Articles From Daniel C. Hawkins | Illinois State Bar Association

Letter from the Chair By Daniel C. Hawkins Elder Law, February 2007 The new calendar year is upon us. It is amazing how fast my term as Chairperson of the Elder Law Section Council is going.

Letter from the Chair By Daniel C. Hawkins Elder Law, November 2006 I’d like to introduce myself as the Chairperson of the Elder Law Section Council for this upcoming year.

Care for Spike from the grave: The new Pet Trust Act By Daniel C. Hawkins Elder Law, January 2005 Many elderly persons treat their pets as if they were their own children. A client may request that as a part of his or her estate plan, Spike be taken care of from the grave, but until recently Illinois law did not allow trusts for pets.

Status of grandparent visitation in Illinois following Wickham By Daniel C. Hawkins Elder Law, June 2004 Prior to 2002, Illinois grandparents had statutory rights to visitation. 750 ILCS 5/607 (b) et seq.

Is it time to modify the Small Estate Affidavit Act? By Daniel C. Hawkins Elder Law, June 2003 Under Illinois law, the beneficiaries of a decedent's estate can avoid probate and use small estate affidavit to transfer assets provided the gross value of the decedent's entire personal estate, including the value of all property passing to any party, either by intestacy or under a will does not exceed $50,000.

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