Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 3
CLE
Live Programs: 4
Discussions
Posts: 24
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 56
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2022–23 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Symposium on Child Marriage: Part 1 - Video Replay (07/14/2022)
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Symposium on Child Marriage: Part 2 - Video Replay (07/21/2022)
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - International Adoption Tips and Pitfalls (01/26/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Alternatives to Arrest and Loss of Liberty in the Juvenile Justice System (05/31/2023)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2022–23 bar year.
Child Law
- Community members: 358
- Total discussion posts: 24
Transactional
- Community members: 25,498
- Total discussion posts: 582
Litigation
- Community members: 25,497
- Total discussion posts: 1,794
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 56 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 1555 amends the guardian ad litem statute in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to clarify and resolve issues with the duties of guardian ad litem.
- House Bill 3414 amends the Juvenile Court Act to give criminal court judges and juvenile court judges more discretion in sentencing if the minor was a survivor of sexual assault, sex trafficking or domestic violence.
- House Bill 2607 amends the Code of Criminal procedure to make a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age may testify outside the courtroom by means of closed-circuit television.