Full Text of HB2516 100th General Assembly
HB2516 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB2516 Introduced , by Rep. Steven A. Andersson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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755 ILCS 5/15-1 | from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 15-1 |
755 ILCS 5/15-2 | from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 15-2 |
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Amends the Spouse and Child Awards Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a surviving spouse is allowed as the surviving spouse's own property, for each adult child of the decedent who is likely to become a public charge and was financially dependent on the decedent and resided with the surviving spouse at the time of the decedent's death, a sum of at least $5,000 that the court deems reasonable, or to which the parties agree, for the proper support of the adult child for the period of 9 months after the death of the decedent in a manner suited to the condition in life of the adult child of the decedent and to the condition of the estate. Provides that, if an adult child of the decedent likely to become a public charge who was financially dependent on the decedent did not reside with the surviving spouse at the time of the decedent's death, the adult child is allowed a sum of at least $5,000 that the court deems reasonable or to which the parties agree. Contains provisions regarding: distribution; the death of the surviving spouse; abandonment of an adult child; notice requirements and time limits; applicability; and other matters.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 15-1 and 15-2 as follows:
| 6 | | (755 ILCS 5/15-1) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 15-1)
| 7 | | Sec. 15-1. Spouse's award.
| 8 | | (a) The surviving spouse of
a deceased resident of this | 9 | | State whose estate, whether
testate or intestate, is | 10 | | administered in this State, shall be
allowed as the surviving | 11 | | spouse's own property, exempt from the enforcement
of a | 12 | | judgment, garnishment or attachment in the possession of the
| 13 | | representative, a sum of money that the court deems reasonable
| 14 | | for the proper support of the surviving spouse for the
period | 15 | | of 9 months after the death of the decedent in a manner
suited | 16 | | to the condition in life of the surviving spouse
and to the | 17 | | condition of the estate and an additional sum
of money that the | 18 | | court deems reasonable for the proper
support, during that | 19 | | period, of minor and adult dependent
children of the decedent | 20 | | who resided reside with the surviving spouse at
the time of the | 21 | | decedent's death. The award may in no case
be less than | 22 | | $20,000, together with an additional sum not
less than $10,000 | 23 | | for each such child. The award shall be
paid to the surviving |
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| 1 | | spouse at such time or times, not
exceeding 3 installments, as | 2 | | the court directs. If the
surviving spouse dies before the | 3 | | award for his support is paid
in full, the amount unpaid shall | 4 | | be paid to his estate. If
the surviving spouse dies or abandons | 5 | | a child before the
award for the support of a child is paid in | 6 | | full, the amount
unpaid shall be paid for the benefit of the | 7 | | child to such
person as the court directs.
| 8 | | (a-5) The surviving spouse of a deceased resident of this | 9 | | State whose estate, whether testate or intestate, is | 10 | | administered in this State, shall be allowed as the surviving | 11 | | spouse's own property, exempt from the enforcement of a | 12 | | judgment, garnishment, or attachment in the possession of the | 13 | | representative, for each adult child of the decedent who is | 14 | | likely to become a public charge and was financially dependent | 15 | | on the decedent and resided with the surviving spouse at the | 16 | | time of the decedent's death, a sum of money that the court | 17 | | deems reasonable, or agreed upon by the surviving spouse and | 18 | | representative of the decedent's estate or affiant under a | 19 | | small estate affidavit pursuant to Section 25-1, for the proper | 20 | | support of the adult child for the period of 9 months after the | 21 | | death of the decedent in a manner suited to the condition in | 22 | | life of the adult child of the decedent and to the condition of | 23 | | the estate. The award shall be at least $5,000 for each such | 24 | | adult child and shall otherwise be consistent with the | 25 | | financial support that the decedent was providing the adult | 26 | | child immediately prior to the decedent's death. The award |
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| 1 | | shall be paid to the surviving spouse at such time or times, | 2 | | not exceeding 3 installments, as the court directs. If the | 3 | | surviving spouse dies before the award for support of the adult | 4 | | child is paid in full, the amount unpaid shall be paid to the | 5 | | estate of the surviving spouse. If the surviving spouse dies or | 6 | | abandons an adult child before the award for the support of an | 7 | | adult child is paid in full, the amount unpaid shall be paid | 8 | | for the benefit of the adult child to such person as the court | 9 | | directs. Within 30 days of the surviving spouse or adult child | 10 | | receiving written notice of this potential award from the | 11 | | representative of the decedent's estate or from the affiant | 12 | | under a small estate affidavit pursuant to Section 25-1, the | 13 | | surviving spouse or the adult child, or the adult child's agent | 14 | | or guardian or other adult on behalf of the adult child, shall | 15 | | provide written notice to the representative or affiant | 16 | | asserting that the adult child was financially dependent on the | 17 | | decedent at the time of the decedent's death. Failure to | 18 | | provide written notice to the representative or affiant within | 19 | | 30 days after receiving notice from the representative or | 20 | | affiant shall be a bar to the right to receive the award. The | 21 | | notice by the representative may be combined with the notices | 22 | | given pursuant to Sections 6-21 and 8-1. | 23 | | (b) The surviving spouse is entitled to the award
unless | 24 | | the will of the decedent expressly provides that the
provisions | 25 | | thereof for the surviving spouse are in lieu of
the award and | 26 | | the surviving spouse does not renounce the will. |
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| 1 | | (c) The changes made by Public Act 96-968 this amendatory | 2 | | Act of the 96th General Assembly apply to a decedent whose date | 3 | | of death is on or after July 2, 2010 ( the effective date of | 4 | | Public Act 96-968). The changes to this Section made by this | 5 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly apply to a | 6 | | decedent whose date of death is on or after the effective date | 7 | | of this amendatory Act of the 100th
General Assembly this | 8 | | amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly .
