CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ______________________JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Deceased WILL NOTICE AND CLAIM NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION Notice is given of the death of ________________________________________ ___________. Letters of office were issued on______________________________to _______ ________________ ________________________________________________________________________ __________ (Name and Address) as independent representative whose attorney is _________________________________________ (Name and Address) Notice is given to____________________________________________________________ __ Heir(s) or legatee(s) who is(are) named in a petition filed in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose name(s) or address (es) is(are) not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the court on ____________________________admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in Section 6-21 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/6-21). You also have the right under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of this court, ___________________ Courthouse, _____________________, Illinois 61_______, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. You may obtain a copy of a form of a petition to terminate independent administration from the clerk of court at the above address. Dated this_____________________day of _____________________ _______, 20___________ Name______________________________ Attorney for__________________________ Address____________________________ City________________________________ Phone_____________________________ WILL NOTICE AND CLAIM NOTICE (INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION) PUBLICATION P -145 Revised 8-2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com