Illinois Compiled Statutes
755 ILCS 5/9-4 (2026)
Petition to issue letters
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(755 ILCS 5/9-4)
(from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 9-4)
Sec. 9-4. Petition to issue letters.) Anyone desiring to have letters of
administration issued on the estate of an intestate decedent shall file a
petition therefor in the court of the proper county. The petition shall
state, if known: (a) the name and place of residence of the decedent at
the time of his death; (b) the date and place of death; (c) the
approximate value of the decedent's real and personal estate in this
State; (d) the names and post office addresses of all heirs
of the decedent and whether any of them is a minor or person with a disability and
whether any of them is entitled either to administer or to nominate a
person to administer equally with or in preference to the petitioner; (e)
the name and post office
address of the person nominated as administrator; (f) the facts showing
the right of the petitioner to act as or to nominate the administrator;
(g) when letters of administration de bonis non are sought, the reason
for the issuance of the letters; and (h) unless supervised administration
is requested, the name and address of any
personal fiduciary acting or designated to act pursuant to Section 28-3.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: In re Est. of Mattson, 2019 IL App (1st) 180805 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
In re Est. of Mattson, 2019 IL App (1st) 180805 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “” 755 ILCS 5/9-4 (West 2016). Daniel seeks only letters of administration, which, if granted, would then permit him to act on the behalf of his mother’s estate.”
In re Est. of Zagaria, 2013 IL App (1st) 122879 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “755 ILCS 5/9-2 (West 2010). “Anyone desiring to have letters of administration issued on the estate of an intestate decedent shall file a petition therefor in the court of the proper county.”
Castaneda v. Ingram, 2018 IL App (1st) 170065 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “20, 2013) (citing section 9-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/9-4 (West 2010) ) ). 2 Section 2.”
In re Est. of Zagaria, 2013 IL App (1st) 122879 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” 755 ILCS 5/9-4 (West 2010). The administrator has a duty to collect and conserve the personal assets of the estate, convert them into cash, to pay the decedent’s debts or obligations, and to distribute the estate to those entitled thereto according to their respective rights.”
Castaneda v. Ingram, 2018 IL App (1st) 170065 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “20, 2013) (citing section 9-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/9-4 (West 2010))). 2 Section 2.”
In re Est. of Stinnette, 2024 IL App (2d) 230174 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶ 26 Further, section 9-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/9-4 (West 2020)) provides, in relevant part, that “[a]nyone desiring to have letters of administration issued on the estate of an intestate decedent shall file a petition therefor in the court of the proper county.”
Nesbit v. Moore, 2020 IL App (3d) 190227-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 2 While the matter was under advisement, plaintiff, on July 30, 2018, filed a petition to issue letters of administration under section 9-4 of the Probate Act of 1975, 755 ILCS 5/9-4 (West 2018), seeking to nominate his niece, Lana Herron, administrator of Sonja’s estate.”
— 755 ILCS 5/9-4(f) — 1 case
In re Est. of Stinnette, 2024 IL App (2d) 230174 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶ 26 Further, section 9-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/9-4 (West 2020)) provides, in relevant part, that “[a]nyone desiring to have letters of administration issued on the estate of an intestate decedent shall file a petition therefor in the court of the proper county.”
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