(a) A petition under this Article must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration must be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original.
     (b) A petition for enforcement of a child-custody determination must state:
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 36/308

  • 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

        (1) whether the court that issued the determination
    
identified the jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and, if so, what the basis was;
        (2) whether the determination for which enforcement
    
is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court whose decision must be enforced under this Act and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding;
        (3) whether any proceeding has been commenced that
    
could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding;
        (4) the present physical address of the child and the
    
respondent, if known;
        (5) whether relief in addition to the immediate
    
physical custody of the child and attorney’s fees is sought, including a request for assistance from law enforcement officials and, if so, the relief sought; and
        (6) if the child-custody determination has been
    
registered and confirmed under Section 305, the date and place of registration.
    (c) Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an order directing the respondent to appear in person with or without the child at a hearing and may enter any order necessary to ensure the safety of the parties and the child. The hearing must be held on the next judicial day after service of the order unless that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The court may extend the date of hearing at the request of the petitioner.
     (d) An order issued under subsection (c) must state the time and place of the hearing and advise the respondent that at the hearing the court will order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child and the payment of fees, costs, and expenses under Section 312, and may schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is appropriate, unless the respondent appears and establishes that:
        (1) the child-custody determination has not been
    
registered and confirmed under Section 305 and that:
            (A) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction
        
under Article 2;
            (B) the child-custody determination for which
        
enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2;
            (C) the respondent was entitled to notice, but
        
notice was not given in accordance with the standards of Section 108, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or
        (2) the child-custody determination for which
    
enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under Section 304, but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2.
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