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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 adding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 11a-24, 11a-25, 11a-26, 11a-27, 11a-28, and 23-1.1 as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (755 ILCS 5/11a-24 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 11a-24. Resignation of guardian. Upon petition of a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | guardian, the court may permit the guardian to resign. The | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | petition may be heard without notice or after giving notice to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | such persons and in such manner as the court directs. If the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | petitioner is permitted to resign the court shall revoke his or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | her letters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (755 ILCS 5/11a-25 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Sec. 11a-25. Emergency pre-removal powers of court. Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | person having personal knowledge of the circumstances of an | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | emergency involving the life or health of a disabled adult ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | may bring those circumstances to the court's attention, either | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | by sworn petition or by sworn oral testimony and with or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | without notice to the guardian. Based upon that petition or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | testimony, the court, upon determining that the ward's life or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | health is in immediate danger and regardless of whether removal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | proceedings have been initiated, may enter an order providing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | for, but not necessarily limited to, immediate suspension of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | the powers of the ward's guardian. The court may further order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | a citation under Section 11a-28 to issue and immediately | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | appoint a guardian ad litem to investigate the allegations. A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | guardian ad litem so appointed is invested with the powers of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | an emergency temporary guardian. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | If, prior to the hearing, notice was not given to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | guardian subject to removal, such notice as the court deems |
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1 | appropriate shall be given to the guardian. The citation | ||||||
2 | referred to in Section 11a-28 may be served with this notice.
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3 | (755 ILCS 5/11a-26 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 11a-26. "Person interested in a disabled adult" | ||||||
5 | defined. For the purposes of bringing a petition for removal of | ||||||
6 | a guardian under Section 11a-28, "person interested in a | ||||||
7 | disabled adult" means one who has or represents a financial | ||||||
8 | interest, property right, or fiduciary status at the time of | ||||||
9 | reference that may be affected by the action, power, or | ||||||
10 | proceeding involved, including without limitation an heir, | ||||||
11 | legatee, creditor, person entitled to a spouse's or child's | ||||||
12 | award, or guardian. | ||||||
13 | (755 ILCS 5/11a-27 new) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 11a-27. Removal. On petition of any person interested | ||||||
15 | in a disabled adult or on the court's own motion, the court may | ||||||
16 | remove the guardian of a disabled adult if: | ||||||
17 | (1) the guardian is acting under letters secured by | ||||||
18 | false pretenses; | ||||||
19 | (2) the guardian is adjudged a person subject to | ||||||
20 | involuntary admission under the Mental Health and | ||||||
21 | Developmental Disabilities Code or is adjudged a disabled | ||||||
22 | person; | ||||||
23 | (3) the guardian is convicted of a felony; | ||||||
24 | (4) the guardian fails to oversee the living conditions | ||||||
25 | and care of the ward so that the health or safety of the | ||||||
26 | ward is adversely affected by the conditions; | ||||||
27 | (5) the guardian fails to supply food and water or to | ||||||
28 | maintain the personal hygiene of the ward when the guardian | ||||||
29 | lives with the ward; | ||||||
30 | (6) the guardian wastes or mismanages any assets of the | ||||||
31 | ward's estate for the guardian's personal or financial gain | ||||||
32 | or for the personal or financial benefit of any third | ||||||
33 | party; | ||||||
34 | (7) the guardian conducts himself or herself in such a |
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1 | manner as to abuse the ward physically, sexually, | ||||||
2 | emotionally, or psychologically; | ||||||
3 | (8) the guardian conducts himself or herself in such a | ||||||
4 | manner as to endanger any co-guardian or the surety on the | ||||||
5 | guardian's bond; | ||||||
6 | (9) the guardian fails to give sufficient bond or | ||||||
7 | security, counter security, or a new bond after being | ||||||
8 | ordered by the court to do so; | ||||||
9 | (10) the guardian fails to file an inventory or | ||||||
10 | accounting after being ordered by the court to do so; | ||||||
11 | (11) the guardian conceals himself or herself so that | ||||||
12 | process cannot be served upon the guardian or notice cannot | ||||||
13 | be given to the guardian; | ||||||
14 | (12) the guardian becomes incapable of or unsuitable | ||||||
15 | for the discharge of the guardian's duties; | ||||||
16 | (13) the guardian fails to follow any direct order of | ||||||
17 | the court after being ordered by the court to do so; | ||||||
18 | (14) the guardian of the person or plenary guardian | ||||||
19 | becomes a non-resident of this State, or any guardian | ||||||
20 | becomes a non-resident of the United States; or | ||||||
21 | (15) there is other good cause.
