750 ILCS 22/ Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

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750 ILCS 22/603

(750 ILCS 22/603)

Sec. 603. Effect of registration for enforcement.

(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another
state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering
tribunal of this State.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the
same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by
a tribunal of this State.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a
tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a
registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

(Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)

750 ILCS 22/604

(750 ILCS 22/604)

Sec. 604. Choice of law.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the law of the
issuing state or foreign country governs:

(1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of

current payments under a registered support order;

(2) the computation and payment of arrearages and

accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and

(3) the existence and satisfaction of other

obligations under the support order.

(b) In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order, the
statute of limitation of this State, or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is
longer, applies.

(c) A responding tribunal of this State shall apply the procedures and
remedies of this State to enforce current support and collect arrears and
interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this State.

(d) After a tribunal of this State or another state determines which is the
controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal
of this State shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the
controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and
future support, and on consolidated arrears.

(Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)

750 ILCS 22/Art. 6 Pt. 2

(750 ILCS 22/Art. 6 Pt. 2 heading) PART 2.

CONTEST OF VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT

750 ILCS 22/605

(750 ILCS 22/605)

Sec. 605. Notice of registration of order.

(a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another
state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this State shall notify the nonregistering
party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and
the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.

(b) A notice must inform the nonregistering party:

(1) that a registered support order is enforceable as

of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this State;

(2) that a hearing to contest the validity or

enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after notice unless the registered order is under Section 707;

(3) that failure to contest the validity or

enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; and

(4) of the amount of any alleged arrearages.

(c) If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in
effect, a notice must also:

(1) identify the two or more orders and the order

alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;

(2) notify the nonregistering party of the right to a

determination of which is the controlling order;

(3) state that the procedures provided in subsection

(b) apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and

(4) state that failure to contest the validity or

enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.

(d) Upon registration of an income-withholding order for
enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer
pursuant to the Income Withholding for Support Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)

750 ILCS 22/606

(750 ILCS 22/606)

Sec. 606.

Procedure to contest validity or
enforcement of registered support order.

(a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the
validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this State shall request a
hearing within the time required by Section 605.  The nonregistering party may seek to vacate
the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of
noncompliance with
the  registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought
or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to Section 607.

(b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the
validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the
order is confirmed by operation of law.

(c) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to
contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order, the
registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to
the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)