This form is approved by the Illinois Supreme Court and must be accepted in all Illinois Courts.

Forms are free at ilcourts.info/forms.

For Court Use Only
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
CIRCUIT COURT
SUMMONS
PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF
COUNTY MARRIAGE/CIVIL UNION

Instructions
Enter above the county
name where the case Petitioner (First, middle, last name)
was filed.

Enter your name as

Petitioner. v.
Enter the name of your
spouse/partner as
Respondent. Respondent (First, middle, last name) Case Number
Enter the Case Number
 Alias Summons (Check this box if this is not the 1st
given by the Circuit
Clerk. Summons issued for this Respondent.)

IMPORTANT: You have been sued.

• Read all documents attached to this Summons.
• You MUST file an official document with the court within the time stated on this Summons called an Appearance and a
document called an Answer/Response. If you do not file an Appearance and Answer/Response on time, the judge may
decide the case without hearing from you. This is called “default.” As a result, you could lose the case.
• All documents referred to in this Summons can be found at ilcourts.info/forms. Other documents may be available from
your local Circuit Court Clerk’s office or website.
• After you fill out the necessary documents, you need to electronically file (e-file) them with the court. To e-file, you
must create an account with an e-filing service provider. For more information, go to ilcourts.info/efiling. If you cannot
e-file, you can get an exemption that allows you to file in-person or by mail.
• You may be charged filing fees, but if you cannot pay them, you can file an Application for Waiver of Court Fees.
• It is possible that the court will allow you to attend the first court date in this case in-person or remotely by video or
phone. Contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s office or visit the Court’s website to find out whether this is possible and, if
so, how to do this.
• Need help? Call or text Illinois Court Help at 833-411-1121 or go to ilcourthelp.gov for information about going to
court, including how to fill out and file documents. You can also get free legal information and legal referrals at
illinoislegalaid.org.
• ¿Necesita ayuda? Llame o envíe un mensaje de texto a Illinois Court Help al 833-411-1121, o visite ilcourthelp.gov
para obtener información sobre los casos de la corte y cómo completar y presentar formularios.

In 1a, enter the name 1. Respondent's address and service information

and address of a. Respondent's primary address/information for service:
Respondent.
Name (First, Middle, Last):
Street Address, Unit #:
City, State, ZIP:
In 1b, enter a second Telephone: Email:
address for
b. If you have more than one address where Respondent might be found, list that here:
Respondent, if you
have one. Name (First, Middle, Last):
Street Address, Unit #:
In 1c, check how you City, State, ZIP:
are sending your
Telephone: Email:
documents to
Respondent. c. Method of service on Respondent
 Sheriff  Sheriff outside Illinois
County & State
 Special process server  Licensed private detective
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 Enter the Case Number given by the Circuit Clerk:_________________________________

In 2, Enter your name, 2. Contact information for the Petitioner:

address, phone number
and email address, if
Name (First, Middle, Last):
you have one. If you do Street Address, Unit #:
not want your spouse to City, State, ZIP:
know your address
because of domestic Telephone: Email:
violence, you may use
another address. That
GETTING COURT DOCUMENTS BY EMAIL: You should use an email account that you do not share
address must be one at
with anyone else and that you check every day. If you do not check your email every day, you may miss
which you can receive
important information, notice of court dates, or documents from other parties.
mail about the case.

Important You have been sued. Read all of the documents attached to this Summons.
information for the To participate in the case, you must follow the instructions listed below. If you do not, the court may decide
person getting this the case without hearing from you and you could lose the case. Appearance and Answer/Response forms
form: can be found at: ilcourts.info/forms.

In 3a, fill out the 3. Instructions for person receiving this Summons (Respondent):
address of the court
a. To respond to this Summons, you must file Appearance and Answer/Response
building where the
Respondent may file forms with the court within 30 days after you have been served (not counting the day
or e-file their of service) by e-filing or at:
Appearance and
Answer/ Response. Address:
City, State, ZIP:
b. A DISSOLUTION ACTION STAY IS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UPON SERVICE
OF THIS SUMMONS. THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAY ARE SET FORTH ON THE
BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO OBEY THE DISSOLUTION
ACTION STAY MAY BE SUBJECT TO PUNISHMENT FOR CONTEMPT.
In 3c, fill out the c. You may be able to attend court by phone or video conference. This is called a
clerk’s phone number
“Remote Appearance.”
and website.
All of this information Call the Circuit Clerk at: or visit their website
is available from the Circuit Clerk’s phone number
Circuit Clerk. Find at: to find out more about how to do this.
their phone number at
Website
ilcourts.info/CircuitCl
erks. Witness this Date: Seal of Court

STOP! Clerk of the Court:

The Circuit Clerk will
fill in this section. This Summons must be served within 30 days of the witness date.

