Illinois

Sec. 0.01. Short title.

Sec. 1. Definitions.

Sec. 2.1. 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.

Sec. 3. Who may be adopted.

Sec. 4. Venue.

Sec. 4.1. Adoption between multiple jurisdictions.

Sec. 5. Petition, contents, verification, filing.

Sec. 6. A.

Sec. 8. Consents to adoption and surrenders for purposes of adoption.

Sec. 9. Time for signing a waiver, consent, or surrender.

Sec. 10. Forms of consent and surrender; execution and acknowledgment thereof.

Sec. 11. Consents, surrenders, waivers, irrevocability.

Sec. 12. Consent of child or adult.

Sec. 12.1. Putative Father Registry.

Sec. 12.2. Adoptive parent rights and responsibilities.

Sec. 12.3. Additional requirements in private adoptions.

Sec. 12a. Notice to putative father.

Sec. 13. Interim order.

Sec. 13.1. Order for standby adoption.

Sec. 14. Judgment.

Sec. 14.5. Petition to adopt by former parent.

Sec. 14a. 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 petiti.

Sec. 14b. Death of intended adoptive parent prior to entry of judgment.

Sec. 15. The welfare of the child shall be the prime consideration in all adoption proceedings.

Sec. 15.1. (a) Any person over the age of 18, who has cared for a child for a continuous period of one year or more as a foster parent licensed under the Child Care Act of.

Sec. 16. Entry of Judgment.

Sec. 17. Effect of order terminating parental rights or Judgment of Adoption.

Sec. 17.01. Special immigrant child findings.

Sec. 18. Records confidential.

Sec. 18.1. Disclosure of identifying information.

Sec. 18.1a. Registry matches.

Sec. 18.1b. The Illinois Adoption Registry Application.

Sec. 18.1c. Effective date of registration.

Sec. 18.2. Forms.

Sec. 18.4. (a) The agency, Department of Children and Family Services, Court Supportive Services, Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court, or the Probation Officers of the.

Sec. 18.04. Original Birth Certificate Access; legislative intent.

Sec. 18.4a. Medical and mental health histories.

Sec. 18.5. Liability.

Sec. 18.05. The Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange.

Sec. 18.06. Definitions.

Sec. 18.6. Registry fees.

Sec. 18.07. (Repealed).

Sec. 18.7. Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange Fund.

Sec. 18.8. Improper disclosure of identifying information.

Sec. 18.08. Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council.

Sec. 18.9. Post-placement and post-adoption support services.

Sec. 19. Registration new birth certificate.

Sec. 20. Practice.

Sec. 20a. Construction of Act.

Sec. 20b. Time limit for relief from final judgment or order.

Sec. 21. Compensation for placing of children prohibited.

Sec. 22. Partial invalidity.

Sec. 23. Repeal - Saving.

Sec. 24. Effective date.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A.