Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
Filed: 3/20/2012
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4028
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4028 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Adoption Act is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 10 as follows:
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6 | (750 ILCS 50/10) (from Ch. 40, par. 1512)
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7 | Sec. 10. Forms of consent and surrender; execution and
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8 | acknowledgment thereof. | ||||||
9 | A. The form of consent required for the
adoption of a born | ||||||
10 | child shall be substantially as follows:
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11 | FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE CONSENT TO ADOPTION
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12 | I, ...., (relationship, e.g., mother, father, relative, | ||||||
13 | guardian)
of ...., a ..male child, state:
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14 | That such child was born on .... at ....
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15 | That I reside at ...., County of .... and State of ....
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16 | That I am of the age of .... years.
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1 | That I hereby enter my appearance in this proceeding and | ||||||
2 | waive
service of summons on me.
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3 | That I hereby acknowledge that I have been provided with a | ||||||
4 | copy of the Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private | ||||||
5 | Form before signing this Consent and that I have had time to | ||||||
6 | read, or have had read to me, this Form. I understand that if I | ||||||
7 | do not receive any of the rights as described in this Form, it | ||||||
8 | shall not constitute a basis to revoke this Final and | ||||||
9 | Irrevocable Consent. | ||||||
10 | That I do hereby consent and agree to the adoption of such | ||||||
11 | child.
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12 | That I wish to and understand that by signing this consent | ||||||
13 | I do
irrevocably and permanently give up all custody and other | ||||||
14 | parental
rights I have to such child.
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15 | That I understand such child will be placed for adoption | ||||||
16 | and that I
cannot under any circumstances, after signing this | ||||||
17 | document, change my
mind and revoke or cancel this consent or | ||||||
18 | obtain or recover custody or
any other rights over such child. | ||||||
19 | That I have read and understand the
above and I am signing it | ||||||
20 | as my free and voluntary act.
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21 | Dated (insert date).
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22 | .........................
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23 | If under Section 8 the consent of more than one person is | ||||||
24 | required,
then each such person shall execute a separate | ||||||
25 | consent.
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1 | A-1. (1) The form of the Final and Irrevocable Consent to | ||||||
2 | Adoption by a Specified Person or Persons: Non-DCFS Case set | ||||||
3 | forth in this subsection A-1 is to be used by legal parents | ||||||
4 | only. This form is not to be used in cases in which there is a | ||||||
5 | pending petition under Section 2-13 of the Juvenile Court Act | ||||||
6 | of 1987. | ||||||
7 | (2) The form of the Final and Irrevocable Consent to | ||||||
8 | Adoption by a Specified Person or Persons in a non-DCFS case | ||||||
9 | shall have the caption of the proceeding in which it is to be | ||||||
10 | filed and shall be substantially as follows: | ||||||
11 | FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE CONSENT TO ADOPTION BY | ||||||
12 | A SPECIFIED PERSON OR PERSONS; NON-DCFS CASE | ||||||
13 | I, ...., (relationship, e.g., mother, father) of ...., a | ||||||
14 | ..male child, state: | ||||||
15 | 1. That such child was born on ...., at ....., City of ... | ||||||
16 | and State of .... | ||||||
17 | 2. That I reside at ...., County of .... and State of .... | ||||||
18 | 3. That I am of the age of .... years. | ||||||
19 | 4. That I hereby enter my appearance in this proceeding and | ||||||
20 | waive service of summons on me. | ||||||
21 | 5. That I hereby acknowledge that I have been provided a | ||||||
22 | copy of the Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private | ||||||
23 | Form before signing this Consent and that I have had time to | ||||||
24 | read, or have had read to me, this Form and that I understand | ||||||
25 | the Rights and Responsibilities described in this Form. I | ||||||
26 | understand that if I do not receive any of my rights as |
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1 | described in said Form, it shall not constitute a basis to | ||||||
2 | revoke this Final and Irrevocable Consent to Adoption by a | ||||||
