(Andersson, R-Geneva; Schimpf, R-Murphysboro) amends statutory awards from a decedent's estate to an "adult dependent child."
(1) It creates a separate statutory award for adult dependent child for at least $5,000, but it gives the court discretion to award whatever sum it deems reasonable or agreed upon by the surviving spouse and representative of the decedent's estate or affiant under a small-estate affidavit.
(2) It links the statute to the adult child's financial dependency on the decedent family member.
(3) It creates a process to make the statute work more effectively by requiring the adult child, adult child's agent or guardian, or other adult on behalf of the adult child to provide written notice to the representative or affiant asserting the adult dependent child's financial dependency on the decedent after receipt of a probate notice advising them of this potential award.
Effective June 1, 2018.