Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 36/313 – Recognition And Enforcement
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 36/313
- 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 court of this State shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this Act which enforces a child-custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2.