SB 922 — CHILD SUPPORT-TECH

The term includes:

___ --- an Indian tribe;

and ___ ---- a foreign c___________________l_____________ -u----------- that_ ____________e________________________a___________ _________________n______________________i_____________ ____________ ____________s______________________l_____________ __________________w______________________p____________ _______________ _____ has enacted a law or established procedures for issuance and enforcement of support orders which are substantially similar to the procedures under this Act,--------------m------------- -----------------S----------------------v------------- -----------------e--------------------.

"Support enforcement agency" means a public official or agency authorized to seek:

___ --- enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;

___ --- establishment or modification of child support;

___ --- determination of parentage;

o-- ___ --- to locate obligors or their assets;

____ _________________n______________________c_____________ _r____.

"Support order" means a judgment, decree, -r- order, __ _____t_____ whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, i_____________t________ for the benefit of a child, a spouse, or a former spouse, which provides for SB922 Enrolled -5- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b monetary support, health care, arrearages, or reimbursement, and may include related costs and fees, interest, income withholding, attorney's fees, and other relief.

"Tribunal" means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97;

10-1-99.) (750 ILCS 22/103) (was 750 ILCS 22/102) Sec.

1____ ---- Tribunal of State.

The circuit court is a tribunal of this State.

The Illinois Department of Public Aid is an initiating tribunal.

The Illinois Department of Public Aid is also a responding tribunal of this State to the extent that it can administratively establish paternity and establish, modify, and enforce an administrative child-support order under authority of Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/104) (was 750 ILCS 22/103) Sec.

1____ ---- Remedies cumulative.

_a__ Remedies provided by this Act are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law,_ _____d_____________________o______________________f_____________ _____r_____________________v_______________________c______.

_b_____________________:_ _________________e______________________t_____________ _n_____________________d______________________h_____________ _________________b______________________r_____________ _e_____________________s______________________n_____________ _u_____________________i______________________t_________ (Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) SB922 Enrolled -6- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (750 ILCS 22/Art.

2, Part 1 heading) ---------------D----------------------N- (750 ILCS 22/201) Sec.

201.

Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.

_a__ In a proceeding to establish o__- enforce,----------- a support order or to determine parentage, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if:

(1) the individual is personally served with notice within this State;

(2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this State by consent, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;

(3) the individual resided with the child in this State;

(4) the individual resided in this State and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;

(5) the child resides in this State as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;

(6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this State and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse;

(7) (Blank);

or (8) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this State and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.

_b_____________________e_______________________s____________ _____c_____________________t_______________________m____________ ______t_____________________j_____________________i_____________ ______t____________________p_______________________s____________ _____e_____________________n_____________________ (Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) SB922 Enrolled -7- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (750 ILCS 22/202) Sec.

202.

D_____________p_____________________n_____________ _____d_______________________a____________________s_____________ _____e_____________________o______________________t_____________ _____s_____________________e______________________n_____________ _______h___________________x______________________t_____________ ______o____________________i______________________t_____________ _____d_____________________2_____________ -r---------------------s-----------------------n------------ -----b----------------------e----------------------j------------ -----a---------------------e----------------------e------------- -----v---------------------n----------------------e------------- -----n----------------------t---------------------t------------- ------r---------------------t---------------------p------------- -----n---------------------e----------------------a------------- -----S---------------------r------------------------o----------- ------e--------------------A---- (Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/Art.

2, Part 2 heading) --------------------I----------------------S------ (750 ILCS 22/204) Sec.

204.

Simultaneous proceedings i--------e--------.

(a) A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state only if:

(1) the petition in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state;

(2) the contesting party timely challenges the SB922 Enrolled -8- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b exercise of jurisdiction in the other state;

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 is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state if:

(1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state 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 is the home state of the child.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/205) Sec.

205.

Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction __________ _____-______________.

(a) A tribunal of this State t____________u___ ------- a support order consistent with the law of this State has ___ _______e________ continuing, exclusive jurisdiction t _________ ___ ------- child-support order ____________e_____________ _____o________________:

(1) ____________e______________________a_____________ _o___________ ----------a-- this State __ ------- the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued;

or (2) ____________s______________________i_____________ _b_____________________l______________________d_____________ _e_____________________r______________________r_____________ _n______________________c_____________________n_____________ SB922 Enrolled -9- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b _t_____________________e______________________i_____________ _t_________ -----------o---------------------e------------- -a---------------------s----------------------n------------- -t---------------------f----------------------i------------- -n----------------------e---------------------n-.

