrogate reasonable compensation; and
2439	2439	11 (4) the agreement of the intended parent or parents to
2440	2440	12 pay for or reimburse the gestational surrogate for
2441	2441	13 reasonable expenses (including, without limitation,
2442	2442	14 medical, legal, or other professional expenses) related to
2443	2443	15 the gestational surrogacy and the gestational surrogacy
2444	2444	16 contract.
2445	2445	17 (e) (Blank). In the event that any of the requirements of
2446	2446	18 this Section are not met, a court of competent jurisdiction
2447	2447	19 shall determine parentage based on evidence of the parties'
2448	2448	20 intent.
2449	2449	21 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2450	2450	22 (750 ILCS 47/26 new)
2451	2451	23 Sec. 26. Effect of subsequent change of marital status.
2452	2452	24 (a) Unless a gestational surrogacy agreement expressly
2453	2453	25 provides otherwise, both of the following apply:
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2464	2464	1 (1) The marriage of a surrogate after the surrogacy
2465	2465	2 agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the
2466	2466	3 validity of the agreement, the spouse's consent to the
2467	2467	4 agreement is not required, and the spouse is not a
2468	2468	5 presumed parent of a child conceived by assisted
2469	2469	6 reproduction under the agreement.
2470	2470	7 (2) The dissolution, annulment, or declaration of
2471	2471	8 invalidity of the surrogate's marriage, the legal
2472	2472	9 separation of the surrogate, or a judgment of separate
2473	2473	10 maintenance concerning the surrogate after the surrogacy
2474	2474	11 contract is signed by all parties does not affect the
2475	2475	12 validity of the agreement.
2476	2476	13 (3) Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly provides
2477	2477	14 otherwise, both of the following apply:
2478	2478	15 (A) The marriage of an intended parent after the
2479	2479	16 surrogacy agreement is signed by all parties does not
2480	2480	17 affect the validity of a surrogacy agreement, the
2481	2481	18 consent of the spouse is not required, and the spouse
2482	2482	19 is not, based on the agreement, a parent of a child
2483	2483	20 conceived by assisted reproduction under the
2484	2484	21 agreement.
2485	2485	22 (B) The dissolution, annulment, or declaration of
2486	2486	23 invalidity of an intended parent's marriage, the legal
2487	2487	24 separation of an intended parent, or a judgment of
2488	2488	25 separate maintenance concerning an intended parent
2489	2489	26 after the agreement is signed by all parties does not
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2500	2500	1 affect the validity of the agreement and, except as
2501	2501	2 otherwise provided in Section 36, the intended parent
2502	2502	3 is a parent of the child.
2503	2503	4 (750 ILCS 47/27 new)
2504	2504	5 Sec. 27. Termination.
2505	2505	6 (a) A party to a gestational surrogacy agreement may
2506	2506	7 terminate the agreement at any time before an embryo transfer
2507	2507	8 by giving notice of termination in a record to all other
2508	2508	9 parties. If an embryo transfer does not result in a pregnancy,
2509	2509	10 a party may terminate the agreement at any time before a
2510	2510	11 subsequent embryo transfer.
2511	2511	12 (b) Unless a gestational surrogacy agreement provides
2512	2512	13 otherwise, on termination of the agreement under subsection
2513	2513	14 (a), the parties are released from the agreement, except that
2514	2514	15 each intended parent remains responsible for expenses that are
2515	2515	16 contemplated under the agreement and incurred by the
2516	2516	17 gestational surrogate through the date of termination of the
2517	2517	18 surrogacy agreement or as otherwise agreed to in the
2518	2518	19 gestational surrogacy agreement.
2519	2519	20 (c) Unless there is fraud, a party is not liable to any
2520	2520	21 other party for a penalty or liquidated damages for
2521	2521	22 terminating a gestational surrogacy agreement under this
2522	2522	23 Section.
2523	2523	24 (750 ILCS 47/30)
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2534	2534	1 Sec. 30. Duty to support.
