{"data":{"id":"us-il/705-ilcs-420-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"705 ILCS 420/5","heading":"Legislative findings and purpose.","body":"The General Assembly finds and declares that:\n(1) State courts have a traditional and vital role in making determinations regarding the protection, custody, and care of children within the State; and\n(2) it is therefore necessary to clarify the jurisdiction of Illinois courts to issue such determinations when the child is in the custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.","path":["CHAPTER 705 COURTS","Dependency Determinations for Unaccompanied Children Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4679\u0026ChapterID=50\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:40Z","sha256":"d734f416292db5263535b7fb1b17293ab40bded05fefee98ab44bff97c891557","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/705-ilcs-420-1","next":"us-il/705-ilcs-420-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}