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(750 ILCS 36/204)
Sec. 204.
Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction.
(a) A court of this State has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child
is
present in this State and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an
emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the
child,
is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.
(b) If there is no previous child-custody determination that is entitled to
be
enforced under this Act and a child-custody proceeding has not been commenced
in
a court of a state having jurisdiction under Sections 201 through 203, a
child-custody determination made under this Section remains in effect until an
order is
obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under Sections 201 through
203. If a child-custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court
of a
state having jurisdiction under Sections 201 through 203, a child-custody
determination made under this Section becomes a final determination, if it so
provides and this State becomes the home state of the child.
(c) If there is a previous child-custody determination that is entitled to
be
enforced under this Act, or a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in a
court of a state having jurisdiction under Sections 201 through 203, any order
issued by a court of this State under this Section must specify in the order a
period
that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to
obtain an
order from the state having jurisdiction under Sections 201 through 203. The
order
issued in this State remains in effect until an order is obtained from the
other state
within the period specified or the period expires.
(d) A court of this State which has been asked to make a child-custody
determination under this Section, upon being informed that a child-custody
proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been
made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction under Sections 201 through 203,
shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this State
which is
exercising jurisdiction pursuant to Sections 201 through 203, upon being
informed
that a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody
determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statute
similar to
this Section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to
resolve
the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a
period for the duration of the temporary order.
(Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)
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