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755 ILCS 5/18-5 (2026)

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(755 ILCS 5/18-5) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 18-5)
    Sec. 18-5. Pleadings.) (a) The representative or any other person whose rights may be affected by the allowance of a claim or counterclaim may file pleadings with the clerk of the court within 30 days after mailing or delivery of the copy of the claim. A claim or counterclaim may be filed in favor of the estate and against any claimant named in the claim.
    (b) The court may order the claimant, the representative or any other interested person to file such pleadings as the court directs.
(Source: P.A. 79-328.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2023 · leading case: In re Est. of Denten, 2012 IL App (2d) 110814 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
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In re Est. of Denten, 2012 IL App (2d) 110814 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “See 755 ILCS 5/18-5 (West 2010). Finally, they argue that article XXVII of the Probate Act creates a right in the representative, GAL, and counsel for the representative to payment in connection with their services, which should be given priority in a guardianship estate.”
Craig v. Zink, 2016 IL App (4th) 150939 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” Section 18-5(a) of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-5(a) (West 2014)) provides: “The representative or any other person whose rights may be affected by the allowance of a claim or counterclaim may file pleadings with the clerk of the court within 30 days after mailing or…”
Craig v. Zink, 2016 IL App (4th) 150939 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” Section 18-5(a) of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-5(a) (West 2014)) provides: “The representative or any other person whose rights may be affected by the allowance of a claim or counterclaim may file pleadings with the clerk of the court within 30 days after mailing or…”
In re Est. of Spitler, 2023 IL App (5th) 220361-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “755 ILCS 5/18-5 (West 2018). ¶ 31 Here, no interested party asserted that the 2008 Will had been improperly executed or attested.”
— 755 ILCS 5/18-5(a) — 2 cases
Craig v. Zink, 2016 IL App (4th) 150939 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” Section 18-5(a) of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-5(a) (West 2014)) provides: “The representative or any other person whose rights may be affected by the allowance of a claim or counterclaim may file pleadings with the clerk of the court within 30 days after mailing or…”
Craig v. Zink, 2016 IL App (4th) 150939 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” Section 18-5(a) of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-5(a) (West 2014)) provides: “The representative or any other person whose rights may be affected by the allowance of a claim or counterclaim may file pleadings with the clerk of the court within 30 days after mailing or…”
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