Presenters: Grace G. Dickler- Presiding Judge of the Domestic Relations Division Christopher Johnson- Cook County State's Attorney's Office Caitlin

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1 Presenters: Grace G. Dickler- Presiding Judge of the Domestic Relations Division Christopher Johnson- Cook County State's Attorney's Office Caitlin Harrington- Illinois Attorney General's Office Dawn Porter- Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

2 Historical Background Prior to 1993 Parentage Cases were heard by First Municipal Judges located in police stations across the city.

3 Non-marital Childbearing in the United States SOURCE: Center for Disease Control, National Vital Statistics System

4 New Organization of the Domestic Relations Division Upon Consolidation the Division will be comprised as Follows: 15 Individual Calendar Judges 3 Judicial Teams (1 Preliminary Judge and 5 Trial Judges per Team) 3 Expedited Judges

5 15 Individual Calendar Judges The following Calendars will comprise the 15 Individual Calendar Judges: 8 Current Individual Calendars Judges from Domestic Relations Cal. 21 Cal. 61 Cal. 22 Cal. 62 Cal. 23 Cal. 63 Cal. 24 Cal (Former) Parentage Court Calendars Cal.89 Cal. 97 Cal. 94 Cal. 98 Cal. 95 Cal (Former)Post-Decree Calendar Cal. 11

6 Individual Calendar Judge Assignment Name of Judge Calendar Courtroom 1. Judge Haracz Judge Scannicchio Judge Arce Judge Bernstein Judge Katz Judge Logue Judge Mathein Judge Vega Judge Carr Judge Kaplan Judge Kelley 89 CL Judge Romanek 94 CL08 CL Judge Cocozza 95 CL Judge Martinez 97 CL Judge Marubio 98 CL02 14 Judge Loza 99 CL Judge Trew

7 TEAM TRIAL JUDGES TEAM C TEAM D Team E Calendar C -Judge Boyd Courtroom: 1605 Calendar D-Judge Bellows Room: 1602 Calendar C-Judge Nega Courtroom: 1603 Cal. 31.-Judge Tim Murphy Courtroom: 1903 Cal. 41-Judge Rivera Courtroom: 1908 Cal. 51-Judge Flannigan Courtroom: 1901 Cal. 32-Judge Ahern Courtroom: 1508 Cal. 42-Judge Jean-Baptiste Courtroom: 2807 Cal. 52- Judge Fernandez Courtroom: 3008 Cal. 33-Judge Lopez Courtroom: 3005 Cal. 43-Judge Schuster Courtroom: 3007 Cal. 53-Judge Durkin Courtroom: 2103A Cal. 34-Judge Ross Courtroom: 1607 Cal. 44-Judge Schleifer Courtroom: 1601A Cal. 54-Judge Vega Judge Kaplan Courtroom: 3006 CL06 Cal. 35-Judge Goldfarb Courtroom: 2805 Cal. 45-Judge Kelley TBD Courtroom: 3006 CL08 Cal. 55: Judge Kubalanza TBD Courtroom: 1603A

8 EXPEDITED JUDGES 3 Expedited Judges Name of Judge Calendar Courtroom 1. TBD 73 CL Judge Walker Judge Bowes A

9 Assignment of Newly Filed Cases Upon Consolidation, newly filed cases will be assigned to the following 18 Judicial Calendars: Cal C Cal. 23 Cal. D Cal. 24 Cal E Cal. 89 Cal. 61 Cal. 94 Cal. 62 Cal. 95 Cal. 63 Cal. 97 Cal. 64 Cal.98 Cal. 21 Cal. 99 Cal 22 Cal. 11

10 New Procedures for Judicial Team Calendars In order to promote continuity in case flow, upon consolidation, each judge assigned to Judicial Teams C, D, & E shall have their own post decree call, with the exception of the preliminary judge on each team. There will no longer be a post-decree judge on each team. Rather each team trial judge will have their own post-decree court call day and prove up day. The existing case load on each post-decree judge s Calendar will be evenly distributed among all of the judges on that team.

11 Redistribution of Cases Existing on Judicial Team Post-Decree Calendars The Team post-decree calendars shall be randomly distributed as follows: Team C Calendar 33 Cases Team D Cal 43 Cases Team E Calendar 54 Cases distributed equally among Calendars 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 distributed equally among Calendars 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45 distributed equally among Calendars 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 The former post-decree judge will keep the same percentage of post-decree cases as those randomized to all of the judges on the team.

