§ 750 ILCS 22/615 Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country
§ 750 ILCS 22/616 Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 750 ILCS 22 > Article 6 > Part 4 - Registration And Modification Of Foreign Child-Support Order

  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • 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