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Branch Courts

E-Filing Assistance

Please contact the Electronic Filing Service Provider that you are using for technical and account issues. The Lake County Circuit Clerk's office does not support the systems and does not have access to your account information.

Details on what may be handled by a specific division are given:

Civil / General Division Phone Line

All other case types - including, but not limited to:

• Divorce (D/DC/DN)
• Family (F/FA)
• Law (L/LA)
• Arbitration (AR)
• Chancery (CH)
• Foreclosure (FC)

Small Claims Division Phone Line

• Small Claims (SC)
• Eviction (EV)
• Law Magistrate (LM)
• Name Change (MR)
• All post-judgment filings:
  • Citations to Discover Assets
  • Wage and Non-Wage Garnishments

Probate Division Phone Line

• Probate Cases (P/PR)
• Guardianship Cases (GR)
• Wills

Juvenile Branch

• Juvenile matters
• Adoption (AD) cases involving DCFS

For all other inquiries, Email Circuit Clerk.

Technical Assistance

If you need technical assistance, you may submit a Help Desk Ticket:

For more location and department information, please visit our Locations and Hours page.

If your case is in collections, please visit Harris & Harris for more information. 

Links

• Administrative Office of Illinois Courts
• 19th Judicial Circuit local court rules
• Illinois Courts Home Page