(b) A tribunal of this State t____________u___ ------- a child-support order consistent with the law of this State may not exercise i--- continuing e_________ jurisdiction to modify the order if:_ ___________________p____________________i_____________ _o_____________________t______________________s_____________ __t____________________s______________________c_____________ _e_____________________i______________________a_____________ _o_____________________f______________________l_____________ _h_____________________o______________________j_____________ _r_ _________________i______________________i_________ --- -r---------------------d----------------------n------------- -u---------------------t----------------------h-------.

(c) If -------------o----------------------e------------- -------t-------------------e-----------------------t------------ -----a----------------------t---------------------o------------- ------i--------------------u----------------------h------------- -----e---------------------o----------------------n------------- -----a-------- ------------------o---------------------i------------- -m---------------------e------------------- -----------------m----------------------f------------- -n-- -----------------r----------------------o------------- -f---------------------c----------------------c------------- -h---------------- -d---------------------t----------------------c------------- -----n---------------------r------------- a tribunal of another SB922 Enrolled -10- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b state w----- has issued a child-support order pursuant to ___ _____r______________________S______________ a law substantially similar to t____ ---- Act _h______________________s_____________ _____t_____________________e_______________________S____________ _____n_____________________,______________________t_____________ _____n_____________________e_.

_d_____________________t______________________s_____________ _____s_____________________m______________________t_____________ _______a____________________t_____________________a_____________ _____e_____________________s______________________n_____________ (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.

-f---------------------t----------------------s------------- -----s-----------------------o----------------------c----------- -----s----------------------o---------------------p------------- -----g-----------------------o--------------------l------------- -----n----------------------n---------------------s------------- -----d---------------------a------------------------c----------- -----s---------------------r----------------------e------------- -----.- (Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/206) Sec.

206.

----------t----------------------s------------- -----r--------------- Continuing jurisdiction ____________ _____-______________.

(a) A tribunal of this State _______a_____________ _____-_____________________t______________________h_________ may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:_ o----------------------d------------- -----s------ __________________t_____________________r_____________ _n_____________________f______________________a_____________ SB922 Enrolled -11- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b _h_____________________c______________________t_____________ _n_____________________o___________ _________________d______________________f_____________ _n_____________________a______________________m_____________ _n_____________________a_______________________o______ (b) A tribunal of this State having continuing- -----s---- jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce o --------- the order.

----- -------s-------------------n----------------------r------------- -----r---------------------s----------------------g------------- -----q---------------------h----------------------y------------- -----i----------------------a---------------------e------------- ------a---------------------S---------------------s------------- -----v---------------------o----------------------a------------- -----.- -c---------------------s------------------------c----------- -----s---------------------v----------------------o------------- ------a--------------------u----------------------o------------- ------o----------------- (Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/Art.

2, Part 3 heading) --------R-------------- -----L------------- (750 ILCS 22/207) Sec.

207.

________a_____ ----------- of controlling child-support order.

(a) If a proceeding is brought under this Act and only one tribunal has issued a child-support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be so recognized.

(b) If a proceeding is brought under this Act, and two or more child-support orders have been issued by tribunals of this State or another state with regard to the same obligor SB922 Enrolled -12- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b and _a___ child, a tribunal of this State ___i_____________ _____d_____________________t______________________i_____________ shall apply the following rules a ________________l_____________ -----t--------- which order c________ -------------f------------ -----n---------------------u-----------:

(1) If only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this Act, the order of that tribunal controls and must be so recognized.

(2) If more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this Act:

_ ___ - an order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child controls;

_ --------- ----------------- but ___ if an order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the order most recently issued controls a---------------r----------.

(3) If none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this Act, the tribunal of this State h-----------s----------------------a------ shall issue a child-support order, which controls a ----------- -o------------.

(c) If two or more child-support orders have been issued for the same obligor and s_a___ child_____________t____ ------- -----o---------------------d----------------------n------------- a party w__________________a______________________e_____________ -----r------- a tribunal of this State ____n_____________ _____d_____________________e______________________g_____________ _____i___________ -- determine which order controls --------- -----o------------- under subsection (b).

