Illinois Code § 750 ILCS 36/203

Jurisdiction To Modify Determination.
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Except
as otherwise provided in Section 204, a court of this State may not modify a
child-custody
determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this
State
has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 201(a)(1) or
(2) and:

 
 
(1) the court of the other state determines it no 
 
longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 202 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under Section 207; or

 
 
(2) a court of this State or a court of the other 
 
state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.

longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 202 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under Section 207; or
state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.

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