HB 4659

Abstract

Creates the Uniform Parentage Act. 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. 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. Includes in the Uniform Parentage Act certain provisions previously contained in the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 concerning child support and other matters. Repeals the Illinois Parentage Act and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Amends the Gestational Surrogacy Act; provides that attorneys' certifications that the gestational surrogate and the intended parent or parents entered into a gestational surrogacy contract shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services instead of forms prescribed by the Department of Public Health. Amends other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2007.