12 Redistribution of Existing Post-Decree Cases on Calendar 11 Calendar 11 is a post-decree calendar that was assigned cases from all 3 Judicial Teams (C,D,E). Upon consolidation, Calendar 11 will become an Individual Calendar. Thus, Calendar 11 s case load will be redistributed among all 15 team trial judges with exception of each team s preliminary judge. Calendar 11 s caseload will be distributed as follows: Calendar 11 Cases: distributed equally among Calendars 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55

13 POST CARDS/STATUS CALL SCHEDULE The Cook County Clerk s Office will send out status post cards to all randomized post-decree cases with status dates to take place according to the following schedule: Mon., January 16 Court Closed Tues., January 17 Calendar 31/Room 1903 Calendar 41/Room 1908 Calendar 51/Room1901 Wed., January 18 Calendar 35/Room 2805 Calendar 43/Room 3007 Calendar 52/Room 3008 Thurs., January 19 Calendar 34 /Room 1601 Calendar 45/Room CL08 Calendar 55/1603 A Friday, Jan. 20 Calendar 32/Room 1508 Calendar 44 /Room 1601A Calendar 53/Room 2103A Mon., January 23 Calendar 33/Room 3005 Calendar 42/Room 2807 Calendar 54/Room CL 06 Tues., January 24 Calendar 31/Room 1903 Calendar 41/Room 1908 Calendar 51/Room1901 Wed., January 25 Calendar 35/Room 2805 Calendar 43/Room 3007 Calendar 52/Room 3008 Thurs., January 26 Calendar 34 /Room 1601 Calendar 45/Room CL08 Calendar 55/1603 A Friday, Jan. 27 Calendar 32/Room 1508 Calendar 44 /Room 1601A Calendar 53/Room 2103A Mon., January 30 Calendar 33/Room 3005 Calendar 42/Room 2807 Calendar 54/Room CL 06

14 Post-Consolidation Team Calendar Scheduling TEAM C Calendar Scheduling Team D Calendar Scheduling Preliminary Judge SAO Day- Every Tuesday Calendar Prove Up Day Post-Decree Day Cal. 31 Monday Tuesday Cal. 32 Thursday Friday Cal. 33 Friday Monday Cal. 34 Wednesday Thursday Cal. 35 Tuesday Wednesday Preliminary Judge SAO Day- Every Wednesday Calendar Prove Up Day Post-Decree Day Cal. 41 Monday Tuesday Cal. 42 Friday Monday Cal. 43 Tuesday Wednesday Cal 44 Thursday Friday Cal.45 Wednesday Thursday Calendar TEAM E Calendar Scheduling Preliminary Judge SAO Day- Every Monday Prove Up Day Post-Decree Day Cal. 51 Monday Tuesday Cal. 52 Tuesday Wednesday Cal. 53 Thursday Friday Cal. 54 Friday Monday Cal. 55 Wednesday Thursday

15 Creation of Calendar 11 Individual Calendar Case Inventory The redistribution of Cal. 11 post-decree cases will leave Cal. 11 with zero cases. Cal. 11 s new individual calendar case load will be created with the overage of cases in the currently existing Individual Calendar judges caseloads. All efforts shall be made to equalize the pre-decree and post-decree case load on each Individual Calendar. (Calendars: 21, 22, 23, 24, 61, 62, 63, 64) Cases shall be randomly pulled and reassigned to effectuate an equal distribution. Upon completion of the equalization, the Cook County Clerk s Office will send out status post cards to all randomized cases with status dates on which to appear before the newly assigned judge.

16 Definition of Post-Decree in Parentage Cases A Parentage case will be considered post-decree under any of the following three circumstances: 1. Where there is a finding of paternity with no other matters pending before the court 2. Where there is a finding of paternity and an order for child support entered with no other matters pending before the court 3. Where there has been entry of judgments of paternity, child support and allocation of parental responsibilities (APR) If a parentage case has been transferred to post decree, but one of the above delineated issues arises upon which no original judgment has been entered the team trial judge will transfer that matter to the preliminary judge.

17 Judicial Team New Post-Decree Procedure Dissolution Cases If a trial is held in a dissolution case, the case will remain with the team judge that presided over the trial for post decree. If a team trial judge conducts a prove up in a case, that case will be randomly assigned to a judge on that team for post-decree. Parties may motion requesting that a case remain with the judge that conducted the prove up. The criteria to be considered is: was prove-up judge s prior contact substantial enough to warrant retaining the case on their post decree calendar? Parentage Cases If a trial is held in a parentage case the judge who presided over the trial will keep the case for post decree. If a trial has not been held in a parentage case and judgment logic indicates that the case is a postdecree parentage case, the case will be randomly assigned to a judge on the team for post decree. If a parentage case is transferred to post decree, but significant issues were not addressed (e.g. Allocation of Parental Responsibilities or child support), the post-decree judge will have the option of returning the matter to the preliminary judge so the issue can be addressed as a predecree matter.

