Law Office of Misty L. Wuebbels, LLC

02/19/2023

Kathy Garrison recently celebrated her 50 year anniversary of working in our building as a legal assistant. This was her first job out of high school. She worked with Meryl Schroeder and then Mary Schroeder for many years, and I was fortunate that she stayed on with me after Mary passed away. Kathy was a hard worker who took pride in her work. We will miss her dearly.

Print ObituaryKatherine Ann “Kate” Garrison, nee Heberer, 68, of Mascoutah, IL, born October 5, 1954, in Belleville, IL, died Saturday, February 18, 2023, at her residence. […]

11/17/2020

Update from Chief Judge Gleeson on temporary changes made to court operations in St. Clair County in response to COVID-19.

St. Clair County Court Response to COVID-19 Emergency/Impact on Court Proceedings

This shall be in effect for all matters listed below until Monday, January 4, 2021:

1. All civil, criminal and traffic matters, including hearings and status conferences, are to be held remotely.

2. All family matters are to be conducted remotely until further notice. Any matter that is currently scheduled for an in-person appearance will now be conducted remotely. If parties are unable to appear or participate remotely they should contact the Circuit Clerk to file an appropriate Motion.

3. All arbitration, mediation, foreclosure and probate matters are to be held remotely.

4. All forcible entry and detainer actions/evictions are continued generally until further order of court.

5. No wedding or civil union ceremonies will be conducted for at least thirty (30) days.

6. All juvenile matters, except for Shelter Care and Detention hearings, are continued unless they can be held remotely.

7. Probation Department hours are now 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

8. All Plenary Orders of Protection, Emergency Orders of Protection, and Plenary and Emergency Civil Stalking No Contact Orders are hereby extended for thirty (30) days. A party may seek emergency relief from such Orders only upon filing a motion with the assigned judge. Such hearings will be heard by the assigned judge at his or her discretion and conducted remotely via telephone (or video in limited circumstances) or by other electronic means.

03/24/2020

Changes in St. Clair County Court scheduling due to COVID-19

March 24, 2020, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

St. Clair County Court Response to COVID-19 Emergency/Impact on Court Proceedings

1. All civil, criminal, and traffic matters including trials, both jury and non-jury, hearings and status conferences, are continued for sixty (60) days.

2. All family matters are continued until at least May 25, 2020.

3. All arbitration, mediation and foreclosure matters are continued.

4. No wedding or civil union ceremonies will be conducted for at least thirty (30) days.

5. All juvenile matters, except for Shelter Care and Detention hearings, are continued.

6. Probation Department hours are now 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

7. Jurors scheduled for the months of April 2020 and May 2020 are not to report.

8. All Plenary Orders of Protection, Emergency Orders of Protection, and Plenary and Emergency Civil Stalking No Contact Orders are hereby extended for thirty (30) days. A party may seek emergency relief from such Orders only upon filing a motion with the assigned judge. Such hearings will be heard by the assigned judge at his or her discretion and conducted remotely via telephone (or video in limited circumstances) or by other electronic means.

08/17/2017

August is National Make-a-Will Month...a good time to make sure your estate plan is in order!

04/28/2016

Leaving written instructions as to your wishes when you pass away is important for many reasons. Here are five reasons why everyone should have a Will and/or a Trust:
1. You get to choose who will be in charge of handling your affairs upon your death.
2. You get to choose to whom your assets will be distributed upon your death.
3. If you have minor children, you get to choose who will take care of them on a day-to-day basis as their guardian.
4. You get to choose who will be in charge of your children’s/grandchildren’s, etc. assets until they reach an age at which you believe they should be distributed to them outright.
5. You get to have peace of mind knowing that you have done what you can to take care of your loved ones following your death and to make that difficult time easier on them.