(a) The Chief Judge of each Judicial Circuit that establishes a System shall delegate to the Administrative Hearing Officer the authority to hear the following actions:
        (1) Petitions for child support and for medical
    
support, pursuant to § 505.2 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, for post-judgment dissolution of marriage and post-judgment parentage actions where child support or medical support was reserved or could not be ordered at the time of entry of the judgment because the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the obligor.
        (2) Petitions for modification of child support and
    
medical support in post-judgment dissolution of marriage and post-judgment parentage actions.
        (3) Parentage actions, including the establishment of
    
child support orders after parentage has been acknowledged.
        (4) Actions for the enforcement of any existing order
    
for child support or medical support in post-judgment dissolution of marriage and post-judgment parentage actions.
        (5) Actions for the establishment of child support
    
and medical support orders involving parties who are married and living separately, pursuant to Section 402 of the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
        (6) Temporary orders for support in any action in
    
which the custodial parent is a participant in the IV-D program.
        (7) Any other child support matter provided for in
    
the Plan for the creation of the System approved by the Illinois Supreme Court.
        (8) Actions brought pursuant to Article X of the
    
Illinois Public Aid Code.
    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section, if the custodial parent is not a participant in the IV-D program and maintenance is in issue, the case shall be presented directly to the court.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 25/5

  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

     (c) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Plan may provide that the System be available in pre-judgment proceedings for dissolution of marriage, declaration of invalidity of marriage and legal separation.
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