Topic:
Parenting time
(Cabello, R-Rockford) creates three legislative presumptions in the Marriage Act affecting parenting time. (1) It creates a presumption in the purposes and rules of construction section that Illinois recognizes that the involvement of each parent for equal time and not less than 35% of residential parenting time per week is presumptively in the child’s best interests. (2) In the custody section, it creates a presumption that it is in the child’s best interests to award equal time to each parent. (3) But if the court doesn’t find it in the best interests to award equal time or not possible, “a minimum of 35% residential timer per week should be ordered for the non-custodial parent.” House Bill 5425 passed out of House Judiciary Committee yesterday and is on second reading in the House. The proponents testified that this bill was necessary because judges were refusing or failing to award equitable parenting time for both parents with their child or children.