Judge Paul E. Bauer

Applies to

Objections

Objections to accounts, reports, and awards must be written and specify every ground of objection.

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Account

An administrator's or executor's account must report any unreported change in the identity of persons entitled to a distributive share.

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Distribution before six months

Early distribution before six months after letters requires filing the inventory, approval and filing of a current account, and payment of all accrued costs.

Service

Mail

The Sheriff may mail a defendant’s new report date to the defendant’s last known address.

Applies to

Written demand

A demand on an executor, administrator, or guardian must be written and served in the manner used for motions.

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Notice of hearing

Hearing notice for a final account or a qualifying binding current account must be given to all persons described in Probate Act Section 24-2.

Contact the individual courtroom or clerk for details about remote hearings.

If no standing courtroom procedure order exists, attorneys and self-represented litigants may communicate with the courtroom about procedure and scheduling.

Self-represented litigants must keep the Circuit Clerk advised of their current address.

Within 90 days, or an extension allowed during that period, the representative or attorney-in-fact must present a compliance report and evidence of payment and delivery to the court.

The address must be filed when the executor, administrator, or guardian subscribes the oath, and any changes must be recorded during administration.

Proposed written interrogatories must be filed before the hearing.