Circuit Court of LaSalle County, Illinois (13th Judicial Circuit) Filing Rules

A Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage must be included in the prove-up package.

When the clerk issues the required citation, the clerk must mail notice of the citation proceeding and its return date to all interested estate persons, including unpaid creditors.

A pro se party's noncompliant document must be reviewed by the court for acceptance before it can be rejected.

An electronically signed document satisfies Supreme Court requirements and statutes governing original signatures.

A previously paid jury fee is nonrefundable if the party later waives a jury.

Electronically filed pleadings must, to the extent practicable, comply with EFM formatting requirements.

An original Qualified Domestic Relations Order containing social security numbers must be impounded by the Circuit Clerk and may be opened only by court order.

The court provides a telephone contact for general questions and inquiries.

The party or attorney seeking to affect marital status must present the listed prove-up materials as a single package before testimony begins and within the judge’s established timeframe.

A trial brief may be included for each party but may not exceed four pages unless the court grants contrary leave.

Documents customarily provided to the court must continue to include courtesy copies in e-filing cases unless a court order states otherwise.

A personal representative must request an extension of an accounting deadline by verified petition stating the reasons, and the petition may be heard without notice for an unnecessary annual accounting, a faultless estate-related reason, the stated pending-tax and estate-payment conditions, or other good cause.