Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 22/210 – Application of Act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 22/210
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this Act, under other law of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to Section 316, communicate with a tribunal outside this State pursuant to Section 317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this State pursuant to Section 318. In all other respects, Articles 3 through 6 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State.