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Bill DISSOL-INTERIM ATTORNEYS FEES Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a proceeding related to interim attorney's fees and costs in a pre-judgment dissolution proceeding (instead of interim attorney's fees) shall be nonevidentiary and summary in nature (instead of nonevidentiary, summary in nature, and expeditious). Provides that all hearings concerning interim attorney's fees and costs shall be scheduled expeditiously by the court. Provides that in dividing marital property, the court shall consider all relevant factors including each party's contribution to the marital or non-marital property including (i) any decrease in value attributable to an advance from the marital estate or (ii) the contribution of the spouse as a homemaker or to the family (instead of the contribution of the spouse as a homemaker or to the family). Provides that interim attorney's fees and costs may be awarded from the opposing party in a pre-judgment dissolution proceeding under the interim fees and costs provisions and in any other proceeding for attorney's fees and costs (instead of under the Code's interim fees and costs provisions). Provides that all petitions for or relating to interim fees and costs shall include an affidavit stating the factual basis for the requested relief and shall be expeditiously scheduled for hearing by the court. Provides that Code provisions concerning contribution to fees and costs apply to petitions for interim fees. Provides that deadlines for the filing of a praecipe or a petition for setting final fees and costs shall be tolled under specified conditions relating to an appeal or a post judgment motion. Makes other changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th SB 65 Illinois SB 65 (96th)
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Illinois SB 65 (96th) — DISSOL-INTERIM ATTORNEYS FEES

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a proceeding related to interim attorney's fees and costs in a pre-judgment dissolution proceeding (instead of interim attorney's fees) shall be nonevidentiary and summary in nature (instead of nonevidentiary, summary in nature, and expeditious). Provides that all hearings concerning interim attorney's fees and costs shall be scheduled expeditiously by the court. Provides that in dividing marital property, the court shall consider all relevant factors including each party's contribution to the marital or non-marital property including (i) any decrease in value attributable to an advance from the marital estate or (ii) the contribution of the spouse as a homemaker or to the family (instead of the contribution of the spouse as a homemaker or to the family). Provides that interim attorney's fees and costs may be awarded from the opposing party in a pre-judgment dissolution proceeding under the interim fees and costs provisions and in any other proceeding for attorney's fees and costs (instead of under the Code's interim fees and costs provisions). Provides that all petitions for or relating to interim fees and costs shall include an affidavit stating the factual basis for the requested relief and shall be expeditiously scheduled for hearing by the court. Provides that Code provisions concerning contribution to fees and costs apply to petitions for interim fees. Provides that deadlines for the filing of a praecipe or a petition for setting final fees and costs shall be tolled under specified conditions relating to an appeal or a post judgment motion. Makes other changes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1170 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 590 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2009-01-30 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein filing
  • 2009-01-30 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-01-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-02-04 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2009-02-10 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2009-02-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein amendment-introduction
  • 2009-02-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-02-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2009-02-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2009-02-19 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-02-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2009
  • 2009-03-18 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009
  • 2009-03-25 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-03-25 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
  • 2009-03-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-04-14 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-04-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-001 committee-passage
  • 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-21 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-18 Effective Date January 1, 2010
  • 2009-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0583 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/507a2da2-dfd9-4da1-a56e-9911c1387a60. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).