3 | Specified Person. | ||||||
4 | 6. That I do hereby consent and agree to the adoption of | ||||||
5 | such child by .... (specified persons) only. | ||||||
6 | 7. That I wish to and understand that upon signing this | ||||||
7 | consent I do irrevocably and permanently give up all custody | ||||||
8 | and other parental rights I have to such child if such child is | ||||||
9 | adopted by .... (specified person or persons). I hereby | ||||||
10 | transfer all of my rights to the custody, care and control of | ||||||
11 | such child to ............................. (specified person | ||||||
12 | or persons). | ||||||
13 | 8. That I understand such child will be adopted by | ||||||
14 | ....................... (specified person or persons) and that | ||||||
15 | I cannot under any circumstances, after signing this document, | ||||||
16 | change my mind and revoke or cancel this consent or obtain or | ||||||
17 | recover custody or any other rights over such child if | ||||||
18 | ............................ (specified person or persons) | ||||||
19 | adopt(s) such child; PROVIDED that each specified person has | ||||||
20 | filed or shall file, within 60 days from the date hereof, a | ||||||
21 | petition for the adoption of such child. | ||||||
22 | 9. That if the specified person or persons designated | ||||||
23 | herein do not file a petition for adoption within the | ||||||
24 | time-frame specified above, or, if said petition for adoption | ||||||
25 | is filed within the time-frame specified above but the adoption | ||||||
26 | petition is dismissed with prejudice or the adoption proceeding |
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1 | is otherwise concluded without an order declaring the child to | ||||||
2 | be the adopted child of the specified person or persons, then I | ||||||
3 | understand that I will receive written notice of such | ||||||
4 | circumstances within 10 business days of their occurrence. I | ||||||
5 | understand that the notice will be directed to me using the | ||||||
6 | contact information I have provided in this consent. I | ||||||
7 | understand that I will have 10 business days from the date that | ||||||
8 | the written notice is sent to me to respond, within which time | ||||||
9 | I may request the Court to declare this consent voidable and | ||||||
10 | return the child to me. I further understand that the Court | ||||||
11 | will make the final decision of whether or not the child will | ||||||
12 | be returned to me. If I do not make such request within 10 | ||||||
13 | business days of the date of the notice, then I expressly waive | ||||||
14 | any other notice or service of process in any legal proceeding | ||||||
15 | for the adoption of the child. | ||||||
16 | 10. That I expressly acknowledge that nothing in this | ||||||
17 | Consent
impairs the validity and absolute finality of this
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18 | Consent under any circumstance other than those described in
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19 | paragraph 9 of this Consent. | ||||||
20 | 11. That I understand that I have a remaining duty and
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21 | obligation to keep .............. (insert name and address of | ||||||
22 | the attorney
for the specified person or persons) informed of | ||||||
23 | my current
address or other preferred contact information until | ||||||
24 | this adoption has been finalized. My failure to
do so may | ||||||
25 | result in the termination of my parental rights and
the child | ||||||
26 | being placed for adoption in another home. |
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1 | 12. That I do expressly waive any other notice or service | ||||||
2 | of process in any of the legal proceedings for the adoption of | ||||||
3 | the child as long as the adoption proceeding by the specified | ||||||
4 | person or persons is pending. | ||||||
5 | 13. That I have read and understand the above and I am | ||||||
6 | signing it as my free and voluntary act. | ||||||
7 | 14. That I acknowledge that this consent is valid even if | ||||||
8 | the specified person or persons separate or divorce or one of | ||||||
9 | the specified persons dies prior to the entry of the final | ||||||
10 | judgment for adoption. | ||||||
11 | Dated (insert date). | ||||||
12 | ............................................. | ||||||
13 | Signature of parent. | ||||||
14 | ............................................. | ||||||
15 | Address of parent. | ||||||
16 | ............................................. | ||||||
17 | Phone number(s) of parent. | ||||||
18 | ............................................. | ||||||
19 | Personal email(s) of parent. | ||||||
20 | ............................................. | ||||||
21 | (3) The form of the certificate of acknowledgement for a | ||||||
22 | Final and Irrevocable Consent for Adoption by a Specified | ||||||
23 | Person or Persons: Non-DCFS Case shall be substantially as | ||||||
24 | follows: | ||||||
25 | STATE OF ..............)
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1 | ) SS.
