Illinois Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
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The Illinois Uniform Interstate Family Support Act is a state law that governs the establishment, enforcement, and modification of child and spousal support orders across state lines in coordination with other U.S. jurisdictions.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
state statute
ⓘ
support enforcement law ⓘ |
| allows |
Illinois to enforce support orders issued by other states
ⓘ
Illinois to request enforcement of its orders in other states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesIn | cases where parties reside in different states ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
child support orders
ⓘ
interstate paternity and parentage-related support issues ⓘ medical support orders ⓘ spousal support orders ⓘ support orders involving out-of-state obligees ⓘ support orders involving out-of-state obligors ⓘ |
| basedOn | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Illinois Compiled Statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
federal child support enforcement programs
ⓘ
other U.S. state and territorial support enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois child support enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| ensures | full faith and credit for child support orders consistent with federal law ⓘ |
| governs |
enforcement of support orders
ⓘ
establishment of support orders ⓘ interstate child support ⓘ interstate spousal support ⓘ modification of support orders ⓘ |
| implements | federal child support enforcement policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect | standardizes interstate support procedures in Illinois ⓘ |
| providesFor |
continuing exclusive jurisdiction over support orders
ⓘ
determination of controlling support order ⓘ direct income withholding across state lines ⓘ interstate discovery and evidence procedures ⓘ registration of foreign support orders ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid conflicting support orders from different states
ⓘ
to facilitate cooperation between states in support matters ⓘ to provide uniform procedures for interstate support cases ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Illinois child support enforcement system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | Illinois courts to recognize valid support orders from other states ⓘ |
| scope |
interstate enforcement of support
ⓘ
interstate establishment of support ⓘ interstate modification of support ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
civil procedure
ⓘ
domestic relations ⓘ family law ⓘ |
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