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755 ILCS 5/18-6 (2026)

Jury trial

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(755 ILCS 5/18-6) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 18-6)
    Sec. 18-6. Jury trial.) Any interested person may demand a jury to try the issue in accordance with the following, otherwise he waives a jury:
    (a) A claimant or counterclaimant must file the jury demand at the time of filing the claim or counterclaim.
    (b) A person opposing a claim or counterclaim must file the jury demand not later than the filing of his answer or other pleading.
    (c) If the claimant or counterclaimant files a jury demand and thereafter waives a jury, the person opposing the claim or counterclaim shall be granted a jury trial upon demand therefor made promptly after being advised of the waiver. For good cause shown, the court may permit a jury demand to be filed after expiration of the time specified.
(Source: P.A. 80-808.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2023 · leading case: In Re Est. of Jolliff, 771 N.E.2d 346 (Ill. 2002).
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In Re Est. of Jolliff, 771 N.E.2d 346 (Ill. 2002). “Of course, we decide only that the statutory requirements and percentages do not violate due process, not that Porter has satisfied the statute and, consequently, may recover. Cheryl raises the possibility that more than one immediate family member could file a claim under…”
In re Est. of Phinney, 2023 IL App (3d) 220384-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “755 ILCS 5/18-6 (West 2020). Specifically, it reads: “A claimant or counterclaimant must file the jury demand at the time of filing the claim or counterclaim.”
In re Est. of Garza, 2020 IL App (1st) 192324-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “See 755 ILCS 5/18-6 (West 2000) (any interested person may demand a jury trial on a claim against an estate).”
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