The following described spouses and former spouses of employees shall not have any right to a surviving spouse‘s annuity from the fund:
        (a) the spouse of an employee who withdraws or
    
retires and who dies while out of service, if such spouse was not the spouse of the employee while in service;
        (b) the spouse of an employee who received a refund;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/12-136

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Surviving spouse: means "widow" or "widower" as the case may be. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.32

        (c) the spouse of an employee who dies after
    
withdrawal if the employee withdrew before attainment of age 60 and has less than 10 years of service;
        (d) the spouse of an employee or annuitant who
    
remarries after the death of the employee or annuitant, if the spouse is under age 55 at the time of the remarriage;
        (e) the former spouse of any employee, inactive
    
member or annuitant, regardless of the date on which the marriage is dissolved.
    A spouse’s annuity shall terminate upon remarriage while under age 55. Such termination shall be permanent and shall not be affected by any future change in marital status.
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