(40 ILCS 5/15-127) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-127)
Sec. 15-127.
Surviving spouse.
"Surviving spouse": (a) The surviving wife or husband
of a participant, but only if she or he (1) is the mother or father
of the participant's son or daughter, (2) legally adopted the son
or daughter while married to the participant and while the son or daughter
was under age 18, (3) was married
to the participant at the time both of them legally adopted
a child under age 18, or (4) was married to the participant
for not less than one year immediately prior to
the day the participant died; and (b) The surviving
wife or husband of an annuitant, if their marriage occurred at least
one year prior to the date the annuitant died.
The change in this Section made by Public Act 82-478 shall be applicable
to annuitants whose employment status terminated before September 15, 1981
as well as those who terminate employment after that date but not to annuitants
who pass away before that date.
(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
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