Illinois Compiled Statutes 760 ILCS 20/3 – Scope and Jurisdiction
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(a) This Act applies to a transfer that refers to this Act in the designation under Section 10(a) by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of this State or the custodial property is located in this State. The custodianship so created remains subject to this Act despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor, or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this State.
(b) A person designated as custodian under this Act is subject to personal jurisdiction in this State with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship.
(c) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or a substantially similar act, of another state is governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this State if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state.
(b) A person designated as custodian under this Act is subject to personal jurisdiction in this State with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 760 ILCS 20/3
- 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
(c) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or a substantially similar act, of another state is governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this State if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state.