0007 3501 Petition for Order of Protection (Page 2 of 5) D. q There is no other pending court action involving the parties OR Print Form Clear Form (Rev. 12/19/14) CCG N800 B q there is another pending court action involving the parties in _______________________________________________ Court, County of __________________________ State of __________ known as Case No. ________________________________. E. q As referred to herein, "the minor child/ren" are: ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ . q The Court has jurisdiction over the minor child/ren because: q 1. the State of Illinois q a. is the home state (as defined in the Illinois Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) of the child/ren at the time of the commencement of this proceeding, or q b. had been the child/ren's home state within six (6) months before commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this State because of his/her removal or retention by a person claiming his/her custody or for other reasons, and parent or person acting as parent continues to live in this state; OR q 2. it is in the best interest of the child that a court of this State assume jurisdiction because the child and his/her parents, or the child and at least one contestant, have significant connection with this State, and there is avilable in this State substantial evidence concerning the child's present or future care, protection, training and personal relationships; q 3. the child is physically present in this State and q a. the child has been abandoned, or q b. it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because s/he has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected or dependent; OR q 4. it appears that no other state would have jurisdiction under prerequisites substantially in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2, or 3 or another state has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the grounds that this State is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child, and it is in the best interest of the child that this Court assume jurisdiction. q No "father and child relationship" (pursuant to the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984) has been established with the following child/ren: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ . G. q The primary caretaker of the minor child/ren is or has been _____________________________________________________ . H. q Venue in civil proceedings is appropriate because: q Petitioner resides in the County of Cook, State of Illinois; OR q Respondent resides in the County of Cook, State of Illinois; OR q The alleged abuse occurred in the County of Cook, State of Illinois; OR q The Petitioner is temporarily located in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, to avoid further abuse, and could not obtain safe, accessible, and adequate temporary housing in the county of his/her residence. Petitioner alleges as to resPondent that: I. J. q the following individuals are alleged to be persons who need to be protected from abuse by Respondent: ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ . q Respondent has acted in the following manner towards the Petitioner: [State details of incident(s) of abuse (including time and place), as well as effects of incident(s) on Petitioner.] Incident(s): _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Effects: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ F. DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Page 2 of 5 Case No._________________________________________