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  <short_description>CUSTODY-BEST INT-STEPPARENT</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that in the case of a custody proceeding in which a stepparent has standing, a judge shall not interfere with the decision making rights that a natural parent was granted in a prior custody proceeding. Effective immediately.</synopsis_as_introduced>
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      <action_date>2009-02-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
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