Full question:
Is there any IL law or statute that states anything about a non-custodial parent, being required to at least leave a location and/or contact telephone number, in case of an emergency, with the custodial parent that has sole custody of the child, when taking the child on a temporary visit out of state? If so, what is the IL CS # or where can I find the law in writing?
- Category: Divorce
- Subcategory: Visitation
- Date:
- State: Illinois
Answer:
Please ssee the following Illinois statute:
(750 ILCS 5/609) (from Ch. 40, par. 609)
Sec. 609. Leave to Remove Children.) (a) The court may grant leave, before or after judgment, to any party having custody of any minor child or children to remove such child or children from Illinois whenever such approval is in the best interests of such child or children. The burden of proving that such removal is in the best interests of such child or children is on the party seeking the removal. When such removal is permitted, the court may require the party removing such child or children from Illinois to give reasonable security guaranteeing the return of such children.
(b) Before a minor child is temporarily removed from Illinois, the parent responsible for the removal shall inform the other parent, or the other parent's attorney, of the address and telephone number where the child may be reached during the period of temporary removal, and the date on which the child shall return to Illinois.
The State of Illinois retains jurisdiction when the minor child is absent from the State pursuant to this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 85‑768.)
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