Reforms
Illinois family law reforms
Illinois Family Law Reform
Firm principal André Katz chaired the Illinois Family Law Study Committee, tasked with rewriting the state’s divorce and parentage statutes and proposing groundbreaking family law reforms.
Read MoreIllinois Family Law Study Committee Recommendations
In 2008, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, named Katz & Stefani principal P. André Katz as chairman of the Illinois Family Law Study Committee. Over the course of several years, that committee – a mix of lawmakers, matrimonial attorneys, judges, and child advocacy professionals – crafted a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s existing Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
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Illinois Family Law Study Committee Memoranda
- January 29, 2013
Revisions/Corrections to House Bill 6192 - November 8, 2011
Proposed Illinois Parentage Act of 2011 - March 17, 2011
Memos 100-300
Memo 400
Memo 500
Memo 600
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Illinois Family Law Reform Bills
Firm principal André Katz chaired the Illinois Family Law Study Committee, tasked with rewriting the state’s divorce and parentage statutes and proposing groundbreaking family law reforms.
Read MoreFamily Law Study Committee: Public Hearings
January 23, 2009 - The Family Law Study Committee will be holding two public hearings during which prominent experts will be providing their recommendations for change to Illinois' family law provisions.
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