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2 | COUNTY OF .............) | ||||||
3 | I, .................... (Name of Judge or other person), | ||||||
4 | ..................... (official title, name, and address), | ||||||
5 | certify that ............., personally known to me to be the | ||||||
6 | same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Final and | ||||||
7 | Irrevocable Consent for Adoption by a Specified Person or | ||||||
8 | Persons; non-DCFS case, appeared before me this day in person | ||||||
9 | and acknowledged that (she)(he) signed and delivered the | ||||||
10 | consent as (her)(his) free and voluntary act, for the specified | ||||||
11 | purpose. I am further satisfied that, before signing this | ||||||
12 | Consent, ........ has read, or has had read to him or her, the | ||||||
13 | Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form. | ||||||
14 | A-2. Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private | ||||||
15 | Form. The Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private | ||||||
16 | Form must be read by, or have been read to, any person | ||||||
17 | executing a Final and Irrevocable Consent to Adoption under | ||||||
18 | subsection A, a Final and Irrevocable Consent to Adoption by a | ||||||
19 | Specified Person or Persons: Non-DCFS Case under subsection | ||||||
20 | A-1, or a Consent to Adoption of Unborn Child under subsection | ||||||
21 | B prior to the execution of said Consent. The form of the Birth | ||||||
22 | Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form shall be | ||||||
23 | substantially as follows: | ||||||
24 | Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form | ||||||
25 | As a birth parent in the State of Illinois, you have the | ||||||
26 | right: |
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1 | 1. To have your own attorney represent you. The prospective | ||||||
2 | adoptive parents may agree to pay for the cost of your attorney | ||||||
3 | in a manner consistent with Illinois law, but they are not | ||||||
4 | required to do so. | ||||||
5 | 2. To be treated with dignity and respect at all times and | ||||||
6 | to make decisions free from coercion and pressure. | ||||||
7 | 3. To receive counseling before and after signing a Final | ||||||
8 | and Irrevocable Consent to Adoption ("Consent"), a Final and | ||||||
9 | Irrevocable Consent to Adoption by a Specified Person or | ||||||
10 | Persons: Non-DCFS Case ("Specified Consent"), or a Consent to | ||||||
11 | Adoption of Unborn Child ("Unborn Consent"). The prospective | ||||||
12 | adoptive parents may agree to pay for the cost of counseling in | ||||||
13 | a manner consistent with Illinois law, but they are not | ||||||
14 | required to do so. | ||||||
15 | 4. To ask to be involved in choosing your child's | ||||||
16 | prospective adoptive parents and to ask to meet them. | ||||||
17 | 5. To ask your child's prospective adoptive parents any | ||||||
18 | questions that pertain to your decision to place your child | ||||||
19 | with them. | ||||||
20 | 6. To see your child before signing a Consent or Specified | ||||||
21 | Consent. | ||||||
22 | 7. To request contact with your child and/or the child's | ||||||
23 | prospective adoptive parents, with the understanding that any | ||||||
24 | promises regarding contact with your child or receipt of | ||||||
25 | information about the child after signing a Consent, Specified | ||||||
26 | Consent, or Unborn Consent cannot be enforced under Illinois |
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1 | law. | ||||||
2 | 8. To receive copies of all documents that you sign and | ||||||
3 | have those documents provided to you in your preferred | ||||||
4 | language. | ||||||
5 | 9. To request that your identifying information remain | ||||||
6 | confidential, unless required otherwise by Illinois law or | ||||||
7 | court order, and to register with the Illinois Adoption | ||||||
8 | Registry and Medical Information Exchange. | ||||||
9 | 10. To work with an adoption agency or attorney of your | ||||||
10 | choice, or change said agency or attorney, provided you | ||||||
11 | promptly inform all of the parties currently involved. | ||||||
12 | 11. To receive, upon request, a written list of any | ||||||
13 | promised support, financial or otherwise, from your attorney or | ||||||
14 | the attorney for your child's prospective adoptive parents. | ||||||
15 | 12. To delay signing a Consent, Specified Consent, or | ||||||
16 | Unborn Consent if you are not ready to do so. | ||||||
17 | 13. To decline to sign a Consent, Specified Consent, or | ||||||
18 | Unborn Consent even if you have received financial support from | ||||||
19 | the prospective adoptive parents. | ||||||
20 | If you do not receive any of the rights described in this | ||||||
21 | Form, it shall not be a basis to revoke a Consent, Specified | ||||||
22 | Consent, or Unborn Consent. | ||||||
23 | As a Birth Parent in the State of Illinois, you have the | ||||||