STOP!
The officer or process Date of Service:
server will fill in the (Date to be entered by an officer or process server on the
Date of Service. copy of this Summons left with the Defendant or other person.)

CONDITIONS OF DISSOLUTION ACTION STAY

750 ILCS 5/501.1
(a) Upon service of a summons and petition or praecipe filed under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act or
upon the filing of the respondent's appearance in the proceeding, whichever first occurs, a dissolution action stay shall
be in effect against both parties, without bond or further notice, until a final judgement is entered, the proceeding is
dismissed, or until further order of the court:
(1) restraining both parties from physically abusing, harassing, intimidating, striking, or interfering with the personal
liberty of the other party or the minor children of either party; and
(2) restraining both parties from concealing a minor child of either party from the child's other parent. The restraint
provided in this subsection (a) does not operate to make unavailable any of the remedies provided in the Illinois
Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
(b) (Blank).
(c) (Blank).
(d) (Blank).
(e) In a proceeding filed under this Act, the summons shall provide notice of the entry of the automatic dissolution action
stay in a form as required by applicable rules.
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 This form is approved by the Illinois Supreme Court and must be accepted in all Illinois Courts.
Forms are free at ilcourts.info/forms.

For Court Use Only

STATE OF ILLINOIS, PROOF OF SERVICE OF
CIRCUIT COURT SUMMONS AND PETITION FOR
DISSOLUTION OF
COUNTY
MARRIAGE/CIVIL UNION
Instructions
Enter above the
county name where
the case was filed.
Enter your name as Petitioner (First, middle, last name)
Petitioner.
Enter the name of
your spouse/partner as v.
Respondent.
Enter the Case
Number given by the Respondent (First, middle, last name) Case Number
Circuit Clerk.
 Alias Summons (Check this box if this is not the 1st
Summons issued for this Respondent.)

**Stop. Do not complete the form. The sheriff or special process server will fill in the form.**

My name and I state

First, Middle, Last
 that I served the Summons and Petition for Dissolution of Marriage/Civil Union on the Respondent
as follows:
First, Middle, Last

 Personally on the Respondent:

 Male  Female  Non-Binary Approx. Age: Race:
On this at this time:  a.m.  p.m.
Address, Unit
City, State, ZIP:
 On someone else at the Respondent’s home who is at least 13 years old and is a family member or
lives there:
On this at this time:  a.m.  p.m.
Address, Unit
City, State, ZIP:
And left it with:
First, Middle, Last
 Male  Female  Non-Binary Approx. Age: Race:
and by sending a copy to Respondent in a postage-paid, sealed envelope to the
above address on , 20 .

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 Enter the Case Number given by the Circuit Clerk:_________________________________

 I was not able to serve the Summons and Petition on Respondent:

.
First, Middle, Last

I made the following attempts to serve the Summons and Petition on the Respondent:

1. On this date: at this time:  a.m.  p.m.

Address:
City, State,
Other information about service

2. On this date: at this time:  a.m.  p.m.

Address:
City, State, ZIP:
Other information about service attempt:

3. On this date: at this time:  a.m.  p.m.

Address:
City, State, ZIP:
Other information about service attempt:

DO NOT complete
.
If you are a special process server, sheriff outside Illinois, or licensed private detective,
this section. The
your signature certifies that everything on the Proof of Service of Summons and
sheriff or private
process server will Petition for Dissolution of Marriage/Civil Union is true and correct to the best of your
complete it. knowledge. You understand that making a false statement on this form could be perjury.

By: FEES
Under the Code of Service and Return: $
Civil Procedure, 735  Sheriff
Signature by: Miles $
ILCS 5/1-109,
making a statement  Sheriff outside Illinois: Total $
on this form that you
know to be false is
perjury, a Class 3 County and State
Felony.  Special process server
 Licensed private
detective

Print Name

If Summons is served by licensed private detective or private detective agency:

License Number:

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