Judge Ericka A. Sanders
Judge • Circuit Court of Marion County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCircuit Court of Marion County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 99 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
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- Guardian petition
A guardian’s petition for an expenditure from the ward’s estate must state specified financial and purpose information and list all payments received by the ward or petitioner.
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- Notice of hearing
A hearing notice must state the hearing’s time, date, place, and nature, and include the specified statement or substantially similar language about the binding effect of approval.
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- Verified petition
A verified petition executed by the legal representative is required for a settlement involving a minor or ward and must recite the listed details and include a current medical report or letter.
Service
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When an account is overdue, the clerk must mail the attorneys of record—or the representative if there are no attorneys—a notice that the account is due and of the hearing date and time.
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When issuing a required Rule to Show Cause, the clerk must mail notice of the contempt proceeding and its return date to all interested persons, including unpaid creditors.
Unless waived, notice of a hearing on an account intended to be binding must be given to any ward, qualifying claimants, and all other interested persons.
Filing Timing
All 9Unless the court excuses the requirement, the petitioner must file receipts for all sums expended within 30 days after the withdrawal order is entered.
The Clerk must reject a citation petition that is not accompanied by the proposed citation or proposed order.
A motion to reinstate must be filed within 30 days after the dismissal notice for the case to be redocketed.
Formatting
All 4The notice attached to the summons must highlight or bold Rules 9-8 and 9-10(b) and (c).
- Format
All remote-hearing submissions must be in PDF format.
Each listed order or other document must be submitted as a separate file named to identify the submitting party and the document’s nature.
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