Bill Text: IL SB0527 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Guardians For Adults With Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian for an alleged person with a disability shall be filed at the time of or subsequent to the filing of a petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian. Provides that the petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian shall state specific facts. Provides that notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian or petition to revoke the appointment of a temporary guardian shall be given not less than 3 days before the hearing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-23 - Referred to Assignments [SB0527 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0527-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 11a-4 as follows:
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6 | (755 ILCS 5/11a-4) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-4)
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7 | Sec. 11a-4. Temporary guardian. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Prior to the appointment of a guardian
under this | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Article, pending an appeal in relation to the
appointment, or
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10 | pending the
completion of a citation proceeding brought | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | pursuant to Section 23-3 of this
Act,
or upon a guardian's | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | death, incapacity, or resignation, the court may appoint a | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | temporary guardian upon a showing of the necessity
therefor | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | for the immediate welfare and protection of the alleged
person | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | with a disability or his or her estate
on such notice and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | subject to such conditions as the court may prescribe. A | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian for an | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | alleged person with a disability shall be filed at the time of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | or subsequent to the filing of a petition for adjudication of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | disability and appointment of a guardian. The petition for the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | appointment of a temporary guardian shall state the facts upon | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | which it is based and the name, the post office address, and, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | in the case of an individual, the age and occupation of the |
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1 | proposed temporary guardian.
In determining the necessity for | ||||||
2 | temporary guardianship, the immediate
welfare and protection | ||||||
3 | of the alleged person with a disability and his or her estate
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4 | shall be
of paramount concern, and the interests of the | ||||||
5 | petitioner, any care provider,
or any other party shall not | ||||||
6 | outweigh the interests of the alleged person with a | ||||||
7 | disability.
The temporary guardian shall have the limited | ||||||
8 | powers and duties of a guardian
of the person or of the estate | ||||||
9 | which are specifically enumerated by court
order. The court | ||||||
10 | order shall state the actual harm identified by the court
that | ||||||
11 | necessitates temporary guardianship or any extension thereof. | ||||||
12 | (a-5) Notice of the time and place of the hearing on a | ||||||
13 | petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian shall be | ||||||
14 | given, not less than 3 days before the hearing, by mail or in | ||||||
15 | person to the alleged person with a disability, the proposed | ||||||
16 | temporary guardian, and to those persons whose names and | ||||||
17 | addresses are listed in the petition for adjudication of | ||||||
18 | disability and appointment of a guardian under Section 11a-8. | ||||||
19 | The court, upon a finding of good cause, may waive the notice | ||||||
20 | requirement under this subsection. | ||||||
21 | (a-10) Notice of the time and place of the hearing on a | ||||||
22 | petition to revoke the appointment of a temporary guardian | ||||||
23 | shall be given, not less than 3 days before the hearing, by | ||||||
24 | mail or in person to the temporary guardian, to the petitioner | ||||||
25 | on whose petition the temporary guardian was appointed, and to | ||||||
26 | those persons whose names and addresses are listed in the |
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1 | petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a | ||||||
2 | guardian under Section 11a-8. The court, upon a finding of | ||||||
3 | good cause, may waive the notice requirement under this | ||||||
4 | subsection. | ||||||
5 | (b) The temporary guardianship shall
expire within 60 days | ||||||
6 | after the
appointment or whenever a guardian is regularly | ||||||
7 | appointed, whichever occurs
first. No extension shall be | ||||||
8 | granted except:
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9 | (1) In a case where there has been an adjudication of | ||||||
10 | disability, an extension shall be granted: | ||||||
11 | (i) pending the disposition on appeal of an | ||||||
12 | adjudication of disability; | ||||||
13 | (ii) pending the completion of a citation | ||||||
14 | proceeding brought pursuant to Section 23-3; | ||||||
15 | (iii) pending the appointment of a successor | ||||||
16 | guardian in a case where the former guardian has | ||||||
17 | resigned, has become incapacitated, or is deceased; or | ||||||
18 | (iv) where the guardian's powers have been | ||||||
19 | suspended pursuant to a court order. | ||||||
20 | (2) In a case where there has not been an adjudication | ||||||
21 | of disability, an extension shall be granted pending the | ||||||
22 | disposition of a petition brought pursuant to Section | ||||||
23 | 11a-8 so long as the court finds it is in the best interest | ||||||
24 | of the alleged person with a disability to extend the | ||||||
25 | temporary guardianship so as to protect the alleged person | ||||||
26 | with a disability from any potential abuse, neglect, |
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1 | self-neglect, exploitation, or other harm and such | ||||||
2 | extension lasts no more than 120 days from the date the | ||||||
3 | temporary guardian was originally appointed. | ||||||
4 | The ward shall have the right any time after the | ||||||
5 | appointment
of a temporary guardian is made to petition the | ||||||
6 | court to revoke the appointment
of the temporary guardian.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 99-70, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; | ||||||
8 | 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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