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 96-968, eff. 7-2-10.)
| 10 | | (755 ILCS 5/15-2) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 15-2)
| 11 | | Sec. 15-2. Child's award.
| 12 | | (a) If a minor or adult dependent child of the decedent | 13 | | does not reside
with the surviving spouse of the decedent at | 14 | | the time of the decedent's death,
there shall be allowed to | 15 | | that child, exempt from the enforcement of a
judgment, | 16 | | garnishment or attachment in the possession of the
| 17 | | representative, a sum of money that the court deems reasonable | 18 | | for the
proper support of the child for the period of 9 months | 19 | | after the death of
the decedent, in a manner suited to the | 20 | | condition in life of the minor
child and to the condition of | 21 | | the estate. The award may in no case be less
than $10,000 and | 22 | | shall be paid for the benefit of the child to such person
as | 23 | | the court directs.
| 24 | | (b) If a deceased resident of this State leaves no
| 25 | | surviving spouse, there shall be allowed to all children of the
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| 1 | | decedent who were minors at the date of death and all adult
| 2 | | dependent children , exempt from the enforcement of a judgment, | 3 | | garnishment
or attachment in the possession of the | 4 | | representative, a sum of money that
the court deems reasonable | 5 | | for the proper support of those children for the
period of 9 | 6 | | months after the death of the decedent in a manner suited to
| 7 | | the condition in life of those children and to the condition of | 8 | | the estate.
The award may in no case be less than $10,000 for | 9 | | each of those children,
together with an additional sum not | 10 | | less than $20,000 that shall be divided
equally among those | 11 | | children or apportioned as the court directs and that
shall be | 12 | | paid for the benefit of any of those children to any person | 13 | | that
the court directs.
| 14 | | (b-5) If an adult child of the decedent is likely to become | 15 | | a public charge and was financially dependent on the decedent | 16 | | at the time of the decedent's death, and if the adult child of | 17 | | the decedent did not reside with the surviving spouse of the | 18 | | decedent at the time of the decedent's death, there shall be | 19 | | allowed to that adult child, exempt from the enforcement of a | 20 | | judgment, garnishment, or attachment in the possession of the | 21 | | representative, a sum of money that the court deems reasonable, | 22 | | or agreed upon by the surviving spouse and representative of | 23 | | the decedent's estate or affiant under a small estate affidavit | 24 | | pursuant to Section 25-1, for the proper support of the adult | 25 | | child for the period of 9 months after the death of the | 26 | | decedent, in a manner suited to the condition of life of the |
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| 1 | | adult child and to the condition of the estate. The award shall | 2 | | be at least $5,000 and shall otherwise be consistent with the | 3 | | financial support that the decedent was providing the adult | 4 | | child immediately prior to the decedent's death. The award | 5 | | shall be paid for the benefit of the adult child to such person | 6 | | as the court or affiant under a small estate affidavit pursuant | 7 | | to Section 25-1 directs. Within 30 days after receiving written | 8 | | notice of this potential award from the representative of the | 9 | | decedent's estate or from the affiant under a small estate | 10 | | affidavit pursuant to Section 25-1, the adult child, or the | 11 | | adult child's agent or guardian or other adult on behalf of the | 12 | | adult child, shall provide written notice to the representative | 13 | | or affiant, asserting that the adult child was financially | 14 | | dependent on the decedent at the time of the decedent's death | 15 | | and that the adult child did not reside with the surviving | 16 | | spouse at the time of the decedent's death. Failure to provide | 17 | | such written notice to the representative or affiant within 30 | 18 | | days after receiving notice from the representative or affiant | 19 | | shall be a bar to the right to receive the award. The notice by | 20 | | the representative may be combined with the notices given | 21 | | pursuant to Sections 6-21 and 8-1. | 22 | | (c) The changes made by Public Act 96-968 this amendatory | 23 | | Act of the 96th General Assembly apply to a decedent whose date | 24 | | of death is on or after July 2, 2010 ( the effective date of | 25 | | Public Act 96-968). The changes to this Section made by this | 26 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly apply to a |
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| 1 | | decedent whose date of death is on or after the effective date | 2 | | of this amendatory Act of the 100th
General Assembly this | 3 | | amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly . | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 96-968, eff. 7-2-10.)
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