2535	2535	2 (a) Any person who is a considered to be the parent of a
2536	2536	3 child pursuant to Section 15 of this Act shall be obligated to
2537	2537	4 support the child.
2538	2538	5 (b) The breach of the gestational surrogacy agreement
2539	2539	6 contract by the intended parent or parents shall not relieve
2540	2540	7 such intended parent or parents of the support obligations
2541	2541	8 imposed by this Act.
2542	2542	9 (c) A gamete donor may be liable for child support only if
2543	2543	10 he or she fails to enter into a legal agreement with the
2544	2544	11 intended parent or parents in which the intended parent or
2545	2545	12 parents agree to assume all rights and responsibilities for
2546	2546	13 any resulting child, and the gamete donor relinquishes his or
2547	2547	14 her rights to any gametes, resulting embryos, or children.
2548	2548	15 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2549	2549	16 (750 ILCS 47/35)
2550	2550	17 Sec. 35. Establishment of parentage the parent-child
2551	2551	18 relationship.
2552	2552	19 (a) In the event of gestational surrogacy, in addition to
2553	2553	20 the requirements of the Articles 2 and 3 of the Illinois
2554	2554	21 Parentage Act of 2015, a parent-child relationship is
2555	2555	22 established by operation of law, upon birth of the child,
2556	2556	23 between a person and a child if all of the following conditions
2557	2557	24 are met:
2558	2558	25 (1) The intended parent each certify compliance with
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2569	2569	1 the eligibility requirements of Section 20.
2570	2570	2 (2) The gestational surrogate certifies compliance
2571	2571	3 with the eligibility requirements of Section 20 and did
2572	2572	4 not provide a gamete for the child, and that the
2573	2573	5 gestational surrogate is carrying the resulting child for
2574	2574	6 the intended parents.
2575	2575	7 (3) A physician licensed in the state in which the
2576	2576	8 pre-embryo was transferred to the gestational surrogate
2577	2577	9 certifies that the pre-embryo that was transferred to the
2578	2578	10 gestational surrogate was not formed with the gamete of
2579	2579	11 the gestational surrogate.
2580	2580	12 (4) The attorneys for the intended parent or parents
2581	2581	13 and the gestational surrogate and spouse, if any, each
2582	2582	14 certify that the parties substantially satisfied the
2583	2583	15 requirements of Section 25 of this Act For purposes of the
2584	2584	16 Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, a parent-child
2585	2585	17 relationship shall be established prior to the birth of a
2586	2586	18 child born through gestational surrogacy if, in addition
2587	2587	19 to satisfying the requirements of Articles 2 and 3 of the
2588	2588	20 Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, the attorneys representing
2589	2589	21 both the gestational surrogate and the intended parent or
2590	2590	22 parents certify that the parties entered into a
2591	2591	23 gestational surrogacy contract intended to satisfy the
2592	2592	24 requirements of Section 25 of this Act with respect to the
2593	2593	25 child.
2594	2594	26 (b) All certifications under this Section shall be in
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2605	2605	1 writing and witnessed by 2 competent adults who are not the
2606	2606	2 gestational surrogate, gestational surrogate's spouse, if any,
2607	2607	3 or an intended parent. Certifications shall be on forms
2608	2608	4 prescribed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and
2609	2609	5 shall be executed before the birth of the child. All
2610	2610	6 certifications shall be provided, before the birth of the
2611	2611	7 child, to both the hospital where the gestational surrogate
2612	2612	8 anticipates the delivery will occur and to the Illinois
2613	2613	9 Department of Public Health The attorneys' certifications
2614	2614	10 required by subsection (a) of this Section shall be filed on
2615	2615	11 forms prescribed by the Illinois Department of Public Health
2616	2616	12 and in a manner consistent with the requirement of the
2617	2617	13 Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.
