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750 ILCS 46/604 (2026)

Venue

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(750 ILCS 46/604)
    Sec. 604. Venue.
    (a) Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is any county of this State in which a party resides, or if the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent is deceased, in which a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed parent's or alleged genetic parent's estate has been commenced, or could be commenced.
    (b) A proceeding for the allocation of parental responsibilities is commenced in the county where the child resides.
    (c) A parentage proceeding under the Gestational Surrogacy Act or Article 7 of this Act may be commenced in any county in this State.
(Source: P.A. 104-448, eff. 12-12-25.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2017–2026 · leading case: In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
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In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “See 750 ILCS 46/604 (West Supp. 2015) (if the presumed father is deceased, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is appropriate in any county in which a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed father’s estate is or could be commenced).”
In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “See 750 ILCS 46/604 (West Supp. 2015) (if the - 12 - presumed father is deceased, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is appropriate in any county in which a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed father’s estate is or could be commenced).”
In re Parentage of Daelyn O.-M., 2022 IL App (2d) 220258-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “The circuit court denied the petition pursuant to 750 ILCS 46/604 (West 2022), finding that proper venue for the matter lies where the deceased father’s estate could be, or has been, commenced, that is, in Mexico.”
In re Parentage of W.C. (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “” Despite having venue (see 750 ILCS 46/604(a) (West 2024)) and jurisdiction (id.”
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In re Parentage of W.C. (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “” Despite having venue (see 750 ILCS 46/604(a) (West 2024)) and jurisdiction (id.”
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