(a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies.
     (b) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, Sections 706 through 713 apply.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 22/705

  • 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

     (c) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a Convention support order or foreign support agreement:
         (1) a security, bond, or deposit is not required to
    
guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and
        (2) an obligee or obligor that in the issuing country
    
has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this State under the same circumstances.
    (d) A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
     (e) This Article does not prevent the application of laws of this State that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.
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