24 | responsibility: | ||||||
25 | 1. To carefully consider your reasons for choosing | ||||||
26 | adoption. |
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1 | 2. To voluntarily provide all known medical, background, | ||||||
2 | and family information about yourself and your immediate family | ||||||
3 | to your child's prospective adoptive parents or their attorney. | ||||||
4 | For the health of your child, you are strongly encouraged, but | ||||||
5 | not required, to provide all known medical, background, and | ||||||
6 | family history information about yourself and your family to | ||||||
7 | your child's prospective adoptive parents or their attorney. | ||||||
8 | 3. (Birth mothers only) To accurately complete an Affidavit | ||||||
9 | of Identification, which identifies the father of the child | ||||||
10 | when known, with the understanding that a birth mother has a | ||||||
11 | right to decline to identify the birth father. | ||||||
12 | 4. To not accept financial support or reimbursement of | ||||||
13 | pregnancy related expenses simultaneously from more than one | ||||||
14 | source. | ||||||
15 | B. The form of consent required for the adoption of an | ||||||
16 | unborn child
shall be substantially as follows:
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17 | CONSENT TO ADOPTION OF UNBORN CHILD
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18 | I, ...., state:
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19 | That I am the father of a child expected to be born on or | ||||||
20 | about ....
to .... (name of mother).
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21 | That I reside at .... County of ...., and State of .....
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22 | That I am of the age of .... years.
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23 | That I hereby enter my appearance in such adoption | ||||||
24 | proceeding and
waive service of summons on me.
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25 | That I hereby acknowledge that I have been provided with a | ||||||
26 | copy of the Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private |
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1 | Form before signing this Consent, and that I have had time to | ||||||
2 | read, or have had read to me, this Form. I understand that if I | ||||||
3 | do not receive any of the rights as described in this Form, it | ||||||
4 | shall not constitute a basis to revoke this Consent to Adoption | ||||||
5 | of Unborn Child. | ||||||
6 | That I do hereby consent and agree to the adoption of such | ||||||
7 | child, and
that I have not previously executed a consent or | ||||||
8 | surrender with respect
to such child.
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9 | That I wish to and do understand that by signing this | ||||||
10 | consent I do
irrevocably and permanently give up all custody | ||||||
11 | and other parental
rights I have to such child, except that I | ||||||
12 | have the right to revoke this
consent by giving written notice | ||||||
13 | of my revocation not later than 72
hours after the birth of the | ||||||
14 | child.
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15 | That I understand such child will be placed for adoption | ||||||
16 | and that,
except as hereinabove provided, I cannot under any | ||||||
17 | circumstances, after
signing this document, change my mind and | ||||||
18 | revoke or cancel this consent
or obtain or recover custody or | ||||||
19 | any other rights over such child.
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20 | That I have read and understand the above and I am signing | ||||||
21 | it as my
free and voluntary act.
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22 | Dated (insert date).
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23 | ........................
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24 | B-5. (1) The parent of a child may execute a consent to | ||||||
25 | standby
adoption by a specified person or persons. A consent | ||||||
26 | under this subsection B-5
shall be acknowledged by a parent |
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1 | pursuant to subsection H and subsection K of
this Section.
The | ||||||
2 | form of consent required for the standby adoption of a born | ||||||
3 | child
effective at a future date when the consenting
parent of | ||||||
4 | the child dies or
requests that a final judgment of adoption be | ||||||
5 | entered shall be substantially as
follows:
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6 | FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE CONSENT
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7 | TO STANDBY ADOPTION
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8 | I, ..., (relationship, e.g. mother or father)
of ...., a | ||||||
9 | ..male child, state:
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10 | That the child was born on .... at .....
