(a) A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:
         (1) the petition or comparable pleading in this State
    
is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;
        (2) the contesting party timely challenges the
    
exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and
        (3) if relevant, this State is the home state of the
    
child.
    (b) A tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 22/204

  • 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.
  • 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

         (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other
    
state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State;
        (2) the contesting party timely challenges the
    
exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and
        (3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country
    
is the home state of the child.
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