Illinois Compiled Statutes

740 ILCS 5/0.01 (2026)

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(740 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 40, par. 1900)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Alienation of Affections Abolition Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2007–2020 · leading case: Schroeder v. Winyard, 873 N.E.2d 35 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2007).
Schroeder v. Winyard, 873 N.E.2d 35 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2007). · cites it 2× “Alienation-of-affections actions have been sharply limited by the Alienation of Affections Act (Act) (740 ILCS 5/0.01 et seq. (West 2004)) and "have been subjected to close and strict judicial scrutiny within very narrow limits both in pleading and proof.”
Hernandez v. Dart, 635 F. Supp. 2d 798 (N.D. Ill. 2009). “Additionally, the Alienation of Affections Act, 740 ILCS 5/0.01 et seq., has limited the common law tort of alienation of spousal affections and such claims “ ‘have been subjected to close and strict judicial scrutiny within very narrow limits both in pleading and proof.”
Libby v. Thompson, 2020 IL App (2d) 180801-U. “740 ILCS 5/0.01 et seq. (repealed by Pub.”
Schroeder v. Winyard, No. 2-06-0630 Rel (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. Aug. 7, 2007). “Alienation-of-affections actions have been sharply limited by the Alienation of Affections Act (Act) (740 ILCS 5/0.01 et seq. (West 2004)) and "have been subjected to close and strict judicial scrutiny within very narrow limits both in pleading and proof.”
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