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11 | That I reside at ...., County of ...., and State of .....
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12 | That I am of the age of .... years.
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13 | That I hereby enter my appearance in this proceeding and | ||||||
14 | waive service of
summons on me in this action only.
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15 | That I do hereby consent and
agree to the standby adoption | ||||||
16 | of the child, and that I have not previously
executed a consent | ||||||
17 | or surrender with respect to the child.
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18 | That I wish to and understand that by signing this consent | ||||||
19 | I do irrevocably
and permanently give up all custody and other | ||||||
20 | parental rights I have to the
child, effective upon
(my death) | ||||||
21 | (the child's other parent's death) or upon (my) (the other
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22 | parent's) request for the entry of a final judgment for | ||||||
23 | adoption if .....
(specified person or persons) adopt my child.
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24 | That I understand that until (I die) (the child's other | ||||||
25 | parent dies), I
retain all legal rights and obligations | ||||||
26 | concerning the child, but at that time,
I irrevocably give all |
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1 | custody and other parental rights to .... (specified
person or | ||||||
2 | persons).
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3 | I understand my child will be adopted by ....... (specified | ||||||
4 | person or
persons) only and that I cannot, under any | ||||||
5 | circumstances, after signing this
document, change my mind and | ||||||
6 | revoke or cancel this consent or obtain or recover
custody or | ||||||
7 | any other rights over my child if ..... (specified person or
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8 | persons) adopt my child.
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9 | I understand that this consent to standby adoption is valid | ||||||
10 | only if the
petition for standby adoption is filed and that if | ||||||
11 | ....... (specified person or
persons), for any reason, cannot | ||||||
12 | or will not file a petition for standby
adoption or if his, | ||||||
13 | her, or their petition for standby adoption is denied, then
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14 | this consent is void. I have the right to notice of any other | ||||||
15 | proceeding that
could affect my parental rights.
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16 | That I have read and understand the above and I am signing | ||||||
17 | it as my free and
voluntary act.
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18 | Dated (insert date).
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19 | ....................
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20 | If under Section 8 the consent of more than one person is | ||||||
21 | required, then each
such
person shall execute a separate | ||||||
22 | consent. A separate consent shall be executed
for each
child.
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23 | (2) If the parent consents to a standby adoption by 2 | ||||||
24 | specified persons,
then the form shall contain 2 additional | ||||||
25 | paragraphs in substantially the
following form:
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1 | If .... (specified persons) obtain a judgment of
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2 | dissolution of
marriage before the judgment for adoption is | ||||||
3 | entered, then .....
(specified person) shall adopt my child. I | ||||||
4 | understand that I cannot change my
mind and revoke this consent | ||||||
5 | or obtain or recover custody of my child if .....
(specified | ||||||
6 | persons) obtain a judgment of dissolution of marriage and .....
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7 | (specified person) adopts my child. I understand that I cannot | ||||||
8 | change my
mind and revoke this consent if ...... (specified | ||||||
9 | persons) obtain a
judgment of dissolution of marriage before | ||||||
10 | the adoption is final. I
understand that this consent to | ||||||
11 | adoption has no effect on who will get custody
of my child if | ||||||
12 | ..... (specified persons) obtain a judgment of dissolution
of | ||||||
13 | marriage after the adoption is final. I understand that if | ||||||
14 | either .....
(specified persons) dies before the petition to | ||||||
15 | adopt my child is granted, then
the surviving person may adopt | ||||||
16 | my child. I understand that I cannot change my
mind and revoke | ||||||
17 | this consent or obtain or recover custody of my child if the
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18 | surviving person adopts my child.
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19 | A consent to standby adoption by specified persons on this | ||||||
20 | form shall have no
effect on a court's determination of custody | ||||||
21 | or visitation under the Illinois
Marriage and Dissolution
of | ||||||
22 | Marriage Act if the marriage of the specified persons is | ||||||
23 | dissolved before
the adoption is final.
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24 | (3) The form of the certificate of acknowledgement for a | ||||||
25 | Final and
Irrevocable Consent for Standby Adoption shall be | ||||||
26 | substantially as follows:
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1 | STATE OF .....)