_____e_____________ ______w____________________f______________________i_____________ _____i_____________________r_______________________f____________ _____a________________ -----r--------------------o------------- -----f-----------------------s--------------------e------------- SB922 Enrolled -13- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b -----s---------------------g----------------------q------------- ------w--------------------a----------------------i-------- (d) _________________e________________________c___________ _______m___________________e______________________c_____________ ______i____________________p______________________y_____________ _____s_____________________g______________________q_____________ ______w____________________a______________________i________ _e__ The tribunal that issued the controlling order under subsection (a), (b), or (c) ---------------a-------- has continuing,----------- jurisdiction t______________p____________ ----- Section 205 o______.

_f__ --- A tribunal of this State ____ ---c-- determines by order w________ --------t------- the controlling order under subsection (b)(1) or (2) o_r______ or ____ ----- issues a new controlling order under subsection (b)(3)_ shall state in that order:_ ___ the basis upon which the tribunal made its determination;_ _________________f_______________________i___________ _________________a______________________d_____________ _c_____________________n______________________o_____________ _l_____________________r______________________e_____________ _0__.

_g__ --- Within 30 days after issuance of an order determining w________ -----d---------- the controlling order, the party obtaining the order shall file a certified copy of it __ w---- each tribunal that issued or registered an earlier order of child support.

A party o ________________c_____________ _____n____ ----------- the order t____ --- fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises.

The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the controlling order.

_h_____________________h_______________________t____________ SB922 Enrolled -14- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b _____o_____________________u______________________e_____________ _____r_____________________n______________________t_____________ _____b_____________________e______________________._ (Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/208) Sec.

208.

-------- Child-support orders for two or more obligees.

In responding to -------- registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state, a tribunal of this State shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the -----p--- orders had been issued by a tribunal of this State.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/209) Sec.

209.

Credit for payments.

A____________f_____________ _______c_______________ --o----- collected -----r------- for a particular period pursuant to a __________________o_____________ _____a_____________________h______________________r_____________ _____-_____________________p______________________d_ ---------- ----- issued by a tribunal of t_______ another state m------- -----t---------------------t-----------------------f------------ -----d---------------------e----------------------n------------- -----.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/210 new) _e_____________________n______________________n_____________ _____n_____________________r______________________e_____________ _____n_____________________e_______________________a____________ ______t____________________r______________________l_____________ SB922 Enrolled -15- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b _____r_____________________n_______________________o____________ _____r_____________________v________________________c___________ _____v_____________________t_______________________S____________ _____n_____________________l_______________________p____________ _____o_______________________d____________________a_____________ _____e_____________________S______________________h_____________ _____l_____________________t______________________i_____________ ______t____________________u_______________________S______ (750 ILCS 22/211 new) _e_____________________,______________________i_____________ _____a_________________ _a_____________________s______________________o_____________ _______c___________________e______________________s_____________ _____s_____________________m______________________u_____________ _____g_____________________f______________________o___ _b________________________t___________________o_____________ _____a_____________________e______________________n_____________ _____g_____________________s______________________e_____________ ______t____________________e__ _c_____________________t________________________c___________ _____s_____________________r______________________d_____________ ___ _________________g______________________a_____________ _n_____________________c_______________________o____________ _n________________ __________________t_____________________r_____________ _w_____________________d____ (750 ILCS 22/301) Sec.

301.

Proceedings under Act.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Article applies to all proceedings under this Act.

(b) ------------------f---------------------c--------- SB922 Enrolled -16- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b -----------------t----------------------u------------- -r---------------------a----------------- --------------------o---------------------o----------- -n---------------------d----------------------a------------- -e---------------------t------------- ------------------o---------------------a------------- -h---------------------t----------------------m------------- -o------------ ------------------o-----------------------s----------- -p---------------------e----------------------f------------- -u----------------------P------- ------------------o-----------------------s----------- -n---------------------f----------------------r--------- -----------------n----------------------n------------- -;----- -----------------f-----------------------n------------ -u----------------------P------- -c-- An individual obligee or a support enforcement agency may i________ ------c-- a proceeding authorized under this Act by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the obligor.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/302) Sec.

302.

__________ ------ by minor parent.

A minor parent or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) SB922 Enrolled -17- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (750 ILCS 22/303) Sec.

303.

Application of law of State.

Except as otherwise provided i__ -- this Act, a responding tribunal of this State s_____:

(1) ----- apply the procedural and substantive law,- -----d---------------------i----------- generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this State and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings;

and (2) ----- determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this State.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/304) Sec.

304.

Duties of initiating tribunal.