2618	2618	14 (c) Parentage established in accordance with this Section
2619	2619	15 has the full force and effect of a judgment entered under this
2620	2620	16 Act.
2621	2621	17 (d) The Illinois Department of Public Health shall adopt
2622	2622	18 rules to implement this Section.
2623	2623	19 (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
2624	2624	20 (750 ILCS 47/36 new)
2625	2625	21 Sec. 36. Establishment of parentage with a substantially
2626	2626	22 compliant agreement.
2627	2627	23 (a) A gestational surrogacy agreement that substantially
2628	2628	24 complies with this Act is enforceable.
2629	2629	25 (b)(1) Before, on, or after the birth of a child conceived
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2640	2640	1 by assisted reproduction under a gestational surrogacy
2641	2641	2 agreement substantially compliant with this Act, a party to
2642	2642	3 the agreement may commence an action in the circuit court for
2643	2643	4 entry of a parentage judgment. The requested parentage
2644	2644	5 judgment may be issued before or after the child's birth as
2645	2645	6 requested by the parties. Either the gestational surrogate or
2646	2646	7 the intended parent may bring the action. If the action is
2647	2647	8 brought prior to all certifications required by Section 35
2648	2648	9 being filed, all parties must receive notice of such action.
2649	2649	10 (2) A petition shall include: (A) a copy of the executed
2650	2650	11 gestational surrogacy agreement; (B) the certification of the
2651	2651	12 assisted reproduction physician under Section 35; and (C)
2652	2652	13 certifications from the attorneys representing the intended
2653	2653	14 parent or parents and the gestational surrogate and spouse (if
2654	2654	15 any) under Section 35. A petition supported by such
2655	2655	16 certifications shall be sufficient to establish parentage and
2656	2656	17 a hearing shall not be required unless the court requires
2657	2657	18 additional information which cannot reasonably be ascertained
2658	2658	19 without a hearing.
2659	2659	20 (3) Upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that
2660	2660	21 the petition satisfies paragraph (2) of subsection (b), a
2661	2661	22 court shall no later than 30 days from the filing of the
2662	2662	23 petition, issue a judgment of parentage.
2663	2663	24 (4) The court shall issue a judgment:
2664	2664	25 (A) declaring that each intended parent is a parent of
2665	2665	26 the child and ordering that parental rights and duties
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2676	2676	1 vest immediately upon the birth of the child exclusively
2677	2677	2 in each intended parent;
2678	2678	3 (B) declaring that the gestational surrogate and the
2679	2679	4 surrogate's spouse or former spouse, if any, are not the
2680	2680	5 parents of the child;
2681	2681	6 (C) if necessary, ordering that the hospital where the
2682	2682	7 child will be or has been born, treat the intended parent
2683	2683	8 or parents as the sole legal parent or parents for all
2684	2684	9 purposes;
2685	2685	10 (D) designating the content of the birth record and
2686	2686	11 directing the Department of Public Health to designate
2687	2687	12 each intended parent as a parent of the child, if such
2688	2688	13 record has not yet been established or needs to be
2689	2689	14 amended;
2690	2690	15 (E) if necessary, ordering that the child be
2691	2691	16 surrendered to the intended parent or parents; and
2692	2692	17 (F) for other relief the court determines proper.
2693	2693	18 (5) To protect the privacy of the child and the parties,
2694	2694	19 all records related to such action shall be impounded.
2695	2695	20 (6) The Department of Public Health, the town or city
2696	2696	21 clerk, and the hospital where the child is born or is intended
2697	2697	22 to be born shall not be necessary parties to a proceeding.
2698	2698	23 (7) Parentage judgments issued under this Section shall
2699	2699	24 conclusively establish the parent-child relationship for all
2700	2700	25 purposes.
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2711	2711	1 (750 ILCS 47/37 new)
2712	2712	2 Sec. 37. Parentage and substantial noncompliance.
