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IN RE ESTATE OF HICKEY

No. 1-92-2681.

635 N.E.2d 853 (1994)

263 Ill. App.3d 658

200 Ill.Dec. 514

In re ESTATE OF John HICKEY, a Minor. (Bennie M. Hickey, Guardian of the Estate of John Hickey, a Minor, Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

May 19, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Hickey, of Libertyville, for appellant.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., and Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Sol. Gen., State of Ill., for intervenors-appellees (Barbara L. Greenspan and William O. Arnold, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., of counsel).

Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue framed by this appeal is whether a trust created from proceeds of a personal injury lawsuit can be worded to exempt the trust from reimbursement claims of government agencies that provide aid to disabled persons. The trial court ruled that such trusts are prohibited under Illinois law and refused to approve the trust in this case. We agree and affirm...

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