HB 4742

Abstract

Creates the Uniform Parentage Act (2000). Provides rules for establishing a parent-child relationship, including rules for acknowledging and denying paternity. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish a registry of paternity, and requires that men who have timely registered be given notice of a proceeding for adoption or for termination of parental rights. Provides that the intentional, unauthorized release of information from the registry is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides rules for the genetic testing of a person to determine parentage, and makes the intentional, unauthorized release of an identifiable specimen a Class B misdemeanor. Provides rules for proceedings to adjudicate parentage, and authorizes the issuance of a temporary order for child support. Provides rules for determining the parentage of a child of assisted reproduction. Provides for the regulation of gestational agreements. Repeals the Illinois Parentage Act and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Amends other Acts to make conforming changes.