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755 ILCS 5/28-1 (2026)

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(755 ILCS 5/28-1) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 28-1)
    Sec. 28-1. Purpose and scope of Article.) This Article permits an executor or administrator to administer the estate without court order or filings, except to the extent that court order or filing is required by this Article or is requested by any interested person pursuant to this Article. This Article shall apply to all estates after the effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, whether letters of office are issued before, on or after that date. All provisions of this Act dealing with decedents' estates that are not inconsistent with this Article apply to and govern independent administration.
(Source: P.A. 83-900.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: In re Karavidas, 2013 IL 115767 (Ill. 2013).
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In re Karavidas, 2013 IL 115767 (Ill. 2013). · cites it 2× “See 755 ILCS 5/28-1 (West 2000). The probate estate was valued at approximately $700,000 and included investment accounts with PaineWebber and Harris Investors.”
In re Karavidas, 2013 IL 115767 (Ill. 2013). · cites it 3× “See 755 ILCS 5/28-1 (West 2000). The probate estate was valued at approximately $700,000 and included investment accounts with PaineWebber and Harris Investors.”
In re Est. of Reeder, 2023 IL App (3d) 210361 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “See 755 ILCS 5/28-1, 28-8, 18-8 (West 2014). Although the will contained boilerplate language that permitted the executor, in the nature of independent administration, to settle claims against the estate without having to get an order from the probate court, the will did not…”
In re Est. of Goldstein (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “Joseph and Bessie did not owe Ann a duty to protect her marital rights from Max's 1966 conveyances. If there was any fraud, it was Max's.”
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