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90_HB0306eng 755 ILCS 5/9-3 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 9-3 Amends the Letters of Administration Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Makes various changes in the order of preference for obtaining the issuance of letters of administration. Effective immediately. LRB9000615YYmg HB0306 Engrossed LRB9000615YYmg 1 AN ACT to amend the Probate Act of 1975 by changing 2 Section 9-3. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by 6 changing Section 9-3 as follows: 7 (755 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 9-3) 8 Sec. 9-3. Persons entitled to preference in obtaining 9 letters.) The following persons are entitled to preference in 10 the following order in obtaining the issuance of letters of 11 administration and of administration with the will annexed: 12 (a) The surviving spouse or any person nominated by him. 13 (b) The legatees or any person nominated by them, with 14 preference to legatees who are children. 15 (c) The children or any person nominated by them. 16 (d) The grandchildren or any person nominated by them. 17 (e) The parent of a minor or any person nominated by 18 that parent. 19 (f)(e)The parents or any person nominated by them. 20 (g)(f)The brothers and sisters or any person nominated 21 by them. 22 (h) The guardians of the estate of a minor or a disabled 23 adult, or any person nominated by those guardians. 24 (i) The guardians of the person of a minor or disabled 25 adult, or any person nominated by those guardians. 26 (j)(g)The nearest kindred or any person nominated by 27 them. 28 (k)(h)The representative of the estate of a deceased 29 ward. 30 (l)(i)The Public Administrator. 31 (m)(j)A creditor of the estate. HB0306 Engrossed -2- LRB9000615YYmg 1 Only a person qualified to act as administrator under 2 this Act may nominate, except that a person who is not 3 qualified to act as administrator solely because of 4 non-residence in this State may nominate in accordance with 5 the order of preference set forth in this Section if he is a 6 resident of the United States. A person who has been removed 7 as representative under this Act loses his right to name his 8 successor. 9 When several persons are claiming and are equally 10 entitled to administer or to nominate an administrator, the 11 court may grant letters to one or more of them or to the 12 nominee of one or more of them. 13 (Source: P.A. 85-692.) 14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 15 becoming law.