AGENCY: District Court (Sixth District : Kane County)

SERIES: 18269
TITLE: Probate registers of actions
DATES: 1896-1988.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by date.

DESCRIPTION: Probate registers log actions taken by the court in the settlements of the estates of deceased persons, guardianships, adoptions, and other probate division cases.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Paper: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on the value of these records in fully documenting probate proceedings in the court as well as the valuable information they contain related to socioeconomic and family data.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. UCA 78-30-15 (2008). As of 1 July 1999, adoptions become public after 100 years; until then they are sealed and only obtainable through the court. These books include occasional reference to adoptions.

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