Circuit Court of Marion County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) Filing Timing and Cure Windows

The Clerk must reject a citation petition that is not accompanied by the proposed citation or proposed order.

If the petition is not accompanied by the proposed citation or the proposed order, the Clerk shall reject the petition.

electronic filing shall be filed during the regular business hours of the Circuit Clerk of the county in which the document is filed.

electronic filing shall be filed during the regular business hours of the Circuit Clerk of the county in which the document is filed.

Unless the court excuses the requirement, the petitioner must file receipts for all sums expended within 30 days after the withdrawal order is entered.

Unless otherwise excused by the Court, within 30 days after entry of the order for withdrawal, the petitioner shall file receipts for all sums expended.

A motion to reinstate must be filed within 30 days after the dismissal notice for the case to be redocketed.

Such cases shall not be redocketed if a motion to reinstate is not filed within thirty (30) days from the date of said notice.

Required Financial Affidavits must be filed by the earlier of the proposed-parenting-plan deadline under 750 ILCS 5/602.10 or at least five days before a contested-issues hearing, unless otherwise ordered; a temporary-relief affidavit need not be filed again for permanent relief absent a substantial change.

(d) Time for Filing Financial Affidavits: Financial Affidavits, when required, shall be filed within the same time period set forth in 750 ILCS 5/602.10 for submitting proposed parenting plans, or at least five (5) days prior to the hearing on contested issues, whichever is sooner, or as otherwise ordered by the court. If such Affidavit has been filed for purposes of a hearing on temporary relief, an additional Affidavit need not be filed prior to hearing for permanent relief unless there has been a substantial change of anything included therein.

Deadline

48 hours

Materials intended for the court’s review at a remote hearing must be submitted through the county e-filing system or a designated Dropbox account at least 48 hours before the hearing.

All proposed exhibits, proposed orders, fully signed agreed orders, agreements or stipulations, and all other documents that any party intends to present to the court for review or consideration shall be submitted at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled remote hearing through the county e-filing system or to a designated Dropbox account, as designated by the Court or the Circuit Clerk, as follows:

Each party must file a financial affidavit before entry of the Mediation Order unless the parties agree on how to divide the mediation fee.

Each party must file a financial affidavit prior to the Mediation Order being entered, unless the parties agree on the division of the mediation fee.

The Mediator Report must be filed before the status date and within 14 days after the mediation conference ends, and must state whether the parties reached an agreement.

A Mediator Report, in compliance with 710 ILCS 35/7(b) must be filed prior to the status date and within fourteen (14) days after the last day of the mediation conference, and shall state the following: (1) Whether an agreement has been reached by the parties;

Within 14 days after mediation terminates, the mediator must file a signed report in the Chief Judge’s prescribed form designating whether there was full, partial, or no agreement.

Within fourteen (14) days after the termination of mediation for any reason, the mediator shall file with the court a report in a form prescribed by the Chief Judge as to whether or not an agreement was reached by the parties. The report shall be signed by the mediator and shall designate, “full agreement,” “partial agreement” or “no agreement”.