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Illinois Adoption Laws On Who May Adopt And Who May Be Adopted
To research the different Illinois adoption laws, Illinois lawyers, which includes Chicago lawyers and attorneys, refer to the Illinois Complied Statutes Chapter 750 ILCS 50/ – Adoption Act. Illinois law, including Chicago law, provides the following rules on those who may adopt and those who may be adopted.(750 ILCS 50/2)
Sec. 2. 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 armed forces of the United States who has been domiciled
in the State of Illinois for 90 days, may institute such proceeding:
(a) A reputable person of legal age and of either sex, provided
that if such person is married and has not been living separate and
apart from his or her spouse for 12 months or longer, his or her spouse
shall be a party to the adoption proceeding, including a husband or wife
desiring to adopt a child of the other spouse, in all of which cases the
adoption shall be by both spouses jointly;
(b) A minor, by leave of court upon good cause shown.
B. The residence requirement specified in paragraph A of this
Section shall not apply to an adoption of a related child or to an
adoption of a child placed by an agency.
(Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
(750 ILCS 50/2.1)
Sec. 2.1. This Act shall be construed in concert with the Juvenile
Court Act of 1987, the Child Care Act of 1969, and the Interstate
Compact on the Placement of Children.
(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
(750 ILCS 50/3)
Sec. 3. 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 commencement of an adoption proceeding, or in
the alternative that such persons are related to him within a degree set
forth in the definition of a related child in Section 1 of this Act.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1269.)
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