Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

All citations must conform to Supreme Court Rule 6.

All citations shall be in conformity with Supreme Court Rule 6.

CRITICAL

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Submitted documents must be double-spaced, have at least one-inch margins on every side, and use type no smaller than 12 characters per inch; noncompliance may justify refusal to consider the document.

All documents submitted shall be double spaced and shall contain margins of at least one (1) inch at the top, bottom and each side. Type shall be no less than twelve (12) characters per inch. Failure to comply with this rule shall be sufficient grounds for the Court's refusal to consider the offending document.

CRITICAL

Witness lists provided under this requirement must be typewritten.

The parties shall provide the Court and opposing counsel with a typewritten list identifying all witnesses who a party intends to testify during the trial.

CRITICAL

The required exhibit list must be typed.

In addition, the attorneys for the parties or any party not represented by an attorney is required to submit at the pre-trial conference a typed "Exhibit List" which shall identify all exhibits intended to be offered by each party, itemizing such exhibits numerically by their identifying number.

CRITICAL

The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit requires use of the probate forms numbered p-1A through p-145, as amended.

(a) Probate forms now on file and numbered p-1A through p-145, as amended from time to time, shall be used in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.

CRITICAL

For required multi-page documents, use the backs so the papers can be read without removing them from the file or turning the file, and use two-post binding at the top.

(b) Where multi-page documents are required, the backs of the papers shall be utilized in such manner that same may be read without removing same from the file or turning the file 180 degrees. Two post Binding at the top of the paper shall be used.

CRITICAL

Required filings not included in the published forms must be prepared in the form specified above.

(c) Required filings which are not included in the published forms shall be prepared in the above form.

WARNING

Format

PAPER

When required information does not fit on a form, state it in the applicable space and refer to a clearly marked exhibit prepared on 8½-by-11-inch paper.

(f) Where addenda are required to furnish information which will not fit in the space provided on the form, recite same in the applicable space and refer to a clearly marked exhibit prepared on 8 ½" by 11" paper.

WARNING

Typewritten or printed papers must have at least 1½ inches of blank space at the binding end.

(h) Typewritten or printed papers shall have a 1 ½" minimum blank space at the binding end of the paper.

INFO

Previously executed wills and trusts on long paper may be filed; wills and similar documents prepared after January 1, 1982, should be on 8½-by-11-inch paper.

(e) Wills and trusts heretofore executed on long paper may be filed, but wills, etc., prepared after January 1, 1982, should be on 8 ½" by 11" paper.