Topic:
Companion animals and family law
(Holmes, D-Aurora; Kifowit, D-Aurora) amends the IMDMA to makes several changes affecting companion animals. It requires a petition for a simplified dissolution to have a written agreement allocating ownership and responsibility of any companion animals. It also authorizes either party to petition for the temporary possession and later the ownership of a companion animal, and it requires the court to take into consideration the well-being of the companion animal in making these decisions.
Effective January 1, 2018.