Illinois Code § 750 ILCS 22/704

(a) In a support proceeding under this Article, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services of this State shall:
 
 
(1) transmit and receive applications; and
 
 
(2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a 
 
proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State.
 
(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention:
 
 
(1) recognition or recognition and enforcement of a 
 
foreign support order;
 
 
(2) enforcement of a support order issued or 
 
recognized in this State;
 
 
(3) establishment of a support order if there is no 
 
existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;
 
 
(4) establishment of a support order if recognition 
 
of a foreign support order is refused under Section 708(b)(2), (4), or (9);
 
 
(5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of 
 
this State; and
 
 
(6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of 
 
another state or a foreign country.
 
(c) The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:
 
 
(1) recognition of an order suspending or limiting 
 
enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this State;
 
 
(2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of 
 
this State; and
 
 
(3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of 
 
another state or a foreign country.
 
(d) A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.

proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State.
foreign support order;
recognized in this State;
existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;
of a foreign support order is refused under Section 708(b)(2), (4), or (9);
this State; and
another state or a foreign country.
enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this State;
this State; and
another state or a foreign country.

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