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750 ILCS 22/304

(750 ILCS 22/304)

Sec. 304. Duties of initiating tribunal.

(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this Act, an initiating
tribunal of this State shall forward the petition and its accompanying
documents:

(1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support

enforcement agency in the responding state; or

(2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is

unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.

(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this State
shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the
law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this State shall specify the amount of
support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign
currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly
reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements
of the responding foreign tribunal.

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