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2 | ) SS.
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3 | COUNTY OF ....)
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4 | I, ....... (name of Judge or other person) ..... (official | ||||||
5 | title,
name, and address), certify that ......., personally | ||||||
6 | known to me to be
the same person whose name is subscribed to | ||||||
7 | the foregoing Final and Irrevocable
Consent to Standby | ||||||
8 | Adoption, appeared before me this day in person and
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9 | acknowledged that (she) (he) signed and
delivered the consent | ||||||
10 | as (her) (his) free and voluntary act, for the specified
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11 | purpose.
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12 | I have fully explained that this consent to adoption is | ||||||
13 | valid only if the
petition to adopt is filed, and that if the | ||||||
14 | specified person or persons, for
any reason, cannot or will not | ||||||
15 | adopt the child or if the adoption petition is
denied, then | ||||||
16 | this consent will be void. I have fully explained that if the
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17 | specified person or persons adopt the child, by signing this | ||||||
18 | consent (she) (he)
is irrevocably and permanently | ||||||
19 | relinquishing all parental rights to the child,
and (she) (he) | ||||||
20 | has stated that such is (her) (his) intention and desire.
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21 | Dated (insert date).
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22 | Signature ..............................
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23 | (4) If a consent to standby adoption is executed in this | ||||||
24 | form,
the consent shall be valid only if the specified
person |
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1 | or persons adopt the child. The consent shall be void if:
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2 | (a) the specified person or persons do not file a petition | ||||||
3 | for standby
adoption of the child; or
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4 | (b) a court denies the standby adoption petition.
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5 | The parent shall not need to take further action to revoke | ||||||
6 | the consent if the
standby adoption by the specified person or | ||||||
7 | persons does not occur,
notwithstanding the provisions of | ||||||
8 | Section 11 of this Act.
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9 | C. The form of surrender to any agency given by a parent of | ||||||
10 | a born
child who is to be subsequently placed for adoption | ||||||
11 | shall be
substantially as follows and shall contain such other | ||||||
12 | facts and
statements as the particular agency shall require.
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13 | FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE SURRENDER
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14 | FOR PURPOSES OF ADOPTION
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15 | I, .... (relationship, e.g., mother, father, relative, | ||||||
16 | guardian) of
...., a ..male child, state:
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17 | That such child was born on ...., at .....
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18 | That I reside at ...., County of ...., and State of .....
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19 | That I am of the age of .... years.
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20 | That I do hereby surrender and entrust the entire custody | ||||||
21 | and control
of such child to the .... (the "Agency"), a | ||||||
22 | (public) (licensed) child
welfare agency with its principal | ||||||
23 | office in the City of ...., County of
.... and State of ...., | ||||||
24 | for the purpose of enabling it to care for and
supervise the | ||||||
25 | care of such child, to place such child for adoption and
to | ||||||
26 | consent to the legal adoption of such child.
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1 | That I hereby grant to the Agency full power and authority | ||||||
2 | to place
such child with any person or persons it may in its | ||||||
3 | sole discretion
select to become the adopting parent or parents | ||||||
4 | and to consent to the
legal adoption of such child by such | ||||||
5 | person or persons; and to take any
and all measures which, in | ||||||
6 | the judgment of the Agency, may be for the
best interests of | ||||||
7 | such child, including authorizing medical, surgical
and dental | ||||||
8 | care and treatment including inoculation and anaesthesia for
| ||||||
9 | such child.
| ||||||
10 | That I wish to and understand that by signing this | ||||||
11 | surrender I do
irrevocably and permanently give up all custody | ||||||
12 | and other parental
rights I have to such child.
| ||||||
13 | That I understand I cannot under any circumstances, after | ||||||
14 | signing
this surrender, change my mind and revoke or cancel | ||||||
15 | this surrender or
obtain or recover custody or any other rights | ||||||
16 | over such child.
| ||||||
17 | That I have read and understand the above and I am signing | ||||||
18 | it as my
free and voluntary act.
| ||||||
19 | Dated (insert date).
| ||||||
20 | ........................
