Savings clause.) The provisions for repeal contained in this Act shall not in any way:
     (a) affect an offense committed, an act done, a penalty, punishment or forfeiture incurred, or a claim, right, power or remedy accrued under any law in force before January 1, 1976; nor affect the jurisdiction of any court to hear and determine any cause of action based on a right of action arising before January 1, 1976 and under any law in force before January 1, 1976 if the cause of action was filed before the expiration of 12 months after January 1, 1976.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 755 ILCS 5/30-2

  • decree: is synonymous with the word "judgment". See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.24
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

     (b) invalidate any of the following that have been validated by any former law: any act done by an executor, administrator, guardian or conservator; any order, judgment or decree entered by a court; or the recordation of any will.