Tag: surviving spouse inheritance rights Illinois

Planning for what happens to your estate after you are gone is one of the most important things you can do for the people you love. Unfortunately, estate planning in Illinois involves legal rules that many people do not fully understand until it is too late to plan around them.  One of the most significant and least discussed of these rules is the elective share, a legal protection that can override what a last will and testament says. In 2026, if you are creating or updating an estate plan in […]