(755 ILCS 5/11a-8.1)
Sec. 11a-8.1. Petition for standby guardian of disabled person. The petition for appointment of a standby guardian of the person or the estate, or both, of a disabled person must state, if known: (a) the name, date of birth, and residence of the disabled person; (b) the names and post office addresses of the nearest relatives of the disabled person in the following order: (1) the spouse and adult children, parents and adult brothers and sisters, if any; if none, (2) nearest adult kindred known to the petitioner; (c) the name and post office address of the person having guardianship of the disabled person, and of any person or persons acting as agents of the disabled person under the Illinois Power of Attorney Act; (d) the name, post office address, and, in case of any individual, the age and occupation of the proposed standby guardian; (e) the preference of the disabled person as to the choice of standby guardian; (f) the facts concerning the consent of the disabled person's guardian to the appointment of the standby guardian, or the willingness and ability of the disabled person's guardian to make and carry out day-to-day care decisions concerning the disabled person; (g) the facts concerning the execution or admission to probate of the written designation of the standby guardian, if any, a copy of which shall be attached to or filed with the petition; (h) the facts concerning any guardianship court actions pending concerning the disabled person; and (i) the facts concerning the willingness of the proposed standby guardian to serve, and in the case of the Office of State Guardian and any public guardian, evidence of a written acceptance to serve signed by the State Guardian or public guardian or an authorized representative of the State Guardian or public guardian, consistent with subsection (b) of Section 11a-3.1.
(Source: P.A. 90-796, eff. 12-15-98.)
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