750 ILCS 22/307
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 750 - FAMILIES|750 ILCS 22/ - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 3 - Civil Provisions Of General Application

Sec. 307. Duties of support enforcement agency.(a) In a proceeding under this Act, a support enforcement agency of this State, upon request:(1) shall provide services to a petitioner residing     in a state;(2) shall provide services to a petitioner requesting     services through a central authority of a foreign country as described  in Section 102(5)(A) or (D); and(3) may provide services to a petitioner who is an     individual not residing in a state.This subsection does not affect any ability the support enforcement agency may  have to require an application for services, charge fees, or recover costs in  accordance with federal or State law and regulations.(b) A support enforcement agency of this State that is providing services to the  petitioner shall:(1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate     tribunal of  this State, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;(2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date,     time, and place for a hearing;(3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant     information, including information as to income and property of the parties;(4) within five days, exclusive of Saturdays,     Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;(5) within five days, exclusive of Saturdays,     Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and(6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the     respondent cannot be obtained.(c) A support enforcement agency of this State that requests registration  of a child-support order in this State for enforcement or for modification  shall make reasonable efforts:(1) to ensure that the order to be registered is the     controlling order; or(2) if two or more child-support orders exist and the     identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.(d) A support enforcement agency of this State that requests registration  and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign  currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the  equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange  rate as publicly reported.(e) A support enforcement agency of this State shall issue or request a  tribunal of this State to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding  order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if  requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to  Section 319.(f) This Act does not create or negate a relationship of  attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support  enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being  assisted by the agency.  (Source: P.A. 99-119, eff. 1-1-16.)