Illinois law
Estate Planning Laws in Illinois.
Illinois estate-planning and probate work is governed primarily by the Probate Act of 1975 at 755 ILCS 5/ and the Illinois Trust Code at 760 ILCS 3/. Probate runs through the Illinois Circuit Courts. Illinois has a distinctive statutory Power of Attorney Act for property and health care that is widely used in Illinois planning practice.
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Key Illinois Statutes
The Probate Act governs wills, intestate succession, probate administration, and related fiduciary rules in Illinois, administered through the Circuit Courts.
Illinois’s Trust Code governs creation, modification, administration, and termination of trusts, including trustee duties, beneficiary rights, and trust directors.
Illinois’s Power of Attorney Act governs statutory short-form powers of attorney for property and for health care, widely used in Illinois planning practice.
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