2713	2713	3 (a) If a gestational surrogacy agreement does not
2714	2714	4 substantially comply with the requirements of this Act:
2715	2715	5 (1) The court shall determine the rights and duties of
2716	2716	6 the parties to the agreement consistent with the intent of
2717	2717	7 the parties at the time of execution, taking into account
2718	2718	8 the best interests of the child.
2719	2719	9 (2) Each party to the surrogacy agreement and any
2720	2720	10 individual who at the time of the execution of the
2721	2721	11 agreement was a spouse of a party to the agreement has
2722	2722	12 standing to maintain an action to adjudicate an issue
2723	2723	13 related to the enforcement of the agreement. Any party to
2724	2724	14 the agreement not joining in the action shall be provided
2725	2725	15 with notice of the proceeding.
2726	2726	16 Section 20. The Gestational Surrogacy Act is amended by
2727	2727	17 changing Sections 55, 60, 70, and 75 as follows:
2728	2728	18 (750 ILCS 47/55)
2729	2729	19 Sec. 55. Damages.
2730	2730	20 (a) Except as expressly provided in the gestational
2731	2731	21 surrogacy agreement or in subsection (b), if the agreement is
2732	2732	22 breached by the gestational surrogate or one or more intended
2733	2733	23 parents, the nonbreaching party is entitled to the remedies
2734	2734	24 available at law or in equity contract, the intended parent or
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2743	2743	SB2507- 78 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 78 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2744	2744	SB2507 - 78 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2745	2745	1 parents shall be entitled to all remedies available at law or
2746	2746	2 equity.
2747	2747	3 (b) The breach of the gestational surrogacy agreement by
2748	2748	4 one or more intended parents does not relieve the intended
2749	2749	5 parent of the support obligations imposed by the parent and
2750	2750	6 child relationship under this Act Except as expressly provided
2751	2751	7 in the gestational surrogacy contract, the gestational
2752	2752	8 surrogate shall be entitled to all remedies available at law
2753	2753	9 or equity.
2754	2754	10 (c) Specific performance is not a remedy available for
2755	2755	11 breach by a gestational surrogate of provision in the
2756	2756	12 agreement that the gestational surrogate be impregnated,
2757	2757	13 terminate a pregnancy, or submit to medical procedures.
2758	2758	14 (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), if an
2759	2759	15 intended parent is determined to be a parent of the child,
2760	2760	16 specific performance is a remedy available for either of the
2761	2761	17 following:
2762	2762	18 (1) Breach of the gestational surrogacy agreement by a
2763	2763	19 gestational surrogate that prevents an intended parent
2764	2764	20 from exercising the full rights of parentage immediately
2765	2765	21 upon birth of the child.
2766	2766	22 (2) Breach of the gestational surrogacy agreement by
2767	2767	23 an intended parent that prevents the intended parent's
2768	2768	24 acceptance of the duties of parentage immediately upon
2769	2769	25 birth of the child.
2770	2770	26 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2771	2771
2772	2772
2773	2773
2774	2774
2775	2775
2776	2776	SB2507 - 78 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2777	2777
2778	2778
2779	2779	SB2507- 79 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 79 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2780	2780	SB2507 - 79 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2781	2781	1 (750 ILCS 47/60)
2782	2782	2 Sec. 60. Rulemaking. The Department of Public Health may
2783	2783	3 adopt rules pertaining to the required medical and mental
2784	2784	4 health evaluations for a gestational surrogacy agreement
2785	2785	5 contract. Until the Department of Public Health adopts such
2786	2786	6 rules, medical and mental health evaluations and procedures
2787	2787	7 shall be conducted in accordance with the recommended
2788	2788	8 guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive
2789	2789	9 Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and
2790	2790	10 Gynecologists. The rules may adopt these guidelines or others
2791	2791	11 by reference.
