101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0836

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
755 ILCS 5/11-1  from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-1
755 ILCS 5/11-5  from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-5
755 ILCS 5/11-5.3
755 ILCS 5/11-5.4
755 ILCS 5/11-8  from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-8
755 ILCS 5/11-8.1
755 ILCS 5/11-10.1  from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-10.1
755 ILCS 5/11-13.1

    Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Defines "administrative separation". Provides that the court lacks jurisdiction to proceed on a petition for the appointment of a guardian or standby guardian of a minor if it finds that the minor has a living parent whose parental rights have not been terminated, unless, among other things, the parent or parents, in the event of an administrative separation, are not presently located in the United States and are unable to consent as evidenced by a sworn affidavit. Provides that a parent or guardian shall not appoint a short-term guardian of a minor if the minor has another living parent whose parental rights have not be terminated, unless, among other things, the parent or parents, in the event of an administrative separation, are not presently located in the United States and are unable to consent as evidenced by a sworn affidavit. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
5Sections 11-1, 11-5, 11-5.3, 11-5.4, 11-8, 11-8.1, 11-10.1, and
611-13.1 as follows:
 
7    (755 ILCS 5/11-1)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-1)
8    Sec. 11-1. Definitions. As used in this Article: Minor
9defined.)
10    "Administrative separation" means a parent's, legal
11guardian's, legal custodian's, or primary caretaker's: (1)
12connection with a federal immigration matter, including
13arrest, detention, incarceration, removal, or deportation; or
14(2) receipt of official communication by federal, State, or
15local authorities regarding immigration enforcement that gives
16reasonable notice that care and supervision of the child by the
17parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or primary caretaker
18will be interrupted or cannot be provided.
19    "Minor" means A minor is a person who has not attained the
20age of 18 years. A person who has attained the age of 18 years
21is of legal age for all purposes except as otherwise provided
22in the Illinois Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.
23(Source: P.A. 84-915.)
 

 

 

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1    (755 ILCS 5/11-5)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-5)
2    Sec. 11-5. Appointment of guardian.
3    (a) Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a
4guardian or on its own motion, the court may appoint a guardian
5of the estate or of both the person and estate, of a minor, or
6may appoint a guardian of the person only of a minor or minors,
7as the court finds to be in the best interest of the minor or
8minors.
9    (a-1) A parent, adoptive parent or adjudicated parent,
10whose parental rights have not been terminated, may designate
11in any writing, including a will, a person qualified to act
12under Section 11-3 to be appointed as guardian of the person or
13estate, or both, of an unmarried minor or of a child likely to
14be born. A parent, adoptive parent or adjudicated parent, whose
15parental rights have not been terminated, or a guardian or a
16standby guardian of an unmarried minor or of a child likely to
17be born may designate in any writing, including a will, a
18person qualified to act under Section 11-3 to be appointed as
19successor guardian of the minor's person or estate, or both.
20The designation must be witnessed by 2 or more credible
21witnesses at least 18 years of age, neither of whom is the
22person designated as the guardian. The designation may be
23proved by any competent evidence. If the designation is
24executed and attested in the same manner as a will, it shall
25have prima facie validity. The designation of a guardian or

 

 

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1successor guardian does not affect the rights of the other
2parent in the minor.
3    (b) The court lacks jurisdiction to proceed on a petition
4for the appointment of a guardian of a minor if it finds that
5(i) the minor has a living parent, adoptive parent or
6adjudicated parent, whose parental rights have not been
7terminated, whose whereabouts are known, and who is willing and
8able to make and carry out day-to-day child care decisions
9concerning the minor, unless: (1) the parent or parents
10voluntarily relinquished physical custody of the minor; (2)
11after receiving notice of the hearing under Section 11-10.1,
12the parent or parents fail to object to the appointment at the
13hearing on the petition; or (3) the parent or parents consent
14to the appointment as evidenced by a written document that has
15been notarized and dated, or by a personal appearance and
16consent in open court; or (4) the parent or parents, in the
17event of an administrative separation, are not presently
18located in the United States and are unable to consent as
19evidenced by a sworn affidavit describing the present location
20of the parent out of the country and the attempts made to
21contact the parent via mail, phone, email, social media, or a
22friend or relative; or (ii) there is a guardian for the minor
23appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction. There shall be
24a rebuttable presumption that a parent of a minor is willing
25and able to make and carry out day-to-day child care decisions
26concerning the minor, but the presumption may be rebutted by a

