Section 2-5-103 - Homestead Allowance, Exempt Property and Family Allowance; Exception

2-5-103. Homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance; exception. A surviving spouse is entitled to homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance whether or not he elects to take an elective share and whether or not he renounces the benefits conferred upon him by the will except that, if it clearly appears from the will that a provision therein made for the surviving spouse is intended to be in lieu of these rights, he is not so entitled if he does not renounce the provisions made for him in the will.