(a) A court of this State which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination, may issue a temporary order enforcing:
        (1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another
    
state; or
        (2) the visitation provisions of a child-custody
    
determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
    (b) If a court of this State makes an order under subsection (a)(2), it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Article 2. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 36/304

  • 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