Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 50 — Adoption Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Adoption Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Definitions

Definitions. When used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: A. "Child" means a person under legal age subject to adoption under this Act. A-5. "Adult", when referring to a person who is the subject of a petition for adoption under Section 3 of this Act, means a person who is 18 years old or older. B. "Re…

Who may adopt a child

Who may adopt a child. A. Any of the following persons, who is under no legal disability (except the minority specified in sub-paragraph (b)) and who has resided in the State of Illinois continuously for a period of at least 6 months immediately preceding the commencement of an adoption proceeding, or any member of the…

This Act shall be construed in concert with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Child Care Act of 1969, the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000

This Act shall be construed in concert with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Child Care Act of 1969, the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000. (Source: P.A. 98-455, eff. 1-1-14.)

Who may be adopted

Who may be adopted. A male or female child, or an adult, may be adopted, provided the other conditions set forth in this Act are met, and further provided, with respect to an adult, that such adult has resided in the home of the persons intending to adopt him at any time for more than 2 years continuously preceding the…

Venue

Venue. An adoption proceeding may be commenced in any county in this State. (Source: P.A. 98-804, eff. 1-1-15.)

Adoption between multiple jurisdictions

Adoption between multiple jurisdictions. It is the public policy of this State to promote child welfare in adoption between multiple jurisdictions by implementing standards that foster permanency for children in an expeditious manner while considering the best interests of the child as paramount. Ensuring that standard…

Petition, contents, verification, filing

Petition, contents, verification, filing. A. A proceeding to adopt a child, other than a related child, shall be commenced by the filing of a petition within 30 days after such child has become available for adoption, provided that such petition may be filed at a later date by leave of court upon a showing that the fai…

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A. Investigation; all cases. Within 10 days after the filing of a petition for the adoption or standby adoption of a child other than a related child, the court shall appoint a child welfare agency approved by the Department of Children and Family Services, or a person deemed competent by the court, or in Cook County t…

Process

Process. A. All persons named in the petition for adoption or standby adoption, other than the petitioners and any party who has previously either denied being a parent pursuant to Section 12a of this Act or whose rights have been terminated pursuant to Section 12a of this Act or under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, b…

Consents to adoption and surrenders for purposes of adoption

Consents to adoption and surrenders for purposes of adoption. (a) Except as hereinafter provided in this Section consents or surrenders shall be required in all cases, unless the person whose consent or surrender would otherwise be required shall be found by the court: (1) to be an unfit person as defined in Section 1…

Time for signing a waiver, consent, or surrender

Time for signing a waiver, consent, or surrender. A. A consent or a surrender signed not less than 72 hours after the birth of the child is irrevocable except as provided in Section 11 of this Act. B. No consent or surrender shall be signed within the 72 hour period immediately following the birth of the child. C. A co…

Forms of consent and surrender; execution and acknowledgment thereof

Forms of consent and surrender; execution and acknowledgment thereof. A. The form of consent required for the adoption of a born child shall be substantially as follows: FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE CONSENT TO ADOPTION I, ...., (relationship, e.g., mother, father, relative, guardian) of ...., a male or female (circle one) chi…

Consents, surrenders, waivers, irrevocability

Consents, surrenders, waivers, irrevocability. (a) A consent to adoption or standby adoption by a parent, including a minor, executed and acknowledged in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of this Act, or a surrender of a child by a parent, including a minor, to an agency for the purpose of adoption shall be…

Consent of child or adult

Consent of child or adult. If, upon the date of the entry of the judgment the person sought to be adopted is of the age of 14 years or upwards, the adoption shall not be made without the consent of such person. Such consent shall be in writing and shall be acknowledged by such person as provided in Section 10 of this A…

Putative Father Registry

Putative Father Registry. The Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a Putative Father Registry for the purpose of determining the identity and location of a putative father of a minor child who is, or is expected to be, the subject of an adoption proceeding, in order to provide notice of such proce…

Adoptive parent rights and responsibilities

Adoptive parent rights and responsibilities. Prior to finalization of an adoption pursuant to this Act, any prospective adoptive parent in a private adoption who is not being provided with adoption services by a licensed child welfare agency pursuant to the Child Care Act of 1969, who is not adopting a related child, a…

Additional requirements in private adoptions

Additional requirements in private adoptions. In cases of adoptions in which an Illinois licensed child welfare agency is not providing adoption services and the child who is the subject of the adoption is not a related child of the prospective adoptive parent and not under the custody or guardianship of the Department…

Notice to putative father

Notice to putative father. 1. Upon the written request to any Clerk of any Circuit Court, and upon the payment of a filing fee of $10.00, by any interested party, including persons intending to adopt a child, a child welfare agency with whom the mother has placed or has given written notice of her intention to place a…

(Text of Section before amendment by P

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-465) Sec. 13. Interim order. As soon as practicable after the filing of a petition for adoption the court shall hold a hearing for the following purposes: A. In other than an adoption of a related child or an adoption through an agency, or of an adult: (a) To determine the…

Order for standby adoption

Order for standby adoption. (a) If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court, after such investigation as the court deems necessary, that the child's parent consents to or fails to object to the standby adoption and adoption by the petitioner will be for the welfare of the child, the court may enter an order for st…

Judgment

Judgment. (a) Prior to the entry of the judgment for order of adoption in any case other than an adoption of a related child or of an adult, each petitioner and each person, agency, association, corporation, institution, society or organization involved in the adoption of the child, except a child welfare agency, shall…

Petition to adopt by former parent

Petition to adopt by former parent. (a) For purposes of this Section, the term "former parent" means a person whose rights were terminated as described in paragraph (1) or (2). A petition to adopt by a former parent may be filed regarding any minor who was a ward of the court under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act…

After any court has acquired jurisdiction over the person of any child in an adoption proceeding, if such child dies before entry of final judgment, upon petition by the intended adoptive parent or parents suggesting the death of the child and asking that the court proceed in absence of the child to enter a final judgm…

Death of intended adoptive parent prior to entry of judgment

Death of intended adoptive parent prior to entry of judgment. After any court has acquired jurisdiction over the person of any intended adoptive parent in an adoption proceeding, if the intended adoptive parent dies before entry of final judgment, upon petition by the other intended adoptive parent or the child's guard…