 

 

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1preponderance of the evidence. If a short-term guardian has
2been appointed for the minor prior to the filing of the
3petition and the petitioner for guardianship is not the
4short-term guardian, there shall be a rebuttable presumption
5that it is in the best interest of the minor to remain in the
6care of the short-term guardian. The petitioner shall have the
7burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that it is
8not in the child's best interest to remain with the short-term
9guardian.
10    (b-1) If the court finds the appointment of a guardian of
11the minor to be in the best interest of the minor, and if a
12standby guardian has previously been appointed for the minor
13under Section 11-5.3, the court shall appoint the standby
14guardian as the guardian of the person or estate, or both, of
15the minor unless the court finds, upon good cause shown, that
16the appointment would no longer be in the best interest of the
17minor.
18    (c) If the minor is 14 years of age or more, the minor may
19nominate the guardian of the minor's person and estate, subject
20to approval of the court. If the minor's nominee is not
21approved by the court or if, after notice to the minor, the
22minor fails to nominate a guardian of the minor's person or
23estate, the court may appoint the guardian without nomination.
24    (d) The court shall not appoint as guardian of the person
25of the minor any person whom the court has determined had
26caused or substantially contributed to the minor becoming a

 

 

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1neglected or abused minor as defined in the Juvenile Court Act
2of 1987, unless 2 years have elapsed since the last proven
3incident of abuse or neglect and the court determines that
4appointment of such person as guardian is in the best interests
5of the minor.
6    (e) Previous statements made by the minor relating to any
7allegations that the minor is an abused or neglected child
8within the meaning of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
9Act, or an abused or neglected minor within the meaning of the
10Juvenile Court Act of 1987, shall be admissible in evidence in
11a hearing concerning appointment of a guardian of the person or
12estate of the minor. No such statement, however, if
13uncorroborated and not subject to cross-examination, shall be
14sufficient in itself to support a finding of abuse or neglect.
15(Source: P.A. 98-1082, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
16    (755 ILCS 5/11-5.3)
17    Sec. 11-5.3. Appointment of standby guardian.
18    (a) A parent, adoptive parent, or adjudicated parent whose
19parental rights have not been terminated, or the guardian of
20the person of a minor may designate in any writing, including a
21will, a person qualified to act under Section 11-3 to be
22appointed as standby guardian of the person or estate, or both,
23of an unmarried minor or of a child likely to be born. A
24parent, adoptive parent, or adjudicated parent whose parental
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1of a minor or a standby guardian of an unmarried minor or of a
2child likely to be born may designate in any writing, including
3a will, a person qualified to act under Section 11-3 to be
4appointed as successor standby guardian of the minor's person
5or estate, or both. The designation must be witnessed by 2 or
6more credible witnesses at least 18 years of age, neither of
7whom is the person designated as the standby guardian. The
8designation may be proved by any competent evidence. If the
9designation is executed and attested in the same manner as a
10will, it shall have prima facie validity. The designation of a
11standby guardian or successor standby guardian does not affect
12the rights of the other parent in the minor.
13    (b) Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a
14standby guardian, the court may appoint a standby guardian of
15the person or estate, or both, of a minor as the court finds to
16be in the best interest of the minor.
17    (c) The court lacks jurisdiction to proceed on a petition
18for the appointment of a standby guardian of a minor if the
19minor has a living parent, adoptive parent or adjudicated
20parent, whose parental rights have not been terminated, whose
21whereabouts are known, and who is willing and able to make and
22carry out day-to-day child care decisions concerning the minor,
23unless the parent or parents: (1) consent to the appointment;
24(2) or, after receiving notice of the hearing under Section
2511-10.1, fail to object to the appointment at the hearing on
26the petition; or (3) in the event of an administrative