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21 | C-5. The form of a Final and Irrevocable Designated | ||||||
22 | Surrender for Purposes of Adoption to any agency given by a | ||||||
23 | parent of a born child who is to be subsequently placed for | ||||||
24 | adoption is to be used by legal parents only. The form shall be | ||||||
25 | substantially as follows and shall contain such other facts and | ||||||
26 | statements as the particular agency shall require: |
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1 | FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE DESIGNATED SURRENDER | ||||||
2 | FOR PURPOSES OF ADOPTION | ||||||
3 | I, .... (relationship, e.g., mother, father, relative, | ||||||
4 | guardian) of ...., a ..male child, state: | ||||||
5 | 1. That such child was born on ...., at ..... | ||||||
6 | 2. That I reside at ...., County of ...., and State of | ||||||
7 | ..... | ||||||
8 | 3. That I am of the age of .... years. | ||||||
9 | 4. That I do hereby surrender and entrust the entire | ||||||
10 | custody and control of such child to the .... (the "Agency"), a | ||||||
11 | (public) (licensed) child welfare agency with its principal | ||||||
12 | office in the City of ...., County of .... and State of ...., | ||||||
13 | for the purpose of enabling it to care for and supervise the | ||||||
14 | care of such child, to place such child for adoption with | ||||||
15 | ............................. (specified person or persons) | ||||||
16 | and to consent to the legal adoption of such child and to take | ||||||
17 | any and all measures which, in the judgment of the Agency, may | ||||||
18 | be for the best interests of such child, including authorizing | ||||||
19 | medical, surgical and dental care and treatment including | ||||||
20 | inoculation and anesthesia for such child. | ||||||
21 | 5. That I wish to and understand that by signing this | ||||||
22 | surrender I do irrevocably and permanently give up all custody | ||||||
23 | and other parental rights I have to such child. | ||||||
24 | 6. That if the petition for adoption is not filed by the
| ||||||
25 | specified person or persons designated herein or, if the
| ||||||
26 | petition for adoption is filed but the adoption petition is
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1 | dismissed with prejudice or the adoption proceeding is
| ||||||
2 | otherwise concluded without an order declaring the child to be
| ||||||
3 | the adopted child of each specified person, then I understand | ||||||
4 | that the Agency will provide notice to me within 10 business | ||||||
5 | days and that such notice will be directed to me using the | ||||||
6 | contact information I have provided to the Agency. I understand | ||||||
7 | that I will have 10 business days from the date that the Agency | ||||||
8 | sends me its notice to respond, within which time I may choose | ||||||
9 | to designate other adoptive parent(s). However, I acknowledge | ||||||
10 | that
the Agency has full power and authority to place the child | ||||||
11 | for adoption with
any person or persons it may in its sole | ||||||
12 | discretion select to
become the adopting parent or parents and | ||||||
13 | to consent to the
legal adoption of the child by such person or | ||||||
14 | persons. | ||||||
15 | 7. That I acknowledge that this surrender is valid even if | ||||||
16 | the specified persons separate or divorce or one of the | ||||||
17 | specified persons dies prior to the entry of the final judgment | ||||||
18 | for adoption. | ||||||
19 | 8. That I expressly acknowledge that the above paragraphs 6 | ||||||
20 | and 7 do not impair the validity and absolute finality of this | ||||||
21 | surrender under any circumstance. | ||||||
22 | 9. That I understand that I have a remaining obligation to | ||||||
23 | keep the Agency informed of my current contact information | ||||||
24 | until the adoption of the child has been finalized if I wish to | ||||||
25 | be notified in the event the adoption by the specified | ||||||
26 | person(s) cannot proceed. |
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1 | 10. That I understand I cannot under any circumstances, | ||||||
2 | after signing this surrender, change my mind and revoke or | ||||||
3 | cancel this surrender or obtain or recover custody or any other | ||||||
4 | rights over such child. | ||||||
5 | 11. That I have read and understand the above and I am | ||||||
6 | signing it as my free and voluntary act. | ||||||
7 | Dated (insert date). | ||||||
8 | .............................. | ||||||
9 | D. The form of surrender to an agency given by a parent of | ||||||
10 | an unborn
child who is to be subsequently placed for adoption | ||||||
11 | shall be
substantially as follows and shall contain such other | ||||||
12 | facts and
statements as the particular agency shall require.
