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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2710
Introduced 10/14/2025, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
750 ILCS 5/610.7 new
    Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, to conduct a comprehensive study on parenting-time presumptions in child custody proceedings. Provides that the study examine how statutory presumptions and judicial practices affect fairness, parental involvement, and child outcomes in custody cases. Requires that the review pay particular attention to ensuring that both parents, regardless of gender, are given equitable opportunities to maintain meaningful relationships with their children. Requires that the Department submit a final report to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than December 31, 2026 and include findings, recommendations, and potential statutory language to update Illinois law. Repeals the Act on December 31, 2027.
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A BILL FOR
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1		    AN ACT concerning civil law.
2		    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		    Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
5		Marriage Act is amended by adding Section 610.7 as follows:
6		    (750 ILCS 5/610.7 new)
7		    Sec. 610.7. Study on parenting-time presumptions.
8		    (a) Creation of study. The Department of Healthcare and 
9		Family Services, in consultation with the Administrative 
10		Office of the Illinois Courts, shall conduct a comprehensive 
11		study on parenting-time presumptions in child custody 
12		proceedings.
13		    (b) Purpose. The study shall examine how statutory 
14		presumptions and judicial practices affect fairness, parental 
15		involvement, and child outcomes in custody cases. The review 
16		shall pay particular attention to ensuring that both parents, 
17		regardless of gender, are given equitable opportunities to 
18		maintain meaningful relationships with their children.
19		    (c) Scope of study. The study shall include, but not be 
20		limited to, the following components:
21		        (1) A review of other states parenting-time 
22		presumptions, including but not limited to: the presumptions 
23		outlined in the laws of Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, 
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1		Mississippi, New York, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington;
2		        (2) An impact analysis that compare outcomes for 
3		children, parental satisfaction, litigation rates, and 
4		financial equity across states with presumptive shared 
5		parenting versus states without such provisions;
6		        (3) An assessment of how Illinois' current statutory 
7		framework measures against national trends, and whether the 
8		current reliance on "overnight counts" creates inequities; and
9		        (4) Policy recommendations that identify whether 
10		Illinois should consider adopting a presumption of equal 
11		parenting time (50/50) or an 8-hour parenting time equivalency 
12		standard to prevent financial and legal disparities between 
13		parents.
14		    (d) Stakeholder input. The Department shall solicit input 
15		from family law practitioners, judges, parent advocacy groups, 
16		child welfare experts, and parents with lived experience.
17		    (e) Report. The Department shall submit a final report to 
18		the General Assembly and the Governor no later than December 
19		31, 2026. The report shall include findings, recommendations, 
20		and potential statutory language to update Illinois law.
21		    (f) Repeal. This Section is repealed on December 31, 2027.