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Illinois Adoption Laws On Time For Taking A Consent Or Surrender
To research the different Illinois adoption laws, Chicago law firms and other Illinois lawyers, refer to the Illinois Complied Statutes Chapter 750 ILCS 50/ – Adoption Act. Illinois law provides the following rules on time for taking a consent or surrender.
(750 ILCS 50/9)
Sec. 9. Time for taking a consent or surrender.
A. A consent or a surrender taken 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 taken within the 72 hour period
immediately following the birth of the child.
C. A consent or a surrender may be taken from the father prior to
the birth of the child. Such consent or surrender shall be revoked if,
within 72 hours after the birth of the child, the father who gave such
consent or surrender, notifies in writing the person, agency or court
representative who took the surrender or consent or any individual
representing or connected with such person, agency or court
representative of the revocation of the consent or surrender.
D. Any consent or surrender taken in accordance with paragraph C
above which is not revoked within 72 hours after the birth of the child
is irrevocable except as provided in Section 11 of this Act.
E. Consent may be given to a standby adoption by a terminally ill
parent whose consent is required pursuant to Section 8 of this Act to
become effective when the terminally ill parent of the child dies or
that parent requests that the final judgment of adoption be entered.
(Source: P.A. 91-572, eff. 1-1-00.)
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