Bill Amendment: IL HB2816 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: PROBATE-GUARDIAN AD LITEM FEES

Status: 2021-01-04 - Referred to Assignments [HB2816 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2816-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Terra Costa Howard

Filed: 4/10/2019

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2816
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2816 by replacing
line 16 on page 3 through line 5 on page 4 with the following:
"discretion of the court. No guardian ad litem fee or cost
shall be assessed against the Office of the State Guardian, the
public guardian, an adult protective services agency, the
Department of Children and Family Services, or the agency
designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection
and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act.
If the respondent is unable to pay the fee of the guardian ad
litem or appointed counsel, or both, the court may enter an
order for the petitioner to pay all such fees or such amounts
as the respondent or the respondent's estate may be unable to
pay. However, in cases where the Office of State Guardian is
the petitioner, consistent with Section 30 of the Guardianship
and Advocacy Act, where the public guardian is the petitioner,
consistent with Section 13-5 of this Act, where an adult

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protective services agency is the petitioner, pursuant to
Section 9 of the Adult Protective Services Act, or where the
Department of Children and Family Services is the petitioner
under subparagraph (d) of subsection (1) of Section 2-27 of the
Juvenile Court Act of 1987, no guardian ad litem or legal fees
shall be assessed against the Office of State Guardian, the
public guardian, the adult protective services agency, or the
Department of Children and Family Services.".