However, as a rule, an executor must settle the deceased's estate within 1 year.
Generally, you as a child can't sue a parent for child support.
The guiding principle of Canada's child support law is that children should continue to benefit from the financial means of both parents just as they would if the parents were still together. Therefore, if you are divorced or separated from the other parent, your child is entitled to child support.
The Cook County Clerk probate division office phone number for general information is (312) 603-6441. Also available online for Cook County: Wills Search showing limited information about Wills that have been filed. To view or copy a Will, you must go to the Daley Center (12th Floor).
Establishment of administrative paternity and/or child support orders may take 90 days or less. As in court, paternity and child support may be established by default if DCSS has proof that the alleged father received proper notification to appear for an appointment or genetic testing, but failed to appear.
Even if the will is not going to be probated, anyone who is in possession of the will of a decedent must bring the will to the Probate Court for filing.
When a person dies in Illinois, anyone who has a claim against a decedent's estate —whether it is a contract, tort, or statutory custodial claim—may file that claim with the estate representative or with the court.
If a person dies without a will, the person died intestate. The person who died is called the decedent. The decedent's property is given to the decedent's heirs during a probate court case. A decedent's relatives also get part of the estate.
If the named executor fails to initiate the proceeding by the 30-day deadline, the court may deny the named executor the right to serve as executor unless good cause is shown. If the court denies the right to act as executor, Letters of Office are issued as if the person named executor is disqualified.
This statement of the decedent's intent is commonly known as that person's "Will." Under Illinois law, it is required that any person who possesses the Will of a decedent file it with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in which that individual resided within 30 days after the death of the testator is known to ...