Illinois Administrative Code
Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
Part 1650 - THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Subpart C - FILING OF CLAIMS
Section 1650.271 - Evidence of Parentage
Universal Citation: 80 IL Admin Code ยง 1650.271
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A child born to the wife of a member is presumed to be legitimate.
b) A child conceived out of lawful wedlock shall not receive benefits as an eligible child until parentage has been established.
c) The following evidence shall establish parentage:
1)
Certified copy of a court order finding the member was the natural father of
the illegitimate child; or
2)
Certified copy of a Settlement Agreement which has been approved by a court for
the support of an illegitimate child; or
3) Written acknowledgment of paternity (e.g.,
pleadings filed in any proceeding pending before a court, or submittals to a
public agency, or a document signed by the putative father) and evidence (e.g.,
cancelled checks or receipts from the mother) that the member contributed to
the support of the child; or
4)
Certified copy of a court order entered pursuant to a declaratory judgment
action establishing either a support obligation or visitation rights;
or
5) Copy of the public record of
marriage when a child is born to a bigamous marriage; or
6) Copy of the public record of marriage of
the parents of an illegitimate child who marry and the putative father
acknowledges parentage in writing (e.g., pleadings filed in any proceeding
pending before a court, or submittals to a public agency, or a document signed
by the putative father).
d) Submission of the following evidence shall prohibit a finding of parentage.
1) The
child's mother has admitted someone other than the member is the
father.
2) The child has been
adopted by a person other than the member.
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