(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this Act, an initiating tribunal of this State shall forward t ----- -----s---- the petition and its accompanying documents:

(1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state;

or (2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.

(b) If ____________y______________________i__________ - -----n----------------------e---------------------r------------- -----d---------------------s----------------------a- tribunal of this State s_____ --- issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state.

If the responding state is a foreign ___________ _____i________________ ----s--------, ____________ the tribunal _____ --- specify the amount of support sought,__c____________ SB922 Enrolled -18- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b _____t______________________a_____________________i_____________ ______a____________________o______________________e_____________ _____t_________ --- provide a___ other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding state.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/305) Sec.

305.

Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

(a) When a responding tribunal of this State receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to Section 301( ___---, it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the obligee where and when it was filed.

(b) A responding tribunal of this State, to the extent _____p__________ ----------a---------- by _____ law, may do one or more of the following:

(1) issue or enforce a support order, modify a child-support order, ___________________c___________ _h___________________ or r--------------------t-- determine parentage;

(2) order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;

(3) order income withholding;

(4) determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment;

(5) enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;

(6) set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;

(7) place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;

(8) order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, telephone SB922 Enrolled -19- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;

(9) issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;

(10) order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;

(11) award reasonable attorney's fees and other fees and costs;

and (12) grant any other available remedy.

(c) A responding tribunal of this State shall include in a support order issued under this Act, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.

(d) A responding tribunal of this State may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this Act upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.

(e) If a responding tribunal of this State issues an order under this Act, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the obligee and the obligor and to the initiating tribunal, if any.

_f_____________________n______________________,_____________ _____m_____________________s_______________________i____________ _____n_____________________b______________________h_____________ _____a______________________f_____________________h_____________ _____t_____________________e______________________l_____________ _____n_____________________r_________ (Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/306) Sec.

306.

Inappropriate tribunal.

If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal SB922 Enrolled -20- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b of this State, i-- ________u____ shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal in this State or another state and notify the obligee where and when the pleading was sent.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/307) Sec.

307.

Duties of support enforcement agency.

(a) A support enforcement agency of this State, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this Act.

This subsection does not affect any ability the support enforcement agency may have to require an application for services, charge fees, or recover costs in accordance with federal or State law and regulations.

(b) A support enforcement agency that is providing services to the petitioner a -------------- shall:

(1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in this State or another state to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

(2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;

(3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;

(4) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of a written notice i___________ from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(5) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of a written communication i________o___ from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication SB922 Enrolled -21- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b to the petitioner;

and (6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.

_c_____________________c______________________i_____________ _____s______________________c_____________________n_____________ _____e______________________m_____________________k_____________ _____t___ _________________a______________________e_____________ _h______________________o__ _________________m______________________e_____________ _h______________________c_____________________a_____________ _e_____________________u_______________________f____________ _e_____________________i_______________________j____________ _o________ _d_____________________c______________________i_____________ _____s_____________________e______________________p_____________ _____r_____________________t______________________u_____________ _____r______________________i_____________________c_____________ _____a_____________________l______________________a_____________ _____r______________________p__________________ _e_____________________m_______________________S____________ _______o___________________b________________________t___________ _____-_____________________a________________________o___________ _____e_____________________t______________________d_____________ _____s_____________________p______________________c_____________ _______p___________________o______________________r_____________ _____y______________ _f__ --- This Act does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) SB922 Enrolled -22- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (750 ILCS 22/310) Sec.

310.

Duties of the Illinois Department of Public Aid.

(a) The Illinois Department of Public Aid is the state information agency under this Act.

(b) The state information agency shall:

(1) compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this State which have jurisdiction under this Act and any support enforcement agencies in this State and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state;

(2) maintain a register of __________a____________ tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states;

(3) forward to the appropriate tribunal in the _o_____ ----- in this State in which the ---------- obligee _____________d________ or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor's property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this Act received from an initiating tribunal or the state information agency of the initiating state;

and (4) obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor's property within this State not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor's address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver's licenses, and social security.

_c_____________________r______________________a_____________ _______a___________________r______________________d_____________ _____l_____________________r______________________s_____________ SB922 Enrolled -23- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b _____o_____________________a______________________a_____________ _____m_________ (Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/311) Sec.

311.

Pleadings and accompanying documents.

(a) ___________________u____________________ A- petitioner seeking to establish ----m------ a support order -- to determine parentage o______r______________________s_____________ _____o___________ ---------e--------------------- must _______ -----y------ petition.

