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Motion for Default

Illinois · Illinois Supreme Court · Effective March 1, 2025

This form is a request to the judge asking that the other person in the divorce case be officially marked as being in default. It requires the person filing to state that the other person has not filed an Answer or Response in the case.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used in a divorce case when the person who was supposed to respond to the court case has not filed the necessary paperwork.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The form is used to request that the other person be held in default, suggesting the person filing is the one completing it.
What does the form ask the judge to do?
It asks the judge to order that the Respondent be held in default because they have not filed an Appearance or an Answer or Response.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect March 1, 2025.

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