IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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Judgment Creditor, )
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Judgment Debtor.
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Judicial Circuit – 18 N County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
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CITATION NOTICE
Judgment Creditor’s Attorney/Judgment Creditor
Judgment Debtor’s last known:
Name: _________________________________________
Name: ___________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _________________________________
City, State, Zip ____________________________________
Judgment in the amount of $ _______________________
Name of the person receiving Citation: _______________________________________
Next Court Date: ________________ , 20 ______ at ________
AM
PM Courtroom: __________
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 judgment debtor in favor of the judgment creditor in the amount stated above. On or after the court date 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 that may be applied toward the judgment is limited by federal law and Illinois law. THE
JUDGMENT DEBTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO ASSERT STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS AGAINST CERTAIN INCOME AND
ASSETS OF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR WHICH MAY NOT BE USED TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT
STATED ABOVE:
Under the Illinois or federal law, the exemptions of personal property owned by the debtor include the debtor’s
(1)
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 breakers 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.
(2)
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 of $15,000, which homestead is exempt from judgment.
(3)
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 or (ii) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceeds the total of 45 times
the federal minimum hourly wage.
(4)
Under federal law, the amount of wages that may be applied toward a judgment is limited to the lesser of (i) 25%
of disposable earnings for a week or (ii) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed 30 times the
federal minimum hourly wage.
(5)
Pension and retirement benefits and refunds may be claimed as exempt under Illinois law.
The judgment debtor may have other possible exemptions under the law.
THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR HAS THE RIGHT AT THE CITATION HEARING TO DECLARE EXEMPT CERTAIN
INCOME OR ASSETS OR BOTH. The judgment debtor also has the right to seek a declaration at an earlier date,
by notifying the clerk in writing at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 18 N. County Street, Waukegan,
Illinois, 60085. When so notified the Clerk of the Circuit Clerk will provide a hearing date and the necessary
forms that must be prepared by judgment debtor or the attorney for the judgment debtor and sent to the
judgment creditor’s attorney regarding the time and location of the hearing. This Notice may be sent by regular
first class mail.
171-23a (Rev. 11/13)