{"data":{"id":"us-il/755-ilcs-5-28-7","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"755 ILCS 5/28-7","heading":"","body":"Spouse and child awards.) (a) When an award under Section 15-1 or 15-2 is allowable and is not waived or barred, an independent representative may pay the award determined under Section 15-1 or 15-2 without application to the court unless the aggregate of all awards exceeds 5% of the gross value of the estate at the date of death, as determined by the independent representative; but the minimum amount of any award under Section 15-1 or 15-2 may be paid in any event without application to the court.\n(b) The independent representative shall give notice of the allowance of the award as provided in subsection 15-3(a). When an independent representative makes an award without application to the court, each person having a right of selection of goods and chattels under Section 15-4 may file his selection with the independent representative within 30 days after he is notified in writing of the allowance of the award.","path":["CHAPTER 755 ESTATES","Probate Act of 1975."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2104\u0026ChapterID=60\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"c8a1ca4c58b35b5c61b943c6552b70a6ef933e6bcdd128139d3ae72ab60babaa","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/755-ilcs-5-28-6","next":"us-il/755-ilcs-5-28-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}