 

 

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1separation, are not presently located in the United States and
2are unable to be located as evidenced by a sworn affidavit
3describing the present location of the parent out of the
4country and the attempts made to contact the parent via mail,
5phone, email, social media, or a friend or relative. There
6shall be a rebuttable presumption that a parent of a minor is
7willing and able to make and carry out day-to-day child care
8decisions concerning the minor, but the presumption may be
9rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
10    (d) The standby guardian shall take and file an oath or
11affirmation that the standby guardian will faithfully
12discharge the duties of the office of standby guardian
13according to law, and shall file in and have approved by the
14court a bond binding the standby guardian so to do, but shall
15not be required to file a bond until the standby guardian
16assumes all duties as guardian of the minor under Section
1711-13.1.
18    (e) The designation of a standby guardian may, but need
19not, be in the following form:
 
20
DESIGNATION OF STANDBY GUARDIAN

 
21    [IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:
22    A standby guardian is someone who has been appointed by the
23court as the person who will act as guardian of the child when
24the child's parents or the guardian of the person of the child

 

 

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1die or are no longer willing or able to make and carry out
2day-to-day child care decisions concerning the child. By
3properly completing this form, a parent or the guardian of the
4person of the child is naming the person that the parent or the
5guardian wants to be appointed as the standby guardian of the
6child or children. Both parents of a child may join together
7and co-sign this form. Signing the form does not appoint the
8standby guardian; to be appointed, a petition must be filed in
9and approved by the court.]
10        1. Parent (or guardian) and Children. I, (insert name
11    of designating parent or guardian), currently residing at
12    (insert address of designating parent or guardian), am a
13    parent (or the guardian of the person) of the following
14    child or children (or of a child likely to be born):
15    (insert name and date of birth of each child, or insert the
16    words "not yet born" to designate a standby guardian for a
17    child likely to be born and the child's expected date of
18    birth).
19        2. Standby Guardian. I hereby designate the following
20    person to be appointed as standby guardian for the child or
21    children listed above (insert name and address of person
22    designated).
23        3. Successor Standby Guardian. If the person named in
24    item 2 above cannot or will not act as standby guardian, I
25    designate the following person to be appointed as successor
26    standby guardian for the child or children: (insert name

 

 

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1    and address of person designated).
2        4. Date and Signature. This designation is made this
3    (insert day) day of (insert month and year).
4            Signed: (designating parent or guardian)
5        5. Witnesses. I saw the parent (or the guardian of the
6    person of the child) sign this designation or the parent
7    (or the guardian of the person of the child) told me that
8    (he or she) signed this designation. Then I signed the
9    designation as a witness in the presence of the parent (or
10    the guardian). I am not designated in this instrument to
11    act as a standby guardian for the child or children.
12    (insert space for names, addresses, and signatures of 2
13    witnesses).
14(Source: P.A. 90-796, eff. 12-15-98.)
 