18 Hearing Officers Historically, Hearing Officers in Parentage Court were funded by Healthcare and Family Services (HFS). As a result of this funding, Hearing Officers were limited to only addressing IV-D issues between unwed parents. Commencing February 6, 2017, Hearing Officers will be funded by Cook County through the Office of the Chief Judge. Given this new funding source, Hearing Officers roles will be expanded.

19 New Role of Hearing Officers After February 6, 2017 Hearing Officers will work on both dissolution and parentage cases. Hearing Officers will continue to fulfill their duties with regard to IV-D child support issues but will also serve as a resource for self represented parties not associated with the Title IV-D program The Hearing Officer role will include assisting with the facilitation and memorialization of Parenting Plans and other agreements relating to the allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time.

20 Cook County State s Attorney s Office CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON DEPUTY SUPERVISOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

21 SAO Calendar Coverage~ Effective 2/6/17 INDIVIDUAL CALENDARS (Total =15) Calendar 11 2nd and 4th Thursday Calendar 64 1st and 3rd Thursday Calendar 21 1st and 3rd Thursday Calendar 89 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Calendar 22 2nd and 4th Tuesday Calendar 94 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Calendar 23 2nd and 4th Wednesday Calendar 95 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Calendar 24 1st and 3rd Monday Calendar 97 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Calendar 61 1st and 3rd Tuesday Calendar 98 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Calendar 62 2nd and 4th Monday Calendar 99 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Calendar 63 2nd and 4th Tuesday TEAM CALANDARS (Total =18) Team C Team D Team E Cal. C (Prelim): Tuesday D (Prelim) Wednesday Cal. E (Prelim) Monday Cal. 31-1st and 3rd Tuesday Cal. 41 2nd and 4th Tuesday Cal. 51 1st and 3rd Tuesday Cal. 32 1st and 3rd Friday Cal. 33 2nd and 4th Monday Cal. 34 2nd and 4th Thursday Cal. 35 1st and 3rd Wednesday Cal. 42 1st and 3rd Monday Cal. 43 2nd and 4th Wednesday Cal. 44 2nd and 4th Friday Cal. 45 2nd and 4th Thursday Cal. 52 1st and 3rd Wednesday Cal. 53 1st and 3rd Friday Cal. 54 1st and 3rd Monday Cal. 55 2nd and 4th Thursday

22 Office of the Attorney General CAITLIN A. HARRINGTON ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

23 Send Pleadings To: Mail: Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services Office of General Counsel 401 S. Clinton 6 th floor Chicago, Illinois Attention: Sharon Shapiro, Assistant General Counsel Fax: sharon.shapiro@illinois.gov

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25 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY

26 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS/PARENTAGE CONSOLIDATION PROJECT Management structure of the consolidated Domestic Relations Division: Chief Deputy Clerk Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk (Room 802) and Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk (Room LL01) Co-Management Team for: Courtrooms, Cashiers & Counters, Records Management, Data Entry, Customer Care & Correspondence, Scanning & Appeals Preparation

27 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS/PARENTAGE CONSOLIDATION PROJECT The filing locations for the consolidated Domestic Relations Division will be located in Rooms 802 and LL01 in the Daley Center. Customer Service contact numbers are: (312) and (312) Available services in both rooms include: Customers may file new cases. Customers may file on existing cases. Customers may request copies of documents. Customers may request case status information.

28 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS/PARENTAGE CONSOLIDATION PROJECT Access to physical files in the consolidated Domestic Relations Division: In May 2012, the Imaging and Document Management System (IDMS) Program rolled out in Parentage and Domestic Relations Division. Imaged documents/files are available to review and print from the Digital Access Terminals located in all Clerk s Office locations. Domestic Relations physical case files 2011-current are available in Room 802 of the Daley Center; case files 2010 and prior are stored off-site and are available upon request. Child Support physical case files 2005-current are available in Room LL01; case files 2004 and prior are stored off-site and are available upon request.

29 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS/PARENTAGE CONSOLIDATION PROJECT Operational Training of Clerk s Office Staff: Counter & Cashiering staff trained to process all case types filed within consolidated division. Court Clerks trained to handle all case types heard in consolidated courtrooms. Customer Service Teams trained to answer customer inquiries.

30 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS/PARENTAGE CONSOLIDATION PROJECT Publicizing of consolidated Domestic Relations Division: Clerk s Office website contact information to be updated. Automated Customer Service telephone messages to be revised. New signage to be created for Daley Center Rooms 802, LL01, CL24 and the Concourse Level common areas. Flyers/posters displayed for customers. and advertising promotion of consolidated Domestic Relations Division.

31 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ecourt Initiatives Mandatory efiling, effective January 1, 2018 (efiling training webinar videos available on Clerk s Office website ( Download the Clerk s Office Mobile App; Use Digital Access Terminals in all Clerk s Office locations; Go Green: efile, enotice, use Digital Access Terminal and online fillable forms.