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750 ILCS 5/606.5 (2026)

Hearings

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(750 ILCS 5/606.5)
    Sec. 606.5. Hearings.
    (a) Proceedings to allocate parental responsibilities shall receive priority in being set for hearing.
    (a-5) The court may tax as costs the payment of necessary travel and other expenses incurred by any person whose presence at the hearing the court deems necessary to determine the best interest of the child.
    (b) The court, without a jury, shall determine questions of law and fact.
    (c) Previous statements made by the child relating to any allegations that the child is an abused or neglected child within the meaning of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, or an abused or neglected minor within the meaning of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, shall be admissible in evidence in a hearing concerning allocation of parental responsibilities in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. No such statement, however, if uncorroborated and not subject to cross-examination, shall be sufficient in itself to support a finding of abuse or neglect.
    (d) If the court finds that a public hearing may be detrimental to the child's best interests, the court shall exclude the public from the hearing, but the court may admit any person having:
        (1) a direct and legitimate interest in the case; or
        (2) a legitimate educational or research interest in
    
the work of the court, but only with the permission of both parties and subject to court approval.
    (e) The court may make an appropriate order sealing the records of any interview, report, investigation, or testimony.
(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-763, eff. 1-1-17.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: In re Marriage of Kelly, 2020 IL App (1st) 200130 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
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In re Marriage of Kelly, 2020 IL App (1st) 200130 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 750 ILCS 5/606.5(d) (West 2018). In a dissolution of marriage case, the court may order the sealing of records of “any interview, report, investigation, or testimony.”
Arika M. v. Christopher M., 2019 IL App (4th) 190125 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 4× “5 of the Dissolution Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5 (West 2018)) specifically pertains to hearings and addresses hearsay statements made by a child in subsection (c).”
Arika M. v. Christopher M., 2019 IL App (4th) 190125 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “5(c) of the Dissolution Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2018) (formerly section 606(e) of the Dissolution Act)) and section 8-2601 of the Procedure Code (735 ILCS 5/8-2601 (West 2018)).”
In re Marriage of Portillo, 2021 IL App (3d) 200221 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “5(c) of the [Marriage] Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2018) (formerly section 606(e) of the [Marriage] Act)) and section 8-2601 of the Code (735 ILCS 5/8-2601 (West 2018)).”
In re Marriage of Hinnen, 2023 IL App (2d) 220280-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 2× “5 of the Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5 (West 2020)), which provides that previous statements made by a minor relating to allegations of abuse and neglect are admissible as - 21 - 2023 IL App (2d) 220280-U evidence in hearings concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities.”
McLaughlin v. McLaughlin, 2025 IL App (1st) 241310-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 3× “750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2020). Respondent argues that the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure governs.”
In re Marriage of Hayden, 2025 IL App (1st) 241296-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “5 of the Marriage Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5 (West 2022)). See Pub. Act 99-90 (eff.”
Garg v. Pagone, 2024 IL App (3d) 230228-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2018). A child’s statements that relate to allegations of abuse will not be sufficient to support a finding of abuse if the statements are “uncorroborated or not subject to cross-examination.”
In re Marriage of Tam, 2020 IL App (2d) 190261-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2016). 1 David argues that C.”
Cain v. Foster, 2025 IL App (5th) 241123-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2022). Kord testifying about what R.”
In re Marriage of Patel, 2022 IL App (1st) 211000-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “" 750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2020). The conversations concerned Atik’s conduct that Mehreen considered abusive.”
In re Marriage of Calcagno, 2025 IL App (3d) 250299 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “5(c) of the Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2022)). Neither section is applicable here, however, as both expressly address allegations of abuse and neglect.”
— 750 ILCS 5/606.5(b) — 1 case
In re Marriage of Hayden, 2025 IL App (1st) 241296-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “5 of the Marriage Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5 (West 2022)). See Pub. Act 99-90 (eff.”
— 750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) — 9 cases
Arika M. v. Christopher M., 2019 IL App (4th) 190125 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “5(c) of the Dissolution Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2018) (formerly section 606(e) of the Dissolution Act)) and section 8-2601 of the Procedure Code (735 ILCS 5/8-2601 (West 2018)).”
Arika M. v. Christopher M., 2019 IL App (4th) 190125 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “5 of the Dissolution Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5 (West 2018)) specifically pertains to hearings and addresses hearsay statements made by a child in subsection (c).”
In re Marriage of Portillo, 2021 IL App (3d) 200221 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “5(c) of the [Marriage] Act (750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2018) (formerly section 606(e) of the [Marriage] Act)) and section 8-2601 of the Code (735 ILCS 5/8-2601 (West 2018)).”
McLaughlin v. McLaughlin, 2025 IL App (1st) 241310-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2020). Respondent argues that the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure governs.”
Garg v. Pagone, 2024 IL App (3d) 230228-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “750 ILCS 5/606.5(c) (West 2018). A child’s statements that relate to allegations of abuse will not be sufficient to support a finding of abuse if the statements are “uncorroborated or not subject to cross-examination.”
— 750 ILCS 5/606.5(d) — 1 case
In re Marriage of Kelly, 2020 IL App (1st) 200130 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 750 ILCS 5/606.5(d) (West 2018). In a dissolution of marriage case, the court may order the sealing of records of “any interview, report, investigation, or testimony.”
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