15    (755 ILCS 5/11-5.4)
16    Sec. 11-5.4. Short-term guardian.
17    (a) A parent, adoptive parent, or adjudicated parent whose
18parental rights have not been terminated, or the guardian of
19the person of a minor may appoint in writing, without court
20approval, a short-term guardian of an unmarried minor or a
21child likely to be born. The written instrument appointing a
22short-term guardian shall be dated and shall identify the
23appointing parent or guardian, the minor, and the person
24appointed to be the short-term guardian. The written instrument
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1parent in the presence of at least 2 credible witnesses at
2least 18 years of age, neither of whom is the person appointed
3as the short-term guardian. The person appointed as the
4short-term guardian shall also sign the written instrument, but
5need not sign at the same time as the appointing parent.
6    (b) A parent or guardian shall not appoint a short-term
7guardian of a minor if the minor has another living parent,
8adoptive parent or adjudicated parent, whose parental rights
9have not been terminated, whose whereabouts are known, and who
10is willing and able to make and carry out day-to-day child care
11decisions concerning the minor, unless: (1) the nonappointing
12parent consents to the appointment by signing the written
13instrument of appointment; or (2) the parent or parents, in the
14event of an administrative separation, are not presently
15located in the United States and are unable to be located as
16evidenced by a sworn affidavit describing the present location
17of the parent out of the country and the attempts made to
18contact the parent via mail, phone, email, social media, or a
19friend or relative.
20    (c) The appointment of the short-term guardian is effective
21immediately upon the date the written instrument is executed,
22unless the written instrument provides for the appointment to
23become effective upon a later specified date or event. Except
24as provided in subsection (e-5) or (e-10) of this Section, the
25short-term guardian shall have authority to act as guardian of
26the minor as provided in Section 11-13.2 for a period of 365

 

 

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1days from the date the appointment is effective, unless the
2written instrument provides for the appointment to terminate
3upon a different specified date or event as permitted by this
4Section. Only one written instrument appointing a short-term
5guardian may be in force at any given time.
6    (d) Every appointment of a short-term guardian may be
7amended or revoked by the appointing parent or by the
8appointing guardian of the person of the minor at any time and
9in any manner communicated to the short-term guardian or to any
10other person. Any person other than the short-term guardian to
11whom a revocation or amendment is communicated or delivered
12shall make all reasonable efforts to inform the short-term
13guardian of that fact as promptly as possible.
14    (e) The appointment of a short-term guardian or successor
15short-term guardian does not affect the rights of the other
16parent in the minor. The short-term guardian appointment does
17not constitute consent for court appointment of a guardian.
18    (e-5) Any time after the appointment of a temporary
19custodian under Section 2-10, 3-12, 4-9, 5-410, or 5-501 of the
20Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and after notice to all parties,
21including the short-term guardian, as required by the Juvenile
22Court Act of 1987, a court may vacate any short-term
23guardianship for the minor appointed under this Section,
24provided the vacation is consistent with the minor's best
25interests as determined using the factors listed in paragraph
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1    (e-10) A parent or guardian who is a member of the Armed
2Forces of the United States, including any reserve component
3thereof, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and
4Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service of the
5United States Department of Health and Human Services detailed
6by proper authority for duty with the Armed Forces of the
7United States, or who is required to enter or serve in the
8active military service of the United States under a call or
9order of the President of the United States or to serve on
10State active duty, may appoint a short-term guardian for a
11period of longer than 365 days if on active duty service. The
12writing appointing the short-term guardian under this
13subsection shall include the dates of the parent's or
14guardian's active duty service, and the appointment may not
15exceed the term of active duty plus 30 days.
16    (f) The written instrument appointing a short-term
17guardian may, but need not, be in the following form:
 
18
APPOINTMENT OF SHORT-TERM GUARDIAN

 
19    
[IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:
20    By properly completing this form, a parent or the guardian
21of the person of the child is appointing a guardian of a child
22of the parent (or a minor ward of the guardian, as the case may
23be) for a period of up to 365 days. A separate form should be
24completed for each child. The person appointed as the guardian

 

 

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1must sign the form, but need not do so at the same time as the
2parent or parents or guardian.
3    If you are a parent or guardian who is a member of the
4Armed Forces of the United States, including any reserve
5component thereof, or the commissioned corps of the National
6Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health
7Service of the United States Department of Health and Human
8Services detailed by proper authority for duty with the Armed
9Forces of the United States, or who is required to enter or
10serve in the active military service of the United States under
11a call or order of the President of the United States or to
12serve on State active duty, you may appoint a short-term
13guardian for your child for the period of your active duty
14service plus 30 days. When executing this form, include the
15date your active duty service is scheduled to begin in part 3
16and the date your active duty service is scheduled to end in
17part 4.
18    This form may not be used to appoint a guardian if there is
19a guardian already appointed for the child, except that if a
20guardian of the person of the child has been appointed, that
21guardian may use this form to appoint a short-term guardian.
22Both living parents of a child may together appoint a guardian
23of the child, or the guardian of the person of the child may
24appoint a guardian of the child, for a period of up to 365 days
25through the use of this form. If the short-term guardian is
26appointed by both living parents of the child, the parents need

