Orders

GO 2017 D 1 Consolidation of Domestic Relations Division (Feb. 6, 2017)
GO 2016 D 5 Cost Increase for Parenting Education Programs (Nov. 1, 2016)
GO 2016 D 2 Incarcerated Litigants Extension of Time (Mar. 29, 2016)
GO 2015 D 6 CVLS Child Representative Program (Sept. 3, 2015)
GO 2015 D 2 Parenting Education Registration (Mar. 17, 2015)
GO 2013 D 3 CVLS Pro Bono Child Rep Program (Dec. 15, 2023)
GO 2012 D 5 Online Parenting Education Program (Nov. 13, 2012)
General Administrative Order 2025-06 - Circuit Court of Cook County Judicial Election Committee (eff. July 22, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2025-05 - Circuit Court of Cook County Executive Committee (eff. June 6, 2025)
GAO 2025 D 1 - Amended Remote and In-Person Proceedings in the Domestic Relations Division (eff. June 2, 2025; amend. Aug. 1, 2025)
GAO 2023 D 3 Waiver of Court Fees and Costs Amended (Jan. 23, 2024)
GAO 2023 D 1 - Prove-Up via Affidavit Team D Pilot Program (Aug. 14, 2023) - Repealed by GAO 2025 D 2
GAO 2025 D 3 - Family Court Services (eff May 13, 2025)
GAO 2025 D 2 - Prove-Up Via Affidavit (eff Apr. 23, 2025) - Preceded by AO 2022 D 6 & GAO 2023 D 1
GAO 2022 D 5 - Amended - Prove-Up Guidelines (eff. Aug. 14, 2022, Amended Apr. 23, 2025)
AO 2022 D 6 - Prove Up via Affidavit Pilot Program Amended (Mar. 7, 2023) - Repealed by GAO 2025 D 2
AO 2022 D 9 Procedure for Hearing IV-D Cases (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 8 Participation in Remote Court-Ordered Evaluations (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 7 Procedure to Submit Non-Emergency Motions (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 4 Procedure to Submit Agreed Orders (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 3 Availability of Family Mediation Services (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 2 Repeal of Administrative Orders Enacted in Response to COVID (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 14 EOP Procedures for Filing without Existing Domestic Relations Case (Oct. 26, 2022)
AO 2022 D 13 Procedures to Request an Emergency Order of Protection (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 12 Procedure to Submit Emergency Motions (Sept. 12, 2022)
AO 2022 D 11 Incarcerated Litigants Program (Sept. 21, 2022)
AO 2022 D 10 Standing Orders for Appointment of Special Process Servers (Sept. 21, 2022)
GO 2017 D 2 Judicial Team Calendar Scheduling (Feb. 6, 2017)
General Administrative Order 2025-10 - Common Law Privilege Against Civil Arrests For People Attending Court
General Administrative Order 2025-13 - Restorative Justice Community Court (eff. Nov. 26, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2025-12- Restorative Justice Community Court (eff. Nov. 26, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2025-11 - Security Protocol for Tony Elasko Cole (eff. Oct. 20, 2025)
General Administrative Order 2013-05 (Amended, Eff. June 27, 2024) - Cellphones and other electronic devices
GAO 2022 D 14 - Amended - Filing an Emergency Order of Protection (EOP) without an Existing Domestic Relations Case (eff. Oct. 26, 2022, Amended June 25, 2025)
GAO 2022 D 13 - Amended - Emergency Order of Protection (EOP) Procedures (eff. Sept. 21, 2022, Amended June 25, 2025)
GAO 2022 D 12 - Amended - Emergency Motion Procedures (eff. Sept. 21, 2022, Amended June 25, 2025)
GAO 2025-01 - Court Operation During Weather Emergency (eff. Jan. 21, 2025)
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2024-13 - Cellphones and Other Electronic Devices (eff. Aug. 27, 2024)
GAO 24D2 - Repeal of Administrative Orders Made Obsolete by GAO 2024 D 1 (eff. Aug. 16, 2024)
GAO 24D1 - Consolidation of the Domestic Relations Division in Suburban Districts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (eff. Aug. 16, 2024)
GAO 2023 D 2 Complex Litigation Pilot Program Amended (eff. Mar. 13, 2024, Amended Aug. 16, 2024)
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2024-12 - Court Operations, New Cases, Arrests at time of Democratic National Convention (eff. July 24, 2024, Amended August 14, 2024)
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2024-12 - Court Operations, New Cases, Arrests at Time of Democratic National Convention (Eff. July 24, 2024)
GENERAL ADMINSITRATIVE ORDER NO. 2014-06 - Note-Taking During Court Proceedings
AO 2022 D 6 Prove Up via Affidavit Pilot Program Amended (eff. Mar. 7, 2023, Amended Aug. 16, 2024)
AO 2022 D 1 Uniform Procedures for Pending Cases in the Domestic Relations Division (eff. Sept. 21, 2022, Amended Aug. 16, 2024)
GO 2015 D 8 Children and Teens Speak Pilot Program (Oct. 26, 2015)