Illinois Compiled Statutes

755 ILCS 5/1-2.06 (2026)

"Dependent" means a person who is unable to maintain himself and is likely to become a public charge

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(755 ILCS 5/1-2.06) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 1-2.06)
    Sec. 1-2.06. "Dependent" means a person who is unable to maintain himself and is likely to become a public charge.
(Source: P.A. 79-328.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2011 · leading case: Clark v. Child.'s Mem'l Hosp., 2011 IL 108656 (Ill. 2011).
Clark v. Child.'s Mem'l Hosp., 2011 IL 108656 (Ill. 2011). “” 755 ILCS 5/1-2.06 (West 2008). 5 In my view, Timothy suffers injury, too, not from being given life or even from being born with a disabling impairment, but rather from being part of a family unit that, due to defendants’ negligence, was unprepared, be it financially or…”
Clark v. Child.'s Mem'l Hosp., 955 N.E.2d 1065 (Ill. 2011). “" 755 ILCS 5/1-2.06 (West 2008). [5] In my view, Timothy suffers injury, too, not from being given life or even from being born with a disabling impairment, but rather from being part of a family unit that, due to defendants' negligence, was unprepared, be it financially or…”
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