- Married with no children
- The entire estate goes to the surviving spouse.
- Married with child or children
- One half of the entire estate goes to the spouse and the other half to the decedent’s descendants.
- No spouse survives but there are other relatives
- The estate will be distributed in this order of priority:1) decedent’s descendants2) parent, brother, sister or descendant of the decedent or of brother or sister
3) grandparent or descendant of a grandparent – one half of the estate to the decedent’s maternal grandparents or their descendants and the other half to the decedent’s paternal grandparents or their descendants
4) great grandparents or their descendants – one half of the estate to the decedent’s paternal side and the other half to the decedent’s maternal side
5) the nearest kin of the decedent
- Single person/ widow or widower
- The estate will be distributed in the order shown below:
- Order of estate distribution if decedent not married
- The estate will be distributed in this order of priority:1) decedent’s descendants2) parent, brother, sister or descendant of the decedent or of brother or sister
3) grandparent or descendant of a grandparent – one half of the estate to the decedent’s maternal grandparents or their descendants and the other half to the decedent’s paternal grandparents or their descendants
4) great grandparents or their descendants – one half of the estate to the decedent’s paternal side and the other half to the decedent’s maternal side
5) the nearest kin of the decedent
- No surviving relatives
- The real estate reverts to the county in which it is located; all other personal property becomes the property of the county in which the decedent was a resident or becomes the property of the state of Illinois and should be delivered to the State Treasurer.
- State link
- http://tinyurl.com/cy8cjy
