Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit) Filing Rules

When the stated conditions apply, the court may direct that a minor’s monetary share be deposited and paid out under Section 24-21 upon a sworn showing that doing so is in the minor’s best interests.

The requesting party may be directed to provide to all other parties, within 7 days (or sooner if so ordered), true and correct copies of the return of documents and reasonable access to inspect any tangible thing.

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 the contested-issues hearing, unless the Court orders otherwise.

Exhibits and other documents longer than four pages must have electronically inserted or legibly placed, non-handwritten page numbers in the PDF.

The presiding or assigned judge may continue a remote hearing to another time or place for good cause, including the listed circumstances.

Remote-hearing submissions must be made through the county e-filing system or a Dropbox account designated by the Court or Circuit Clerk.

The mediation position letter may not exceed two pages.

A jury demand and payment of the jury fee are required before the Court sets the case for jury trial.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, the Clerk must impound filed Financial Affidavits and limit access to the specified persons and anyone else the Court directs.

The person seeking the specified marital-status or parental-responsibility relief, or that person’s attorney, must present the required prove-up materials in one package before testimony begins.