Illinois Compiled Statutes
750 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
Part IV-A - Joint Simplified Dissolution Procedure

(750 ILCS 5/Pt. IV-A heading)

(750 ILCS 5/451)
Sec. 451.
Applicability.
In any proceeding under this Part IV-A, the
provisions of this Part IV-A shall control where they conflict with other
provisions of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 88-39.)

(750 ILCS 5/452)
Sec. 452. Petition. The parties to a dissolution proceeding may file a
joint petition for simplified dissolution if they certify that all of the
following conditions exist when the proceeding is commenced:
(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-763, eff. 1-1-17; 100-422, eff. 1-1-18.)

(750 ILCS 5/453)
Sec. 453. Procedure; Judgment. The parties shall use the forms, including a form for the affidavit required under Section
454,
provided by the circuit court clerk, and the clerk shall submit the
petition to the court. The court shall expeditiously consider the cause.
Both parties shall appear in person before the court and, if the court so
directs, testify. The court, after examination of the petition and the parties
and finding the agreement of the parties not unconscionable, shall enter a
judgment granting the dissolution if the requirements of this Part IV-A have
been met and the parties have submitted the affidavit required under Section
454. No transcript of proceedings shall be required.

(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)

(750 ILCS 5/454)
Sec. 454.
Affidavit.
At the time of the hearing, the parties shall
submit to the court an affidavit executed by both parties stating that all
property has been divided in accordance with the agreement of the parties
and that they have executed all documents required to effectuate the
agreement.

(Source: P.A. 88-39.)

(750 ILCS 5/455)
Sec. 455.
Copies of judgment.
Upon entry of the judgment and upon
payment of the fee, the circuit court clerk shall furnish to each party a
certified copy of the final judgment of dissolution.

(Source: P.A. 88-39.)

(750 ILCS 5/456)
Sec. 456.
Forms.
The contents of forms to be used in simplified
dissolutions shall be provided for by court rule. The circuit court
clerk shall supply forms upon request for use by parties seeking simplified
dissolutions under this Part IV-A.

(Source: P.A. 88-39.)

(750 ILCS 5/457)
Sec. 457.
Brochure to describe proceedings.
The circuit court clerk
may make available a brochure that describes the requirements, nature,
and effect of a simplified dissolution. The brochure should state, in
nontechnical language, the following:
(Source: P.A. 88-39.)