Illinois § 25

§ 25.

Rules. (a) Subject to the supervisory authority of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit in which a domestic relations legal fund has been established shall make rules pertaining to the operation and standards to be adhered to by the domestic relations legal charity in that judicial circuit in order to qualify for funding. Such rules shall provide for the following: (1) Each domestic relations legal charity applying for funding shall report the number of cases which have been successfully resolved in each of the 5 preceding years. (2) All legal work performed by the domestic relations legal charity, its staff attorneys, and volunteer attorneys shall be performed without collecting a fee or charge from the indigent clients. (3) Each domestic relations legal charity receiving funding under this Act shall maintain records and, subject to attorney-client confidentiality, the records shall be available for inspection by the office of the Chief Judge of the judicial circuit and shall demonstrate adherence to applicable requirements. (b) Subject to the supervisory authority of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit in which a domestic relations legal fund has been established may make additional rules necessary for the operation of this Act in that judicial circuit. (Source: P.A. 89-56, eff. 1-1-96.)