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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE REGARDING THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ADOPTION AND FAMILY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Cook County Office of Adoption and Child Custody ("Office") is one of the oldest social service agencies in Cook County dating back to 1912 (having previously been known as the Court Service Division of Cook County Department of Public Aid and the Department of Supportive Services); and
WHEREAS, the Office, which falls under the Bureau of Administration, conducts home based social investigations and provides other services pursuant to orders issued by the Circuit Court of Cook County in adoption, probate, and domestic relations cases; and
WHEREAS, as a result of recent amendments to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, all references to "custody" have been replaced by "parental responsibility allocation" and "custody" will no longer to be used by the courts in matters pertaining to child parenting time and parental responsibility; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the various changes in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution Act, it is hereby recommended that the Office be renamed the Department of Adoption and Family Supportive Services; and
WHEREAS, the Office has not been separately codified in the County's Code of Ordinances and it is hereby desired to further delineate the Office's responsibilities and fees in the Cook County Code of Ordinances;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 38, Health and Human Services, Article VII., Adoption and Family Supportive Services, Section 38-170 through 38-173 of the Cook County Code are hereby enacted as follows:
ARTICLE VII.
ADOPTION AND FAMILY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Sec. 38-170. Establishment.
The Cook County Office of Adoption and Child Custody Advocacy shall hereby be renamed the Cook County Department of Adoption and Family Supportive Services ("Department") and shall remain within the administrat...
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