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2023 Important Notice Regarding Illinois Estate Tax and Fact Sheet. For decedents dying prior to 2023, see the Instruction Fact Sheets previously posted on the Attorney General’s website covering the specific year of death. For persons dying in 2023, the federal exemption for Federal Estate Tax purposes is $12,920,000.
In this detailed guide of Illinois inheritance laws, we break down intestate succession, probate and taxes and what makes a will valid and more.
print your name and your spouse’s name on the appropriate lines. write “deceased” and the date of death above your spouse’s name. sign your name in the area provided for your signature, and write “filing as surviving spouse” in place of the decedent’s signature.
Jun 7, 2001 · Illinois Department of Human Services JB Pritzker, Governor · Dulce M. Quintero, Secretary Designate IDHS Office Locator. IDHS Help Line 1-800-843-6154 1-866-324-5553 TTY
Jun 7, 2001 · The Social Security Administration provides widow/widower benefits to a widow or widower whose spouse, or former spouse, is deceased and who is: at least 50 and totally disabled. This person is considered an Early Widow/Widower.
Nov 16, 2020 · In this article we explain a surviving spouse’s rights in Illinois probate, including the Illinois Surviving Spouse’s Award, surviving spouse’s right to renounce the will, and the effect of prenuptial agreements on the rights of a surviving spouse.
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A trust can receive monthly survivor benefits on behalf of a minor child or a disabled dependent beneficiary. A trust cannot receive monthly survivor benefits on behalf of an adult dependent who is not disabled. To pay a monthly survivor benefit to a trust, the following language is required in the trust.