Unless otherwise ordered under Section 312, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and social security numbers of the respondent and the petitioner o _______ _____t_____________________n__, and the name, sex, residential address, social security number, and date of birth of each child for ______________ ---- support is sought o________ _____t_____________________n___.

________________t_____________ _____t________ the petition must be accompanied by a c --------- copy of any support order _________________e_____________ _____e___________ ---------.

The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.

(b) The petition must specify the relief sought.

The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691;

88-691, eff.

1-24-95.) (750 ILCS 22/312) Sec.

312.

Nondisclosure of information in exceptional SB922 Enrolled -24- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b circumstances.

__________t______________________f_____________ _____i_____________________h______________________l_____________ ______o____________________o______________________e_____________ _____i_____________________t______________________b_____________ _____o_____________________e______________________i_____________ _____n_____________________b______________________i_____________ _____h_____________________t________________________c___________ _____n_____________________c______________________o_____________ _____n_____________________i______________________t_____ ------- -----n----------------------e---------------------a------------- -----i----------------------c---------------------o------------- -----b---------------------i----------------------n------------- -----i---------------------e----------------------r------------- -----s---------------------r------------------------i----------- -----m---------------------s----------------------t------------- ------i--------------------r----------- (Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/314) Sec.

314.

Limited immunity of petitioner.

(a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding _____ ______A___ before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.

(b) A petitioner is not amenable to service of civil process while physically present in this State to participate in a proceeding under this Act.

(c) The immunity granted by this Section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to a proceeding under this Act committed by a party while present in this State to participate in the proceeding.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 SB922 Enrolled -25- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b by P.A.

88-691;

88-691, eff.

1-24-95.) (750 ILCS 22/316) Sec.

316.

Special rules of evidence and procedure.

(a) The physical presence of a______________p_____________ _____d________ ------------e-- in a ---------- tribunal of this State is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage.

(b) __ -------------p--------- affidavit, _ document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, o __ --- a document incorporated by reference in any of them, _____ _____ not __ excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under ___________ _____r__ ---- by a party or witness residing in another state.

(c) A copy of the record of child-support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal.

The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were made.

(d) Copies of bills for testing for parentage, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least 10 days before trial, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary.

(e) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a tribunal of this State by telephone, telecopier, or other means that do not provide an original __c____ ------- may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.

(f) In a proceeding under this Act, a tribunal of this State s_____ --- permit a party or witness residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual SB922 Enrolled -26- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b means, or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location in that state.

A tribunal of this State shall cooperate with tribunals of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

(g) If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

(h) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this Act.

(i) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this Act.

_j_____________________w______________________y_____________ _______t___________________s______________________e_____________ _____._ (Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/317) Sec.

317.

Communications between tribunals.

A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal of another state o____________________r______________________n_ in ________ -----n--, or by telephone or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws ------------t--, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding in the other state o__________ _____r_____________________v______.

A tribunal of this State may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal of another state ___________________o____________ _____v______.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) SB922 Enrolled -27- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (750 ILCS 22/319) Sec.

319.

Receipt and disbursement of payments.

A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this State shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order.

The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.

_b_____________________l________________________w___________ _____i_____________________r_______________________u____________ ______t____________________e______________________t_____________ _____,_____________________m_______________________S____________ _____n_____________________l___ __________________t_____________________e_____________ _u_____________________e______________________n_____________ _b_____________________e____________ _________________s______________________'_____________ _o_____________________h______________________d_____________ _o_______________________p____________________h_____________ _a________ _________________e________________________t___________ _e_____________________a______________________t_____________ _o_____________________o_______________________f____________ _e______________________t_____________________h_____________ _e______________________t_____________________r_____________ _m_____________________l____________________ (Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/401) Sec.

401.

Petition to establish support order.

(a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this Act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State may issue a support order if:

SB922 Enrolled -28- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (1) the individual seeking the order resides in another state;

or (2) the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in another state.

(b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child-support order if t_________________t______________________a_____________ _____p_____________________d______________________:

_________________a___________________ _________________t______________________a____________ _________________a______________________c_____________ _e_______________ _________________a_______________________t____________ _e_______________ _________________a______________________d_____________ _h_____________________d__ _________________e______________________p_____________ _p____________________ _________________f_______________ _________________l_______________________t____________ _u_____________________u______________________o_____________ _e_____________________e___ -----------------n----------------------e------------- -c---------------------e-- -----------------d----------------------m------------- -u---------------------t-------------- -----------------e----------------------i------------- -h----------------------t------------------- (c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that a respondent owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the respondent and may issue other orders pursuant to Section 305.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/501) SB922 Enrolled -29- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b Sec.

