{"data":{"id":"us-il/750-ilcs-36-202","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"750 ILCS 36/202","heading":"Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 204, a court of this State which has made a child-custody determination consistent with Section 201 or 203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) a court of this State determines that neither the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this State and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this State concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or\n(2) a court of this State or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this State.\n(b) A court of this State which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this Section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 201.\n(c) A court of this State shall continue to exercise exclusive jurisdiction and be considered the home state of a child if a parent moves with a child under subsection (h) of Section 609.2 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.","path":["CHAPTER 750 FAMILIES","Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2497\u0026ChapterID=59\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"37b340d9520030c1c4b703160c64363654df1294562c863f21d568f3f869df7d","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/750-ilcs-36-201","next":"us-il/750-ilcs-36-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}