 

 

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1not sign the form at the same time.]
2        1. Parent (or guardian) and Child. I, (insert name of
3    appointing parent or guardian), currently residing at
4    (insert address of appointing parent or guardian), am a
5    parent (or the guardian of the person) of the following
6    child (or of a child likely to be born): (insert name and
7    date of birth of child, or insert the words "not yet born"
8    to appoint a short-term guardian for a child likely to be
9    born and the child's expected date of birth).
10        2. Guardian. I hereby appoint the following person as
11    the short-term guardian for the child: (insert name and
12    address of appointed person).
13        3. Effective date. This appointment becomes effective:
14    (check one if you wish it to be applicable)
15            ( ) On the date that I state in writing that I am
16        no longer either willing or able to make and carry out
17        day-to-day child care decisions concerning the child.
18            ( ) On the date that a physician familiar with my
19        condition certifies in writing that I am no longer
20        willing or able to make and carry out day-to-day child
21        care decisions concerning the child.
22            ( ) On the date that I am admitted as an in-patient
23        to a hospital or other health care institution.
24            ( ) On the following date: (insert date).
25            ( ) On the date my active duty service begins:
26        (insert date).

 

 

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1            ( ) Upon an administrative separation, as defined
2        in Section 11-1.
3            ( ) Other: (insert other).
4[NOTE: If this item is not completed, the appointment is
5effective immediately upon the date the form is signed and
6dated below.]
7        4. Termination. This appointment shall terminate 365
8    days after the effective date, unless it terminates as
9    determined by the event or date I have indicated below:
10    (check one if you wish it to be applicable)
11            ( ) On the date that I state in writing that I am
12        willing and able to make and carry out day-to-day child
13        care decisions concerning the child, but not more than
14        365 days after the effective date.
15            ( ) On the date that a physician familiar with my
16        condition certifies in writing that I am willing and
17        able to make and carry out day-to-day child care
18        decisions concerning the child, but not more than 365
19        days after the effective date.
20            ( ) On the date that I am discharged from the
21        hospital or other health care institution where I was
22        admitted as an in-patient, which established the
23        effective date, but not more than 365 days after the
24        effective date.
25            ( ) On the date which is (state a number of days,
26        but no more than 365 days) days after the effective

 

 

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1        date.
2            ( ) On the date no more than 30 days after my
3        active duty service is scheduled to end: (insert date
4        active duty service is scheduled to end).
5            ( ) In the event the administrative separation, as
6        defined in Section 11-1, has been resolved.
7            ( ) Other: (insert other).
8[NOTE: If this item is not completed, the appointment will be
9effective for a period of 365 days, beginning on the effective
10date.]
11        5. Date and signature of appointing parent or guardian.
12    This appointment is made this (insert day) day of (insert
13    month and year).
14            Signed: (appointing parent)
15        6. Witnesses. I saw the parent (or the guardian of the
16    person of the child) sign this instrument or I saw the
17    parent (or the guardian of the person of the child) direct
18    someone to sign this instrument for the parent (or the
19    guardian). Then I signed this instrument as a witness in
20    the presence of the parent (or the guardian). I am not
21    appointed in this instrument to act as the short-term
22    guardian for the child. (Insert space for names, addresses,
23    and signatures of 2 witnesses)
24        7. Acceptance of short-term guardian. I accept this
25    appointment as short-term guardian on this (insert day) day
26    of (insert month and year).