501.

Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state.

An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent b _______________________o____________ _____h_____________________e___________ to the person o--------- defined as the obligor's employer ____________ _____e_____________________t__________ without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this State.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/502) Sec.

502.

Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.

(a) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.

(b) The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this State.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) and Section 503 the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order which specify:

(1) the duration and amount of periodic payments of current child-support, stated as a sum certain;

(2) the person ---------- designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded;

(3) medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment;

(4) the amount of periodic payments of fees and SB922 Enrolled -30- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain;

and (5) the amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain.

(d) An employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to:

(1) the employer's fee for processing an income-withholding order;

(2) the maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income;

and (3) the times within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/503) Sec.

503.

_________s_ compliance with _____________ -----p--- income-withholding orders.

If an obligor's employer receives ___________ ----i---- income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the m-------- orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for t___________ -----p--- child support obligees.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/506) Sec.

506.

Contest by obligor.

(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this State b _y_____________ SB922 Enrolled -31- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b _____r______________________t______________________a____________ _____o_____________________A______________________e_____________ _____o_____ in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State.

-----------------l------------- -----s--- (b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(1) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(2) each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order r ___________________i____;

and (3) the person ---------- designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or if no person -r-------- is designated, to the obligee.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/507) Sec.

507.

Administrative enforcement of orders.

(a) A party _______p______________________c__ seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued by a tribunal of another state may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this State.

(b) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both.

If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered.

If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this Act.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) SB922 Enrolled -32- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (750 ILCS 22/Art.

6 heading) ARTICLE 6.

___________N__ ENFORCEMENT_ AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER ------R------------ (750 ILCS 22/601) Sec.

601.

Registration of order for enforcement.

A support order or -- income-withholding order issued by a tribunal of another state may be registered in this State for enforcement.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/602) Sec.

602.

Procedure to register order for enforcement.

(a) A support order or income-withholding order of another state may be registered in this State by sending the following _______ ----m----- and information to the appropriate tribunal in this State:

(1) a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement;

(2) 2 copies, including one certified copy, of t ___ _r____ ----------- to be registered, including any modification of t___ -- order;

(3) a sworn statement by the ____o_____________ -a------------ registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;

(4) the name of the obligor and, if known:

(i) the obligor's address and social security number;

(ii) the name and address of the obligor's employer and any other source of income of the SB922 Enrolled -33- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b obligor;

and (iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor in this State not exempt from execution;

and (5) ____________o_______________________S____________ the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the ---------- person to whom support payments are to be remitted.

(b) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.

(c) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this State may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later.

The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.

_d_____________________d________________________t___________ _____s_____________________a____ _________________h______________________e_____________ _r_____________________e______________________i_____________ _o______________________t_____________ _________________o______________________e_____________ _r_________________ _________________a_______________________a____________ _n___ _e_____________________a______________________w_____________ _____o_____________________i______________________h_____________ _____r_____________________f______________________i_____________ _____i_____________________r______________________n_____________ _____e_____________________t______________________r_____________ _____t_____________________i____ (Source:

P.A.

92-463, eff.

8-22-01.) SB922 Enrolled -34- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b (750 ILCS 22/604) Sec.

604.

Choice of law.

(a) _________________s______________________i________ the law of the issuing state governs:

_ ___ the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments u______a_______________________o______ --- -t---------------------u---------- ___ the _______t_________ payment of arrearages a___ _c______________________t______________ under the _______ order;_____ _________________n______________________o_____________ _b_____________________s_____________.

(b) In a proceeding for ________________a_____________ _____r________ ----------, the statute of limitation u --------- ---- of this State or of the issuing state, whichever is longer, applies.

_c_____________________u______________________l_____________ _____d______________________o_____________________f_____________ _____r_____________________s______________________n_____________ ______o____________________i______________________ _d_____________________o______________________t_____________ ________i__________________l______________________e_____________ _____l_____________________a______________________s_____________ _____e______________________l_____________________i_____________ _____o_____________________i______________________t_____________ _____r_____________________o______________________e___________ (Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/605) Sec.

605.

Notice of registration of order.

