Illinois Compiled Statutes

740 ILCS 21/35 (2026)

Appointment of counsel

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(740 ILCS 21/35)
    Sec. 35. Appointment of counsel. The court may appoint counsel to represent the petitioner if the respondent is represented by counsel.
(Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Vicary v. Windish, 2024 IL App (4th) 230760-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024).
Vicary v. Windish, 2024 IL App (4th) 230760-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “Petitioner also contends the appointment of counsel was warranted because he “was a disabled senior over age 60 that had minimal knowledge of legal proceedings and how to present his evidence and question witnesses and Respondent.”
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