Where a party has not yet filed a federal or state income tax return for the prior calendar year, the last filed year's return shall be served upon the opposing parties as well as all W-2's, 1099's and K-1's received necessary for preparation of the prior year's return.
Cook County Local Rule 13.3. 1 provides that parties to divorce cases involving property division, child support, maintenance or certain other issues issues (whether the issue arises before or after the divorce) must complete financial disclosure statements.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Incumbent Mariyana Spyropoulos since December 4, 2024 Term length 4 years
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Domestic Relations Proceedings, Rule 13.4 - Pre-Trial Phase. The rule orders each case in which child custody or visitation is contested to be directed to mediation and authorizes referral to mediation for matters involving removal.
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER – CATEGORY 1 CASES The intent of this order is for the parties to complete all discovery and for the court to rule on all dispositive motions within 15 months following the filing of the complaint. This order does not alter the application of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 218 – the 60-day rule.
In order to conserve judicial resources and promote efficiency in the administration of the Circuit Court, upon motion of any party or upon the court's own motion, the Circuit Court may assign or reassign related cases to a single judge wherever it serves the convenience of interested parties and the court.
The circuit clerk issues all processes such as citations, notices and summons for service to the sheriff and subpoenas all witnesses in trials of matters. The clerk must be present at all court sessions and keep complete records of the proceedings and determinations of that court.
In Illinois, the circuit court is the court of original jurisdiction. There are 25 judicial circuits in the state, of which seven are single county circuits (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, St. Clair and Will). and the remaining eighteen circuits comprise as few as two and as many as twelve counties each.
The center operates from Monday - Friday, am to pm excluding court holidays. The centralized number to dial to reach the center is (312) 603-5030.