750 ILCS 95/20

(750 ILCS 95/20)

Sec. 20. Commencement of proceeding; notice.

(a) A proceeding under this Act shall be commenced in the court of the county in which the frail elderly individual resides.

(b) The frail elderly individual and family caregiver shall be personally served with a copy of the verified petition for visitation and a summons not less than 14 days before the hearing. The form of the summons shall be in the manner prescribed by subsection (c) of Supreme Court Rule 101.

(c) The petitioner shall provide notice of the time, date, and place of the hearing by mail to any other family members not less than 14 days before the hearing. All other notices during the pendency of the proceeding shall be served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12.

(Source: P.A. 100-850, eff. 1-1-19.)