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22 | (755 ILCS 5/11a-28 new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 11a-28. Procedure on removal. | ||||||
24 | (a) Except as provided in Section 11a-25, before removing a | ||||||
25 | guardian for any of the causes set forth in Section 11a-27, the | ||||||
26 | court shall order a citation to issue directing the guardian to | ||||||
27 | show cause why he or she should not be removed for the cause | ||||||
28 | stated in the citation. The citation must be served not less | ||||||
29 | than 10 days before the return day designated in the citation | ||||||
30 | and must be served and returned in the manner provided for | ||||||
31 | summons in civil cases. The address recorded by the guardian | ||||||
32 | with the clerk of the court shall be considered the place where | ||||||
33 | citations, notices, or other process may be served upon him or | ||||||
34 | her.
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35 | (b) If (i) the petitioner or his or her attorney files in |
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1 | the office of the clerk of the court an affidavit stating that | ||||||
2 | the guardian resides or has gone out of this State, is | ||||||
3 | concealed within this State, or on due inquiry cannot be found | ||||||
4 | so that the citation cannot be served upon him or her, and | ||||||
5 | stating the last known post office address of the guardian, or | ||||||
6 | (ii) the citation is issued on the court's own motion and is | ||||||
7 | not served on the guardian, the clerk shall prepare a notice | ||||||
8 | stating the name of the ward, the number of the case, the name | ||||||
9 | of the person to whom the notice is given, the alleged cause of | ||||||
10 | removal, and the time and place of hearing and shall direct the | ||||||
11 | guardian to appear and show cause why he or she should not be | ||||||
12 | removed. Not less than 15 days before the return day designated | ||||||
13 | in the notice, the clerk of the court shall send by registered | ||||||
14 | mail one copy of the notice to the guardian at his or her last | ||||||
15 | known post office address as stated in the affidavit if one is | ||||||
16 | filed, one copy of the notice to the guardian at his or her | ||||||
17 | last known post office address as shown by the last document | ||||||
18 | filed in the court in which he or she stated his or her post | ||||||
19 | office address, and one copy of the notice to his or her | ||||||
20 | attorney of record.
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21 | (c) The guardian whose removal is sought may file a | ||||||
22 | pleading to the petition or charges for removal on or before | ||||||
23 | the return day designated in the citation or notice or within | ||||||
24 | such further time as the court permits. If upon hearing the | ||||||
25 | court finds that the guardian should be removed for any cause | ||||||
26 | listed in Section 11a-27, the court may remove the guardian and | ||||||
27 | revoke the letters of the guardian, unless his or her letters | ||||||
28 | have been previously revoked under the court's emergency powers | ||||||
29 | under Section 11a-25.
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30 | (d) The court may assess the costs of the proceeding | ||||||
31 | against a guardian who is removed for any cause listed in | ||||||
32 | Section 11a-27.
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33 | (755 ILCS 5/23-1.1 new)
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34 | Sec. 23-1.1. Resignation and removal of a guardian of a | ||||||
35 | disabled adult. The provisions of Sections 11a-24, 11a-25, |
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1 | 11a-26, 11a-27, and 11a-28, relating to the resignation and | ||||||
2 | removal of a guardian of a disabled adult, supersede the | ||||||
3 | provisions of this Article with respect to such guardians.
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