Judge Hany Khoury
Judge • 14th Judicial Circuit Court, Mercer County, Illinois
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wide14th Judicial Circuit Court, Mercer County, Illinois publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 556 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 266- Applies to
- Order for deposit
When a deposit concerns an unknown heir found in an Order Declaring Heirship, the deposit order must include the specified restriction on withdrawals without further court order.
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- Motion
Before reporting unclaimed funds to the State Treasurer, the estate attorney must file and present a motion for leave and provide proof of notice to all interested persons.
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- Receipt on distribution
The estate attorney should complete the attached Receipt on Distribution and provide it to the Manager for Compliance.
Filing Timing
All 89The completed and signed Guardian Information Sheet must be filed at the same time as the Petition for Guardianship.
Letters of Office may not issue before the Guardian Information Sheet has been filed.
The prevailing party’s attorney must present the written draft order to the Court within ten court days, unless the Court directs otherwise.
Service
All 85An attorney may use the 9:00–9:30 a.m. walk-in to open an intestate estate only if proper notices have been served or waivers have been filed.
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- Notice of hearing
The Notice of Hearing must be served before a party approaches a judge for action, except for agreed orders and actions permitted ex parte.
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- Notice of hearing
A complete and accurate Notice of Hearing must be filed and served in all cases.
Formatting
All 40The required arrest-warrant warning in covered hearing notices must be in bold type or underlined.
- Margins
- top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in
All submitted documents must be double-spaced, have margins of at least one inch on every side, and use type no smaller than twelve characters per inch; noncompliance may lead the Court to refuse consideration.
Required pre-trial documents must be typewritten.
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