In re Estate of Calhoun

FIRST DIVISION

August 18, 1997

No. 1-96-1688

IN RE THE ESTATE OF DAWN CALHOUN,

(Chicato Trust Company, as Guardian

of the Estate of Dawn Calhoun,

Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID,

Respondent-Appellee.))))))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable

Benjamin Novoselsky,

Judge Presiding.

We consider whether an Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) lien on the proceeds of a personal injury settlement must be paid before those funds may be transferred to a supplemental needs trust, which is designed to provide for a disabled individual's special needs without…