Illinois Summons

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Illinois
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IL-171-223
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This Summons is the official notification to your spouse that divorce proceedings have begun. It is delivered to your spouse along with the Petition, and tells your spouse that he/ she has 30 days in which to answer your Petition for Divorce. This form is available in Word or fillable PDF format.

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Read the summons and make sure you know the date you must answer by. Read the complaint carefully. Write your answer. Sign and date the answer. Make copies for the plaintiff and yourself. Mail a copy to the plaintiff. File your answer with the court by the date on the summons.

Step 1: File your Answer/Response to Complaint/Petition with the Circuit Clerk in the county where the court case is filed. you can use to e-file your form. Step 2: Send a copy of your Answer/Response to Complaint/Petition to the other parties.

Every summon shall be served by a police officer, or by an officer of the court issuing it or any other public servant. The summon shall if practical, be served personally on the person summoned, by delivering or tendering to him one of the duplicates of the summons.

The most common way to serve a summons is to get the Sheriff to do it. A person can get the sheriff in their county to serve a summons after they file their complaint and pay a fee.

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Illinois Summons