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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 36/101

  • 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.
     This Act may be cited as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.