103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4884

 

Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Terra Costa Howard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
755 ILCS 5/11a-3  from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-3
755 ILCS 5/11a-4

    Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that if guardianship is necessary and the petition for guardianship is filed by a person, corporation, nonprofit organization, or other entity with no legally recognized relationship to the alleged person with a disability, the court shall appoint the county public guardian as temporary and permanent guardian.


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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 11a-3 and 11a-4 as follows:
 
6    (755 ILCS 5/11a-3)  (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-3)
7    Sec. 11a-3. Adjudication of disability; Power to appoint
8guardian.
9    (a) Upon the filing of a petition by a reputable person or
10by the alleged person with a disability himself or on its own
11motion, the court may adjudge a person to be a person with a
12disability, but only if it has been demonstrated by clear and
13convincing evidence that the person is a person with a
14disability as defined in Section 11a-2. If the court adjudges
15a person to be a person with a disability, the court may
16appoint (1) a guardian of his person, if it has been
17demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that because of
18his disability he lacks sufficient understanding or capacity
19to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning the
20care of his person, or (2) a guardian of his estate, if it has
21been demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that
22because of his disability he is unable to manage his estate or
23financial affairs, or (3) a guardian of his person and of his

 

 

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1estate, (4) the . The court may appoint co-guardians in
2accordance with Section 11a-15, or (5) if a petition for
3guardianship is filed by a person, corporation, nonprofit
4organization, or other entity with no legally recognized
5relationship to the alleged person with a disability, the
6court shall appoint the county public guardian as the guardian
7of the person or estate or both if the requirements of this
8Section are met.
9    (b) Guardianship shall be utilized only as is necessary to
10promote the well-being of the person with a disability, to
11protect him from neglect, exploitation, or abuse, and to
12encourage development of his maximum self-reliance and
13independence. Guardianship shall be ordered only to the extent
14necessitated by the individual's actual mental, physical and
15adaptive limitations. The order shall conform with Sections
1611a-12 and 11a-14.
17(Source: P.A. 102-72, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
18    (755 ILCS 5/11a-4)
19    Sec. 11a-4. Temporary guardian.
20    (a) Prior to the appointment of a guardian under this
21Article, pending an appeal in relation to the appointment, or
22pending the completion of a citation proceeding brought
23pursuant to Section 23-3 of this Act, or upon a guardian's
24death, incapacity, or resignation, the court may appoint a
25temporary guardian upon a showing of the necessity therefor

 

 

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1for the immediate welfare and protection of the alleged person
2with a disability or his or her estate and subject to such
3conditions as the court may prescribe. In cases in which a
4petition for guardianship of a person alleged person with a
5disability is filed by a person, corporation, nonprofit, or
6other entity with no legally recognized relationship to that
7person, the court shall appoint the county public guardian as
8temporary guardian of that person under this Section. A
9petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian for an
10alleged person with a disability shall be filed at the time of
11or subsequent to the filing of a petition for adjudication of
12disability and appointment of a guardian. The petition for the
13appointment of a temporary guardian shall state the facts upon
14which it is based and the name, the post office address, and,
15in the case of an individual, the age and occupation of the
16proposed temporary guardian. In determining the necessity for
17temporary guardianship, the immediate welfare and protection
18of the alleged person with a disability and his or her estate
19shall be of paramount concern, and the interests of the
20petitioner, any care provider, or any other party shall not
21outweigh the interests of the alleged person with a
22disability. The temporary guardian shall have the limited
23powers and duties of a guardian of the person or of the estate
24which are specifically enumerated by court order. The court
25order shall state the actual harm identified by the court that
26necessitates temporary guardianship or any extension thereof.

 

 

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1    (a-5) Notice of the time and place of the hearing on a
2petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian shall be
3given, not less than 3 days before the hearing, by mail or in
4person to the alleged person with a disability, to the
5proposed temporary guardian, and to those persons whose names
6and addresses are listed in the petition for adjudication of
7disability and appointment of a guardian under Section 11a-8.
8The court, upon a finding of good cause, may waive the notice
9requirement under this subsection.
10    (a-10) Notice of the time and place of the hearing on a
11petition to revoke the appointment of a temporary guardian
12shall be given, not less than 3 days before the hearing, by
13mail or in person to the temporary guardian, to the petitioner
14on whose petition the temporary guardian was appointed, and to
15those persons whose names and addresses are listed in the
16petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a
17guardian under Section 11a-8. The court, upon a finding of
18good cause, may waive the notice requirements under this
19subsection.
20    (b) The temporary guardianship shall expire within 60 days
21after the appointment or whenever a guardian is regularly
22appointed, whichever occurs first. No extension shall be
23granted except:
24        (1) In a case where there has been an adjudication of
25    disability, an extension shall be granted:
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1        adjudication of disability;
2            (ii) pending the completion of a citation
3        proceeding brought pursuant to Section 23-3;
4            (iii) pending the appointment of a successor
5        guardian in a case where the former guardian has
6        resigned, has become incapacitated, or is deceased; or
7            (iv) where the guardian's powers have been
8        suspended pursuant to a court order.
9        (2) In a case where there has not been an adjudication
10    of disability, an extension shall be granted pending the
11    disposition of a petition brought pursuant to Section
12    11a-8 so long as the court finds it is in the best
13    interests of the alleged person with a disability to
14    extend the temporary guardianship so as to protect the
15    alleged person with a disability from any potential abuse,
16    neglect, self-neglect, exploitation, or other harm and
17    such extension lasts no more than 120 days from the date
18    the temporary guardian was originally appointed.
19    The ward shall have the right any time after the
20appointment of a temporary guardian is made to petition the
21court to revoke the appointment of the temporary guardian.
22(Source: P.A. 102-72, eff. 1-1-22; 102-120, eff 7-23-21;
23102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)