2792	2792	12 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2793	2793	13 (750 ILCS 47/70)
2794	2794	14 Sec. 70. Irrevocability. No action to invalidate a
2795	2795	15 gestational surrogacy meeting the requirements of subsection
2796	2796	16 (d) of Section 20 and Section 25 15 of this Act or to challenge
2797	2797	17 the rights of parentage established pursuant to the
2798	2798	18 Gestational Surrogacy Act Section 15 of this Act and the
2799	2799	19 Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 shall be commenced after 12
2800	2800	20 months from the date of birth of the child.
2801	2801	21 (Source: P.A. 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)
2802	2802	22 (750 ILCS 47/75)
2803	2803	23 Sec. 75. Application. The provisions of this Act shall
2804	2804
2805	2805
2806	2806
2807	2807
2808	2808
2809	2809	SB2507 - 79 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2810	2810
2811	2811
2812	2812	SB2507- 80 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 80 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2813	2813	SB2507 - 80 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2814	2814	1 apply only to gestational surrogacy agreements contracts
2815	2815	2 entered into after the effective date of this Act.
2816	2816	3 (Source: P.A. 93-921, eff. 1-1-05.)
2817	2817	4 Section 25. The Adoption Act is amended by adding Section
2818	2818	5 25 as follows:
2819	2819	6 (750 ILCS 50/25 new)
2820	2820	7 Sec. 25. Confirmatory adoption for children born through
2821	2821	8 assisted reproduction.
2822	2822	9 (a) As used in this Section, the following words and terms
2823	2823	10 shall have the following meanings unless the context shall
2824	2824	11 clearly indicate another or different meaning or intent:
2825	2825	12 "Assisted reproduction" means the definition provided in
2826	2826	13 the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.
2827	2827	14 "Marriage" means and includes civil union and any legal
2828	2828	15 relationship that provides substantially the same rights,
2829	2829	16 benefits, and responsibilities as marriage and is recognized
2830	2830	17 as valid in the state or jurisdiction in which it was entered.
2831	2831	18 "Petitioner" means the person filing a petition for
2832	2832	19 adoption in accordance with this Section.
2833	2833	20 (b) Whenever a child is born as a result of assisted
2834	2834	21 reproduction and the person who did not give birth is a parent
2835	2835	22 under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 and seeks to file a
2836	2836	23 petition to confirm parentage through an adoption of the
2837	2837	24 child, the court shall permit the parent to file a petition for
2838	2838
2839	2839
2840	2840
2841	2841
2842	2842
2843	2843	SB2507 - 80 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2844	2844
2845	2845
2846	2846	SB2507- 81 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 81 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2847	2847	SB2507 - 81 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2848	2848	1 adoption in accordance with this Section.
2849	2849	2 (c) A complete petition shall be comprised of the
2850	2850	3 following:
2851	2851	4 (1) the petition for adoption signed by each
2852	2852	5 petitioner;
2853	2853	6 (2) a copy of the petitioners' marriage certificate,
2854	2854	7 if petitioners are married;
2855	2855	8 (3) a declaration by the person giving birth and the
2856	2856	9 person who did not give birth explaining the circumstances
2857	2857	10 of the child's birth through assisted reproduction,
2858	2858	11 attesting to their consent to assisted reproduction, and
2859	2859	12 attesting that no competing claims of parentage exist; and
2860	2860	13 (4) a copy of the child's birth certificate.
2861	2861	14 (d) A complete petition for adoption, as described in
2862	2862	15 subsection (c) of this Section, shall serve as the
2863	2863	16 petitioners' written consents to adoption, and no additional
2864	2864	17 consent or notice shall be required. The petition shall be
2865	2865	18 verified by the petitioners.
2866	2866	19 (e) If the petitioners conceived through assisted
2867	2867	20 reproduction with donor gamete or donor embryo under Article 7
2868	2868	21 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, the court shall not
2869	2869	22 require notice of the adoption to the donor.
