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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing
5Section 11a-15 as follows:
 
6    (755 ILCS 5/11a-15)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-15)
7    Sec. 11a-15. Successor guardian.) Upon the death,
8incapacity, resignation or removal of a guardian of the estate
9or person of a living ward, the court shall appoint a successor
10guardian or terminate the adjudication of disability. The
11powers and duties of the successor guardian shall be the same
12as those of the predecessor guardian unless otherwise
13modified.
14    Notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition
15for the appointment of a successor guardian shall be given not
16less than 3 days before the hearing for a successor to a
17temporary guardian and not less than 14 days before the
18hearing for a successor to a limited or plenary guardian. The
19notice shall be by mail or in person to the alleged person with
20a disability, to the proposed successor guardian, and to those
21persons whose names and addresses are listed in the petition
22for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian
23under Section 11a-8. The court, upon a finding of good cause,

 

 

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1may waive the notice requirement under this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 81-795.)