{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-15-120","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/15-120","heading":"","body":"Beneficiary; survivor annuitant under portable benefit package. \"Beneficiary\": The person or persons designated by the participant or annuitant in the last written designation on file with the board; or if no person so designated survives, or if no designation is on file, the estate of the participant or annuitant. Acceptance by the participant of a refund of accumulated contributions or an accelerated pension benefit payment under Section 15-185.5 shall result in cancellation of all beneficiary designations previously filed. A spouse whose marriage was dissolved shall be disqualified as beneficiary unless the spouse was designated as beneficiary after the effective date of the dissolution of marriage.\nAfter a joint and survivor annuity commences under the portable benefit package, the survivor annuitant of a joint and survivor annuity is not disqualified, and may not be removed, as the survivor annuitant by a dissolution of the survivor's marriage with the participant or annuitant.","path":["CHAPTER 40 PENSIONS","Illinois Pension Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=638\u0026ChapterID=9\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:20Z","sha256":"22602d5af47fdbfa710ac9b45c78d4b63ea0a9c78b0a878f951f57412cbd20e8","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-15-119","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-15-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}