 

 

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1            Signed: (short-term guardian)
2        8. Consent of child's other parent. I, (insert name of
3    the child's other living parent), currently residing at
4    (insert address of child's other living parent), hereby
5    consent to this appointment on this (insert day) day of
6    (insert month and year).
7            Signed: (consenting parent)
8[NOTE: The signature of a consenting parent is not necessary if
9one of the following applies: (i) the child's other parent has
10died; or (ii) the whereabouts of the child's other parent are
11not known; or (iii) the child's other parent is not willing or
12able to make and carry out day-to-day child care decisions
13concerning the child; or (iv) the child's parents were never
14married and no court has issued an order establishing
15parentage.]
16(Source: P.A. 98-568, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1082, eff. 1-1-15;
1799-599, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
18    (755 ILCS 5/11-8)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-8)
19    Sec. 11-8. Petition for guardian of minor.
20    (a) The petition for appointment of a guardian of the
21estate, or of both the person and estate, of a minor, or for
22appointment of the guardian of the person only of a minor or
23minors must state, if known: (1) the name, date of birth and
24residence of the minor; (2) the names and post office addresses
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1(i) the spouse, if any; if none, (ii) the parents, adult
2brothers and sisters, and the short-term guardian, if any; if
3none, (iii) the nearest adult kindred; (3) the name and post
4office address of the person having the custody of the minor;
5(4) the approximate value of the personal estate; (5) the
6amount of the anticipated gross annual income and other
7receipts; (6) the name, post office address and, in case of an
8individual, the age and occupation of the proposed guardian;
9(7) the facts concerning the execution or admission to probate
10of the written designation of the guardian, if any, a copy of
11which shall be attached to or filed with the petition; and (8)
12the facts concerning any juvenile, adoption, parentage,
13dissolution, administrative separation, or guardianship court
14proceedings actions pending concerning the minor or the parents
15of the minor and whether any guardian is currently acting for
16the minor. In addition, if the petition seeks the appointment
17of a previously appointed standby guardian as guardian of the
18minor, the petition must also state: (9) the facts concerning
19the standby guardian's previous appointment and (10) the date
20of death of the minor's parent or parents or the facts
21concerning the consent of the minor's parent or parents to the
22appointment of the standby guardian as guardian, or the
23willingness and ability of the minor's parent or parents to
24make and carry out day-to-day child care decisions concerning
25the minor. The petition must include any documentation related
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1information contained in the online detainee locator system.
2    If a short-term guardian who has been appointed by the
3minor's parent or guardian prior to the filing of the petition
4subsequently petitions for court-ordered guardianship of the
5minor, the petition shall state the facts concerning the
6appointment of the short-term guardian, including: (i) the date
7of the appointment; (ii) the circumstances surrounding the
8appointment, including an administrative separation if
9applicable; (iii) the date the short-term guardian appointment
10ends; and (iv) the reasons why a court-ordered guardian is also
11needed for the minor. A copy of the short-term guardianship
12appointment and any documentation related to an administrative
13separation shall be attached to the petition.
14    (b) A single petition for appointment of only a guardian of
15the person of a minor may include more than one minor. The
16statements required in items (1) and (2) of subsection (a)
17shall be listed separately for each minor.
18(Source: P.A. 98-1082, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
19    (755 ILCS 5/11-8.1)
20    Sec. 11-8.1. Petition for standby guardian of minor. The
21petition for appointment of a standby guardian of the person or
22the estate, or both, of a minor must state, if known: (a) the
23name, date of birth, and residence of the minor; (b) the names
24and post office addresses of the nearest relatives of the minor
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1brothers and sisters, if any; if none, (3) the nearest adult
2kindred; (4) the short-term guardian, if any; (c) the name and
3post office address of the person having custody of the minor;
4(d) the name, post office address, and, in case of any
5individual, the age and occupation of the proposed standby
6guardian; (e) the facts concerning the consent of the minor's
7parent or parents or the guardian of the person of the minor to
8the appointment of the standby guardian, or the willingness and
9ability of the minor's parent or parents, if any, or the
10guardian of the person of the minor to make and carry out
11day-to-day child care decisions concerning the minor; (f) the
12facts concerning the execution or admission to probate of the
13written designation of the standby guardian, if any, a copy of
14which shall be attached to or filed with the petition; and (g)
15the facts concerning any juvenile, adoption, parentage,
16dissolution, or guardianship court, or administrative
17separation proceedings actions pending concerning the minor or
18the parents of the minor and whether any guardian is currently
19acting for the minor. If a short-term guardian has been
20appointed by the minor's parent or guardian and subsequently
21petitions for standby guardianship of the minor, the petition
22shall state the facts concerning the appointment of the
23short-term guardian, including: (i) the date of the
24appointment; (ii) the circumstances surrounding the
25appointment; (iii) the date the short-term guardian
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1is also needed for the minor, including administrative
2separation. A copy of the short-term guardianship appointment
3shall be attached to the petition. The petition must include
4any documentation related to an administrative separation,
5including, but not limited to, information contained in the
6online detainee locator system.
7(Source: P.A. 98-1082, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
8    (755 ILCS 5/11-10.1)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-10.1)
9    Sec. 11-10.1. Procedure for appointment of a standby
10guardian or a guardian of a minor.
11    (a) Unless excused by the court for good cause shown, it is
12the duty of the petitioner to give notice of the time and place
13of the hearing on the petition, in person or by mail, to the
14minor, if the minor is 14 years, or older, and to the relatives
15and the short-term guardian of the minor whose names and
16addresses are stated in the petition, not less than 7 days
17before the hearing, but failure to give notice to any relative
18is not jurisdictional. Failure to give notice to any relative
19or parent out of the country is not jurisdictional if the
20petitioner can attest to: (1) the present location of the
21out-of-country parent and (2) the attempts made to contact the
22parent via mail, phone, email, social media, or a friend or
23relative.
24    (b) In any proceeding for the appointment of a standby
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1litem to represent the minor in the proceeding.
2(Source: P.A. 98-1082, eff. 1-1-15; 99-207, eff. 7-30-15.)
 
