Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/12-188 – Employees under legal disabilities
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/12-188
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person under legal disability: means a person 18 years or older who (a) because of mental deterioration or physical incapacity is not fully able to manage his or her person or estate, or (b) is a person with mental illness or is a person with developmental disabilities and who because of his or her mental illness or developmental disability is not fully able to manage his or her person or estate, or (c) because of gambling, idleness, debauchery or excessive use of intoxicants or drugs, so spends or wastes his or her estate as to expose himself or herself or his or her family to want or suffering. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.06
In the event that an employee is adjudicated to be a person under legal disability by a court having jurisdiction to so determine and a guardian is appointed by a court having jurisdiction so to do, such guardian may, with the approval of the court, execute such documents, including resignations from the service, as may be necessary for the protection and best interests of the employee.