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750 ILCS 46/613 (2026)

Child as party; representation

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(750 ILCS 46/613)
    Sec. 613. Child as party; representation.
    (a) A minor child is a permissible party, but is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this Article.
    (b) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, child's representative, or attorney for the child to represent a minor or incapacitated child if the child is a party or the court finds that the interests of the child are not adequately represented.
(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Mueller v. Carter, 2020 IL App (4th) 190531-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
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Mueller v. Carter, 2020 IL App (4th) 190531-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶ 28 The Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 (Parentage Act) provides for the appointment of a GAL to represent a minor if “the court finds that the interests of the child are not adequately represented.”
— 750 ILCS 46/613(b) — 1 case
Mueller v. Carter, 2020 IL App (4th) 190531-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶ 28 The Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 (Parentage Act) provides for the appointment of a GAL to represent a minor if “the court finds that the interests of the child are not adequately represented.”
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