Circuit Court of Clinton County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

A Financial Affidavit must use the Illinois Supreme Court-designated form and include the supporting documentary evidence required by 750 ILCS 5/501 for temporary issues.

(b) The Financial Affidavit shall be in the form designated from time to time by the Illinois Supreme Court, with the same supporting documentary evidence attached as is required by 750 ILCS 5/501 for temporary issues. A copy of the form Financial Affidavit currently designated by the Illinois Supreme Court, with further instructions regarding this form and the completion of this form, may be found on the official website of the Illinois Supreme Court, currently located online at: www.illinoiscourts.gov/Forms/approved/divorce/financial_affidavit.asp.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

All submissions for a remote hearing must be in PDF format.

All submissions shall be submitted in PDF format;

CRITICAL

Each listed document must be submitted as a separate file named to identify the offering party and the document’s nature.

(iv) Each proposed order, fully signed agreed order, agreement, stipulation or other document shall be submitted as a separate file with a file name that reflects the party offering it and the nature of the document (e.g., Plaintiff proposed order, Petitioner agreed order, Defendant stipulation, Respondent cases in support, etc.);

CRITICAL

Exhibits and other documents longer than four pages must have electronically inserted or legibly placed, non-handwritten page numbers within the PDF.

(vi) For any exhibit or other document greater than four pages long, page numbers must be inserted electronically or legibly within the PDF (not handwritten).

WARNING

The notice attached to the summons must highlight or bold Rules 9-8 and 9-10(b) and (c).

Rule 9-8 and Rule 9-10(b) and (c) shall be highlighted or in bold type in such notice.

WARNING

Each proposed exhibit must be submitted as a separate file named to identify the offering party and exhibit number.

Each proposed exhibit shall be submitted as a separate file with a file name that reflects the party offering it and the exhibit number (e.g., PlaintiffExhibit1, PetitionerExhibit2, DefendantExhibit3, RespondentExhibit4, etc.);