Topic:
The Parentage Act of 2015
(Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park; Mulroe, D-Chicago) is a rewrite of the Illinois Parentage Act modeled after the uniform act from the Uniform Law Commission. It regulates establishment of a parent-child relationship, authorizes genetic testing, establishes procedures regarding parentage of a child of assisted reproduction, and provides for establishment of child-support obligations. A good summary of this new Act by Matthew Hector may be found in this month's issue of the Illinois Bar Journal. Effective January 1, 2016.