Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 40/28-20 – Limits on execution of foreign judgments
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 40/28-20
- 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
In any action filed to enforce the judgment of a foreign state, issued in connection with any litigation concerning lawful health care, the court hearing the action shall not give any force or effect to any judgment issued without jurisdiction.