{"data":{"id":"us-il/750-ilcs-46-604","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"750 ILCS 46/604","heading":"Venue.","body":"(a) Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is any county of this State in which a party resides, or if the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent is deceased, in which a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed parent's or alleged genetic parent's estate has been commenced, or could be commenced.\n(b) A proceeding for the allocation of parental responsibilities is commenced in the county where the child resides.\n(c) A parentage proceeding under the Gestational Surrogacy Act or Article 7 of this Act may be commenced in any county in this State.","path":["CHAPTER 750 FAMILIES","Illinois Parentage Act of 2015."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=3638\u0026ChapterID=59\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"f334d4c6551356e29b32c0163eb0b021e25c437cfba34076c95a2b13b541da9b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/750-ilcs-46-603","next":"us-il/750-ilcs-46-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}