{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-15-149","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/15-149","heading":"Determination of family status.","body":"Subject to the definitions contained in Sections 15-127 to 15-130, inclusive, in determining whether an applicant for a benefit under this Article is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a participant or annuitant, the board shall apply such law as would be applied by the courts of this State in determining the devolution of intestate property.","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":"0622d85a8a626cd1f205ce1f5372a3eab676089d9ae7f2cb6a8f518f0ba4e69b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-15-148","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-15-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}