2870	2870	23 (f) Unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause
2871	2871	24 shown and supported by written findings, for purposes of
2872	2872	25 evaluating and granting a petition for adoption under this
2873	2873	26 Section, the court may not require any of the following:
2874	2874
2875	2875
2876	2876
2877	2877
2878	2878
2879	2879	SB2507 - 81 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2880	2880
2881	2881
2882	2882	SB2507- 82 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 82 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2883	2883	SB2507 - 82 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2884	2884	1 (1) an in-person hearing or appearance;
2885	2885	2 (2) an investigation or home study by, notice to, or
2886	2886	3 approval of the Department of Children and Family
2887	2887	4 Services;
2888	2888	5 (3) appointment of a guardian ad litem;
2889	2889	6 (4) a criminal background check; or
2890	2890	7 (5) a minimum residency period in the home of the
2891	2891	8 petitioners.
2892	2892	9 (g) The court shall grant the adoption under this Section
2893	2893	10 and issue a decree of adoption within 30 days or as soon as is
2894	2894	11 possible after the petition has been filed if it finds:
2895	2895	12 (1) the child was born through assisted reproduction;
2896	2896	13 (2) each intended parent consented to the assisted
2897	2897	14 reproduction as evidenced by the parent's signature to the
2898	2898	15 petition; and
2899	2899	16 (3) there are no competing claims of parentage.
2900	2900	17 (h) A petition to adopt pursuant to this Section, when a
2901	2901	18 petitioner's parentage is presumed or legally recognized under
2902	2902	19 Illinois law, must not be denied on the basis that the
2903	2903	20 petitioner's parentage is already presumed or legally
2904	2904	21 recognized.
2905	2905	22 (i) Effect on other laws. When parentage is presumed or
2906	2906	23 legally recognized under Illinois law, it may not be
2907	2907	24 considered as evidence of parentage or evidence of the best
2908	2908	25 interests of the child in any manner that the parties did not
2909	2909	26 petition for adoption under this Section.
2910	2910
2911	2911
2912	2912
2913	2913
2914	2914
2915	2915	SB2507 - 82 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2916	2916
2917	2917
2918	2918	SB2507- 83 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 83 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2919	2919	SB2507 - 83 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2920	2920	1 (j) For purposes of a confirmatory adoption, jurisdiction
2921	2921	2 and venue shall be governed by Section 603 of the Illinois
2922	2922	3 Parentage Act of 2015.
2923	2923	4 (k) The confidentiality provisions in Section 18 apply to
2924	2924	5 this Section.
2925	2925	6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2926	2926	7 becoming law.
