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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2008 Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Adoption Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
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order for standby adoption.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB2008 | | LRB097 10060 AJO 50237 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Adoption Act is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 13.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (750 ILCS 50/13.1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 13.1. Order for standby adoption.
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| 8 | | (a) If it is proved to the
the satisfaction of the court, |
| 9 | | after such
investigation as the court deems necessary, that the |
| 10 | | child's parent
consents to or fails to object to the standby |
| 11 | | adoption and adoption by the
petitioner will be for the welfare |
| 12 | | of the child, the court may
enter an order for standby |
| 13 | | adoption. However, the consenting
parent's parental rights may |
| 14 | | not be terminated until consent
becomes effective. |
| 15 | | (b) The order for standby adoption shall be final as to all |
| 16 | | findings and
shall be followed in the judgment of adoption |
| 17 | | unless the
court finds by clear and convincing evidence that it |
| 18 | | is no longer in the best
interest of the child for the adoption |
| 19 | | to be finalized.
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| 20 | | (c) Once the standby adoptive parent receives knowledge of |
| 21 | | the
death of the consenting parent, or the consenting parent
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| 22 | | requests that a final judgment for adoption be entered, the |
| 23 | | standby
adoptive parent shall have 60 days to apply for a |