(750 ILCS 36/203)
Sec. 203.
Jurisdiction To Modify Determination.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 204, a court of this State may not modify a
child-custody
determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this
State
has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 201(a)(1) or
(2) and:
(1) the court of the other state determines it no |
| longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 202 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under Section 207; or
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(2) a court of this State or a court of the other
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| state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.
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(Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)
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