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Illinois Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - 750 ILCS 22, Section 401

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Petition to establish support order.

(a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this Act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State may issue a support order if:

(1) the individual seeking the order resides in another state; or (2) the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in another state. (b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child-support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is:

(1) a presumed father of the child;

(2) petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;

(3) identified as the father of the child through genetic testing; (4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; (6) an acknowledged father as provided by applicable State law; (7) the mother of the child; or

(8) an individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated. (c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that a respondent owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the respondent and may issue other orders pursuant to Section 305.

(Source: P.A. 93-479, eff. 1-1-04, operative 7-1-04.)

Last modified: April 7, 2006