§ 755 ILCS 5/28-1 Purpose and scope of Article.) This Article permits an executor or …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-2 Order for independent administration – notice of appointment of …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-3 Protection of persons under disability during independent …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-4 Termination of independent administration status.) (a) Upon petition …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-5 Court proceedings during independent administration.) At any time or …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-6 Service of inventory.) (a) Not less than 30 days prior to filing of …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-7 Spouse and child awards.) (a) When an award under Section 15-1 or …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-8 Administrative powers
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-9 Protection of persons dealing with an independent representative.) No …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-10 Distribution.) (a) If it appears to the …
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-11 Closing the estate
§ 755 ILCS 5/28-12 Notice.) Notice or other information mailed to an interested person …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 755 ILCS 5 > Article XXVIII - Independent Administration Of Decedents' Estates

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • 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.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Surviving spouse: means "widow" or "widower" as the case may be. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.32
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.