Fillable Citation To Discover Assets - St. Clair County, Illinois Circuit Court (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

CITATION NOTICE

Judgment Debtor’s last known

Judgment Creditor’s Attorney/ Judgment Creditor

Name: _______________________

_____________________________________________

Address: _____________________

_____________________________________________

City: ________________________

_____________________________________________

Phone: (____)______-_______

Judgment in the amount of $______________________

Name of person receiving Citation: _________________________________________________

Notice: The court has issued a citation against the person named above. The citation directs that

person to appear in court to be examined for the purpose of allowing the judgment creditor to

discover income and assets belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has

an interest. The citation was issued on the basis of a judgment against the judgment debtor in

favor of the judgment creditor in the amount states above. On or after the court sate shown above,

the court may compel the application of any discovered income or assets toward payment on the

judgment.

The amount of income or assets hat may be applies toward the judgment is limited by federal and

Illinois law.

THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO ASSERT STATURORY EXEMPTIONS

AGAINT CERTAIN INCOME OR ASSETS OF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR WHICH MAY NOT

BE USED TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT STATED ABOVE.

a. Under Illinois or Federal Law, the exemptions of personal property owned by the debtor

included the debtor’s equity interest, not to exceed $4,000 in value, in any personal property

as chosen by the debtor.

Social Security and SSI Benefits.

Public assistance benefits;

Unemployment compensation benefits;

Worker’s compensation benefits;

Veteran’s benefits;

Circuit breaker property tax relief benefits;

The debtor’s equity interest, not to exceed $2,400 in value, in any one motor vehicle;

and

The debtor’s equity interest, not to exceed $1,500 in value, in any implements,

professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor.

Under Illinois Law, every person is entitled to an estate in homestead, when it is owned and

occupied as a residence; to the extent in value $15,000 which homestead is exempt from

judgment.

Under Illinois Law, the amount of wages that may be applied toward a judgment is limited to

the lesser of (i) 15% of gross weekly wages of

The amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed the total of

45 time the federal minimum hourly wage.

Under federal law, the amount of wages that may be applies toward a judgment is limited to

the lesser of

25% of disposable earnings for a week of

ii.

The amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed 30 times the

federal minimum hourly wage.

Pension and retirement benefits and refunds may be claimed as exempt under Illinois law The

judgment debtor my have other possible exemptions under the law.

THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR HAS THE RIGHT AT CITATION HEARING TO DECLARE

EXEMPT CERTAIN INCOME OR ASSETS OR BOTH. The judgment debtor also has the right to

seek a declaration at the earlier date, by notifying the clerk in writing at the office of Clerk of the

Circuit Court, St. Clair County, #10 Public Square, Belleville, IL 62220. When so notified, the

Clerk of the Circuit Court will provide a hearing date and the necessary forms that must be prepared by

the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s attorney and sent to the judgment creditor regarding the

time and location of the hearing. This Notice may be sent by regular First Class Mail.

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