(a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered, the registering tribunal shall notify the nonregistering party.

The notice SB922 Enrolled -35- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.

(b) _ --- notice must inform the nonregistering party:

(1) that a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this State;

(2) that a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice;

(3) that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages and precludes further contest of that order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted;

and (4) of the amount of any alleged arrearages.

_c_____________________g______________________t_____________ _____s_____________________t_______________ _________________e______________________a_____________ _l_____________________r________________________c___________ _r_____________________a_____________________ _________________o_______________________t____________ __d____________________c______________________o______ ____________________t___________________p_____________ _u_____________________o_______________________w____________ _o_____________________ __________________f_____________________e_____________ _n_____________________e________________________c___________ _r_____________________n______________________i_____________ _h_____________________o_____________ _d__ --- Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to the Income Withholding for SB922 Enrolled -36- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b Support Act.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97;

90-655, eff.

7-30-98;

90-673, eff.

1-1-99;

91-357, eff.

7-29-99.) (750 ILCS 22/607) Sec.

607.

Contest of registration or enforcement.

(a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses:

(1) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party;

(2) the order was obtained by fraud;

(3) the order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order;

(4) the issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal;

(5) there is a defense under the law of this State to the remedy sought;

(6) full or partial payment has been made;

o -- (7) the statute of limitation under Section 604 precludes enforcement of some or all of the _______ arrearages;____ _________________d_______________________i____________ _o________________.

(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a), a tribunal may stay enforcement of the registered order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence, and issue other appropriate orders.

An uncontested portion of the registered order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this State.

(c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) to the validity or enforcement of the order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order SB922 Enrolled -37- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b confirming the order.

(Source:

P.A.

88-550, eff.

date changed from 1-1-95 to 1-1-96 by P.A.

88-691.) (750 ILCS 22/610) Sec.

610.

Effect of registration for modification.

A tribunal of this State may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State, but the registered order may be modified only if the requirements of Section 611, _____________ have been met.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/611) Sec.

611.

Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State.

(a) _________________e______________________a_____________ _____d_____________________,______________________b_____________ ______m___________ ----- a child-support order issued in another state w________ ----b---- registered in this State,----- -----n---------------------i----------------------a------------- -----c---------------------a---------- ___ after notice and hearing,______________ -- finds that:

(1) the following requirements are met:

___ --- __i_____ the child, ___ the i---------- petitioner _____i__________________, _o__ --- the respondent _____e__ --------------- in the issuing state;

___ ---- a petitioner who is a nonresident of this State seeks modification;

and ___ ----- the respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this State;

or (2) ____________s______________________e________ the SB922 Enrolled -38- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b child, or a party who is an individual, - is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this State and all of the parties who are individuals have filed w ------- consents i____________ in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this State to modify the support order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction o --e------------- -o---------------------g-----------------------j------------ -h---------------------d----------------------e------------- -u---------------------t----------------------r------------- -h----------------------r---------------------d------------- -n---------------------e----------------------a------------- -u----------------------t---------------------e--.

(b) Modification of a registered child-support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this State and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.

(c) _________________w______________________c___________ a tribunal of this State may not modify any aspect of a child-support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state_______d______________________h_____________ _____u______.

If two or more tribunals have issued child-support orders for the same obligor and s __m__ child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under Section 207 establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable.

_d_____________________o______________________r_____________ _____o______________________i_____________________v_____________ _____a_____________________r______________________i_____________ _____a_____________________e______________________t_____________ _____u______________________t_____________________i_____________ _____t_____________________p_______________________t___________ _e__ --- On issuance of an order b___________n_____________ _____ modifying a child-support order issued in another SB922 Enrolled -39- LRB093 03150 LCB 03167 b state, t___ - tribunal of this State becomes the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.

7-28-97.) (750 ILCS 22/612) Sec.

612.

Recognition of order modified in another state.

___________________o_______________ a tribunal of this State i___________ -------r----------------------t------------- -----e---------------------d--- by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to t _________r_____________ _____y_____________________t______________________a___ ------- -----a----------------------t---------------------q------------- -----h---------------------h--------------:

(1) ___ enforce ___ -h-- order that was modified only as to _____________________e___ ------- accruing before the modification;

-2---------------------o----------------------h---------- _2__ --- provide ----r- appropriate relief ---- for violations of ___ ---- order which occurred before the effective date of the modification;

and _3__ --- recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

(Source:

P.A.

90-240, eff.