Illinois Compiled Statutes

750 ILCS 10/5 (2026)

Effect of marriage

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(750 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 40, par. 2605)
    Sec. 5. Effect of marriage. A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.
(Source: P.A. 86-966.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2019 · leading case: In re Marriage of Woodrum, 2018 IL App (3d) 170369 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
In re Marriage of Woodrum, 2018 IL App (3d) 170369 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “See 750 ILCS 10/5 (West 2016) (a premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage).”
In re Marriage of Woodrum, 2018 IL App (3d) 170369 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “However, Jennifer had a reasonable opportunity to seek out Weston's counsel, or the counsel of another attorney, upon subsequently receiving the disclosure. Thereafter, even after executing the agreement on June 13, 2007, Jennifer had over two weeks prior to the wedding to…”
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