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755 ILCS 5/1-9 (2026)

Act to be liberally construed

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(755 ILCS 5/1-9) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 1-9)
    Sec. 1-9. Act to be liberally construed.) This Act and the rules now or hereafter applicable thereto shall be liberally construed to the end that controversies and the rights of the parties may be speedily and finally determined and the rule that statutes in derogation of the common law shall be strictly construed does not apply.
(Source: P.A. 79-328.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2022 · leading case: In re S.F., 2020 IL App (2d) 190248 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
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In re S.F., 2020 IL App (2d) 190248 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 755 ILCS 5/1-9 (West 2016). We conclude that petitioners reasonably fall within the Act’s definition of “interested person.”
In re Est. of Walter, 2022 IL App (1st) 211600 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “755 ILCS 5/1-9 (West 2020). Therefore, we find that a “reputable person” under section 11a-3 pertains to a person’s character.”
In re Est. of Libby, 2019 IL App (2d) 180782-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “” 755 ILCS 5/1-9 (West 2016). Further, “the law favors admission of a will to probate.”
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