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Illinois Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - 750 ILCS 22, Section 211

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Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order.

(a) A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.

(b) A tribunal of this State may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.

(c) A tribunal of this State that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order may serve as:

(1) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in this State; or (2) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order. (Source: P.A. 93-479, eff. 1-1-04, operative 7-1-04.)

Last modified: April 7, 2006