3    (755 ILCS 5/11-13.1)
4    Sec. 11-13.1. Duties of standby guardian of a minor.
5    (a) Before a standby guardian of a minor may act, the
6standby guardian must be appointed by the court of the proper
7county and, in the case of a standby guardian of the minor's
8estate, the standby guardian must give the bond prescribed in
9subsection (d) of Section 11-5.3 and Section 12-2.
10    (b) The standby guardian shall not have any duties or
11authority to act until the standby guardian receives knowledge
12(i) of the death or consent of the minor's parent or parents or
13of the guardian of the person of the minor, or (ii) the
14inability of the minor's parent or parents or of the guardian
15of the person of the minor to make and carry out day-to-day
16child care decisions concerning the minor for whom the standby
17guardian has been appointed; or (iii) an administrative
18separation. This inability to make and carry out day-to-day
19child care decisions may be communicated either by the parent's
20or the guardian's own admission or by the written certification
21of the parent's or guardian's attending physician. Immediately
22upon receipt of that knowledge, the standby guardian shall
23assume all duties as guardian of the minor as previously
24determined by the order appointing the standby guardian, and as
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1person shall have the authority to act as guardian of the
2person without direction of court for a period of up to 60
3days, provided that the authority of the standby guardian may
4be limited or terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction.
5    (c) Within 60 days of the standby guardian's receipt of
6knowledge of (i) the death or consent of the minor's parent or
7parents or guardian or (ii) the inability of the minor's parent
8or parents or guardian to make and carry out day-to-day child
9care decisions concerning the minor, the standby guardian shall
10file or cause to be filed a petition for the appointment of a
11guardian of the person or estate, or both, of the minor under
12Section 11-5.
13(Source: P.A. 90-796, eff. 12-15-98.)
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.