2927	2927	SB2507- 84 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 750 ILCS 46/1024 750 ILCS 46/1035 750 ILCS 46/1056 750 ILCS 46/1077 750 ILCS 46/2018 750 ILCS 46/2049 750 ILCS 46/20510 750 ILCS 46/20611 750 ILCS 46/30112 750 ILCS 46/30213 750 ILCS 46/30314 750 ILCS 46/30515 750 ILCS 46/40116 750 ILCS 46/40217 750 ILCS 46/40318 750 ILCS 46/40419 750 ILCS 46/40520 750 ILCS 46/40721 750 ILCS 46/40822 750 ILCS 46/50123 750 ILCS 46/50224 750 ILCS 46/60125 750 ILCS 46/602 SB2507- 85 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b 1 750 ILCS 46/6032 750 ILCS 46/6043 750 ILCS 46/6054 750 ILCS 46/6065 750 ILCS 46/6086 750 ILCS 46/6097 750 ILCS 46/6108 750 ILCS 46/6129 750 ILCS 46/61410 750 ILCS 46/61511 750 ILCS 46/61712 750 ILCS 46/62113 750 ILCS 46/62214 750 ILCS 46/70215 750 ILCS 46/70316 750 ILCS 46/70417 750 ILCS 46/704.5 new18 750 ILCS 46/70519 750 ILCS 46/70720 750 ILCS 46/70821 750 ILCS 46/70922 750 ILCS 46/71023 750 ILCS 47/524 750 ILCS 47/1025 750 ILCS 47/1526 750 ILCS 47/20 SB2507- 86 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507- 84 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 84 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 750 ILCS 46/102 4 750 ILCS 46/103 5 750 ILCS 46/105 6 750 ILCS 46/107 7 750 ILCS 46/201 8 750 ILCS 46/204 9 750 ILCS 46/205 10 750 ILCS 46/206 11 750 ILCS 46/301 12 750 ILCS 46/302 13 750 ILCS 46/303 14 750 ILCS 46/305 15 750 ILCS 46/401 16 750 ILCS 46/402 17 750 ILCS 46/403 18 750 ILCS 46/404 19 750 ILCS 46/405 20 750 ILCS 46/407 21 750 ILCS 46/408 22 750 ILCS 46/501 23 750 ILCS 46/502 24 750 ILCS 46/601 25 750 ILCS 46/602 SB2507- 85 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 85 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b 1 750 ILCS 46/603 2 750 ILCS 46/604 3 750 ILCS 46/605 4 750 ILCS 46/606 5 750 ILCS 46/608 6 750 ILCS 46/609 7 750 ILCS 46/610 8 750 ILCS 46/612 9 750 ILCS 46/614 10 750 ILCS 46/615 11 750 ILCS 46/617 12 750 ILCS 46/621 13 750 ILCS 46/622 14 750 ILCS 46/702 15 750 ILCS 46/703 16 750 ILCS 46/704 17 750 ILCS 46/704.5 new 18 750 ILCS 46/705 19 750 ILCS 46/707 20 750 ILCS 46/708 21 750 ILCS 46/709 22 750 ILCS 46/710 23 750 ILCS 47/5 24 750 ILCS 47/10 25 750 ILCS 47/15 26 750 ILCS 47/20 SB2507- 86 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 86 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2928	2928	SB2507- 84 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 84 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2929	2929	SB2507 - 84 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2930	2930	1 INDEX
2931	2931	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
2932	2932	3 750 ILCS 46/102
2933	2933	4 750 ILCS 46/103
2934	2934	5 750 ILCS 46/105
2935	2935	6 750 ILCS 46/107
2936	2936	7 750 ILCS 46/201
2937	2937	8 750 ILCS 46/204
2938	2938	9 750 ILCS 46/205
2939	2939	10 750 ILCS 46/206
2940	2940	11 750 ILCS 46/301
2941	2941	12 750 ILCS 46/302
2942	2942	13 750 ILCS 46/303
2943	2943	14 750 ILCS 46/305
2944	2944	15 750 ILCS 46/401
2945	2945	16 750 ILCS 46/402
2946	2946	17 750 ILCS 46/403
2947	2947	18 750 ILCS 46/404
2948	2948	19 750 ILCS 46/405
2949	2949	20 750 ILCS 46/407
2950	2950	21 750 ILCS 46/408
2951	2951	22 750 ILCS 46/501
2952	2952	23 750 ILCS 46/502
2953	2953	24 750 ILCS 46/601
2954	2954	25 750 ILCS 46/602
2955	2955	SB2507- 85 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 85 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2956	2956	SB2507 - 85 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2957	2957	1 750 ILCS 46/603
2958	2958	2 750 ILCS 46/604
2959	2959	3 750 ILCS 46/605
2960	2960	4 750 ILCS 46/606
2961	2961	5 750 ILCS 46/608
2962	2962	6 750 ILCS 46/609
2963	2963	7 750 ILCS 46/610
2964	2964	8 750 ILCS 46/612
2965	2965	9 750 ILCS 46/614
2966	2966	10 750 ILCS 46/615
