§ 755 ILCS 6/1-1 Short title
§ 755 ILCS 6/1-5 Purpose
§ 755 ILCS 6/1-10 Applicability
§ 755 ILCS 6/1-15 Relation to Probate Act of 1975, other statutes, and common law
§ 755 ILCS 6/1-20 Definitions
§ 755 ILCS 6/5-5 Signing electronic wills. (a) To be valid …
§ 755 ILCS 6/5-10 Revocation
§ 755 ILCS 6/5-15 Digital assets and electronic commerce
§ 755 ILCS 6/10-5 Certified paper copy
§ 755 ILCS 6/10-10 Creation of a certified paper copy
§ 755 ILCS 6/10-15 Witnessing a certified paper copy
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-5 Construction
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-10 Scope
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-15 Principles of law and equity
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-20 Use of electronic record or signature not required
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-25 Recognition of electronic nontestamentary estate planning document and electronic signature
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-30 Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-35 Notarization and acknowledgment
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-40 Witnessing and attestation
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-45 Retention of electronic record; original
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-50 Certification of paper copy
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-55 Admissibility in evidence
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-60 Relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-65 Application
§ 755 ILCS 6/11-70 Severability
§ 755 ILCS 6/15-5 Remote witness for document other than a will
§ 755 ILCS 6/15-10 Remote attestation for will
§ 755 ILCS 6/15-15 Determining a signer’s or testator’s identity
§ 755 ILCS 6/15-20 Remote witnessing and notarization during the COVID-19 emergency declaration
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-10 Admission of paper copy of electronic will
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-15 Admission of wills attested to by witnesses who are physically present
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-20 Admission of wills attested to by a remote witness
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-25 Admission of a will signed during the COVID-19 emergency declaration
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-30 Evidence of fraud, forgery, compulsion, or other improper conduct
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-35 Formal proof of will with remote witness under Section 20-20
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-40 Formal proof of an electronic will
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-45 Formal proof of will witnessed during the COVID-19 emergency declaration
§ 755 ILCS 6/20-5 Electronic will
§ 755 ILCS 6/99-99 Effective date
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 755 ILCS 6 > 755 ILCS 6 Contents - Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act - Table of Contents

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • 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.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • 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.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation, and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Wills: includes codicils. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.13