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750 ILCS 36/305 (2026)

Registration Of Child-Custody Determination

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(750 ILCS 36/305)
    Sec. 305. Registration Of Child-Custody Determination.
    (a) A child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the circuit court in this State:
        (1) a letter or other document requesting
    
registration;
        (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the
    
determination sought to be registered, and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and
        (3) except as otherwise provided in Section 209, the
    
name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child-custody determination sought to be registered.
    (b) On receipt of the documents required by subsection (a), the registering court shall:
        (1) cause the determination to be filed as a foreign
    
judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form; and
        (2) serve notice upon the persons named pursuant to
    
subsection (a)(3) and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this Section.
    (c) The notice required by subsection (b)(2) must state that:
        (1) a registered determination is enforceable as of
    
the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this State;
        (2) a hearing to contest the validity of the
    
registered determination must be requested within 20 days after service of notice; and
        (3) failure to contest the registration will result
    
in confirmation of the child-custody determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.
    (d) A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing within 20 days after service of the notice. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes that:
        (1) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under
    
Article 2;
        (2) the child-custody determination sought to be
    
registered has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2; or
        (3) the person contesting registration was entitled
    
to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of Section 108, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.
    (e) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting registration and all persons served must be notified of the confirmation.
    (f) Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
(Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2021 · leading case: In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008).
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In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). · cites it 13× “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). · cites it 13× “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
In Re Sophia GL, 867 N.E.2d 1128 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 3× “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that "[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
Mark B. v. Krystal F., 932 N.E.2d 428 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “First, in registering the foreign judgment, the adoptive parents substantially complied with the notice requirement in section 305(b) of the UCCJEA (750 ILCS 36/305(b) (West 2004)). Although notice was not sent out by the clerk when the adoptive parents orally moved to register…”
In Re Baby Girl F., 932 N.E.2d 428 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “First, in registering the foreign judgment, the adoptive parents substantially complied with the notice requirement in section 305(b) of the UCCJEA (750 ILCS 36/305(b) (West 2004)). Although notice was not sent out by the clerk when the adoptive parents orally moved to register…”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 371 Ill. App. 3d 833 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 3× “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that “[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
In re Sophia G.L. (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that "[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
In re Marriage of Spirer, 2021 IL App (2d) 200560-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2018). David argues that the trial court should have considered enrollment to be mandatory, not permissive, and granted his petition.”
— 750 ILCS 36/305(a) — 5 cases
In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
In Re Sophia GL, 867 N.E.2d 1128 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that "[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 371 Ill. App. 3d 833 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that “[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
In re Sophia G.L. (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that "[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
— 750 ILCS 36/305(b) — 4 cases
In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Mark B. v. Krystal F., 932 N.E.2d 428 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “First, in registering the foreign judgment, the adoptive parents substantially complied with the notice requirement in section 305(b) of the UCCJEA (750 ILCS 36/305(b) (West 2004)). Although notice was not sent out by the clerk when the adoptive parents orally moved to register…”
In Re Baby Girl F., 932 N.E.2d 428 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “First, in registering the foreign judgment, the adoptive parents substantially complied with the notice requirement in section 305(b) of the UCCJEA (750 ILCS 36/305(b) (West 2004)). Although notice was not sent out by the clerk when the adoptive parents orally moved to register…”
— 750 ILCS 36/305(d) — 5 cases
In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
In Re Sophia GL, 867 N.E.2d 1128 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that "[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 371 Ill. App. 3d 833 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that “[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
In re Sophia G.L. (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Further, section 305(a) of the Act (750 ILCS 36/305(a) (West 2004)) provides that "[a] child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State.”
— 750 ILCS 36/305(d)(1) — 2 cases
In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
— 750 ILCS 36/305(d)(2) — 2 cases
In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
— 750 ILCS 36/305(d)(3) — 2 cases
In Re Sophia GL, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
— 750 ILCS 36/305(d)(l) — 1 case
Cochran v. Lindeman, 890 N.E.2d 470 (Ill. 2008). “…note that those orders do not contain a child-custody determination as contemplated by section 305 of the UCCJEA. See 750 ILCS 36/305 (West 2004).”
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