If you have a parenting order in Illinois and want to move with your child, 750 ILCS 5/609.2 controls. Here is what counts as relocation, what notice you must give, and what the judge is actually deciding.

Illinois just lowered the shared-parenting threshold from 146 overnights to 110 and replaced the all-or-nothing cliff with graduated adjustments. The new law also counts daytime parenting, changes the rules for low-income and incarcerated parents, and requires annual income disclosure. Here's what changes January 1, 2027 — and why existing orders don't update automatically.