2967	2967	11 750 ILCS 46/617
2968	2968	12 750 ILCS 46/621
2969	2969	13 750 ILCS 46/622
2970	2970	14 750 ILCS 46/702
2971	2971	15 750 ILCS 46/703
2972	2972	16 750 ILCS 46/704
2973	2973	17 750 ILCS 46/704.5 new
2974	2974	18 750 ILCS 46/705
2975	2975	19 750 ILCS 46/707
2976	2976	20 750 ILCS 46/708
2977	2977	21 750 ILCS 46/709
2978	2978	22 750 ILCS 46/710
2979	2979	23 750 ILCS 47/5
2980	2980	24 750 ILCS 47/10
2981	2981	25 750 ILCS 47/15
2982	2982	26 750 ILCS 47/20
2983	2983	SB2507- 86 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 86 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2984	2984	SB2507 - 86 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2985	2985
2986	2986
2987	2987
2988	2988
2989	2989
2990	2990	SB2507 - 83 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2991	2991
2992	2992
2993	2993
2994	2994	SB2507- 84 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 84 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2995	2995	SB2507 - 84 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
2996	2996	1 INDEX
2997	2997	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
2998	2998	3 750 ILCS 46/102
2999	2999	4 750 ILCS 46/103
3000	3000	5 750 ILCS 46/105
3001	3001	6 750 ILCS 46/107
3002	3002	7 750 ILCS 46/201
3003	3003	8 750 ILCS 46/204
3004	3004	9 750 ILCS 46/205
3005	3005	10 750 ILCS 46/206
3006	3006	11 750 ILCS 46/301
3007	3007	12 750 ILCS 46/302
3008	3008	13 750 ILCS 46/303
3009	3009	14 750 ILCS 46/305
3010	3010	15 750 ILCS 46/401
3011	3011	16 750 ILCS 46/402
3012	3012	17 750 ILCS 46/403
3013	3013	18 750 ILCS 46/404
3014	3014	19 750 ILCS 46/405
3015	3015	20 750 ILCS 46/407
3016	3016	21 750 ILCS 46/408
3017	3017	22 750 ILCS 46/501
3018	3018	23 750 ILCS 46/502
3019	3019	24 750 ILCS 46/601
3020	3020	25 750 ILCS 46/602
3021	3021
3022	3022
3023	3023
3024	3024
3025	3025
3026	3026	SB2507 - 84 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
3027	3027
3028	3028
3029	3029	SB2507- 85 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 85 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
3030	3030	SB2507 - 85 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
3031	3031	1 750 ILCS 46/603
3032	3032	2 750 ILCS 46/604
3033	3033	3 750 ILCS 46/605
3034	3034	4 750 ILCS 46/606
3035	3035	5 750 ILCS 46/608
3036	3036	6 750 ILCS 46/609
3037	3037	7 750 ILCS 46/610
3038	3038	8 750 ILCS 46/612
3039	3039	9 750 ILCS 46/614
3040	3040	10 750 ILCS 46/615
3041	3041	11 750 ILCS 46/617
3042	3042	12 750 ILCS 46/621
3043	3043	13 750 ILCS 46/622
3044	3044	14 750 ILCS 46/702
3045	3045	15 750 ILCS 46/703
3046	3046	16 750 ILCS 46/704
3047	3047	17 750 ILCS 46/704.5 new
3048	3048	18 750 ILCS 46/705
3049	3049	19 750 ILCS 46/707
3050	3050	20 750 ILCS 46/708
3051	3051	21 750 ILCS 46/709
3052	3052	22 750 ILCS 46/710
3053	3053	23 750 ILCS 47/5
3054	3054	24 750 ILCS 47/10
3055	3055	25 750 ILCS 47/15
3056	3056	26 750 ILCS 47/20
3057	3057
3058	3058
3059	3059
3060	3060
3061	3061
3062	3062	SB2507 - 85 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
3063	3063
3064	3064
3065	3065	SB2507- 86 -LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b SB2507 - 86 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
3066	3066	SB2507 - 86 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b
3067	3067
3068	3068
3069	3069
3070	3070
3071	3071
3072	3072	SB2507 - 86 - LRB104 08910 JRC 18965 b