Illinois Compiled Statutes
750 ILCS 22/304 (2026)
Duties of initiating tribunal
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(750 ILCS 22/304)
Sec. 304. Duties of initiating tribunal.
(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this Act, an initiating
tribunal of this State shall forward the petition and its accompanying
documents:
(1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support | enforcement agency in the responding state; or |
(2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is | unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged. |
(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this State
shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the
law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this State shall specify the amount of
support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign
currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly
reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements
of the responding foreign tribunal.
(Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1999–1999 · leading case: In Re Marriage of Hartman, 712 N.E.2d 367 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999).
In Re Marriage of Hartman, 712 N.E.2d 367 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “See 750 ILCS 22/304 (West 1996). That agency, in turn, may file an enforcement action in the courts of that state.”
In re Marriage of Hartman (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “See 750 ILCS 22/304 (West 1996). That agency, in turn, may file an enforcement action in the courts of that state.”
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