| ||||||
13 | SURRENDER OF UNBORN CHILD FOR
| ||||||
14 | PURPOSES OF ADOPTION
| ||||||
15 | I, .... (father), state:
| ||||||
16 | That I am the father of a child expected to be born on or | ||||||
17 | about ....
to .... (name of mother).
| ||||||
18 | That I reside at ...., County of ...., and State of .....
| ||||||
19 | That I am of the age of .... years.
| ||||||
20 | That I do hereby surrender and entrust the entire custody | ||||||
21 | and control
of such child to the .... (the "Agency"), a | ||||||
22 | (public) (licensed) child
welfare agency with its principal | ||||||
23 | office in the City of ...., County of
.... and State of ...., | ||||||
24 | for the purpose of enabling it to care for and
supervise the | ||||||
25 | care of such child, to place such child for adoption and
to | ||||||
26 | consent to the legal adoption of such child, and that I have |
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1 | not
previously executed a consent or surrender with respect to | ||||||
2 | such child.
| ||||||
3 | That I hereby grant to the Agency full power and authority | ||||||
4 | to place
such child with any person or persons it may in its | ||||||
5 | sole discretion
select to become the adopting parent or parents | ||||||
6 | and to consent to the
legal adoption of such child by such | ||||||
7 | person or persons; and to take any
and all measures which, in | ||||||
8 | the judgment of the Agency, may be for the
best interests of | ||||||
9 | such child, including authorizing medical, surgical
and dental | ||||||
10 | care and treatment, including inoculation and anaesthesia for
| ||||||
11 | such child.
| ||||||
12 | That I wish to and understand that by signing this | ||||||
13 | surrender I do
irrevocably and permanently give up all custody | ||||||
14 | and other parental
rights I have to such child.
| ||||||
15 | That I understand I cannot under any circumstances, after | ||||||
16 | signing
this surrender, change my mind and revoke or cancel | ||||||
17 | this surrender or
obtain or recover custody or any other rights | ||||||
18 | over such child, except
that I have the right to revoke this | ||||||
19 | surrender by giving written notice
of my revocation not later | ||||||
20 | than 72 hours after the birth of such child.
| ||||||
21 | That I have read and understand the above and I am signing | ||||||
22 | it as my
free and voluntary act.
| ||||||
23 | Dated (insert date).
| ||||||
24 | ........................
| ||||||
25 | E. The form of consent required from the parents for the | ||||||
26 | adoption of
an adult, when such adult elects to obtain such |
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| |||||||
1 | consent, shall be
substantially as follows:
| ||||||
2 | CONSENT
| ||||||
3 | I, ...., (father) (mother) of ...., an adult, state:
| ||||||
4 | That I reside at ...., County of .... and State of .....
| ||||||
5 | That I do hereby consent and agree to the adoption of such | ||||||
6 | adult by
.... and .....
| ||||||
7 | Dated (insert date).
| ||||||
8 | .........................
| ||||||
9 | F. The form of consent required for the adoption of a child | ||||||
10 | of the
age of 14 years or upwards, or of an adult, to be given | ||||||
11 | by such person,
shall be substantially as follows:
| ||||||
12 | CONSENT
| ||||||
13 | I, ...., state:
| ||||||
14 | That I reside at ...., County of .... and State of ..... | ||||||
15 | That I am
of the age of .... years. That I consent and agree to | ||||||
16 | my adoption by
.... and .....
| ||||||
17 | Dated (insert date).
| ||||||
18 | ........................
| ||||||
19 | G. The form of consent given by an agency to the adoption | ||||||
20 | by
specified persons of a child previously surrendered to it | ||||||
21 | shall set
forth that the agency has the authority to execute | ||||||
22 | such consent. The
form of consent given by a guardian of the | ||||||
23 | person of a child sought to
be adopted, appointed by a court of | ||||||
24 | competent jurisdiction, shall set
forth the facts of such | ||||||
25 | appointment and the authority of the guardian to
execute such | ||||||
26 | consent.
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1 | H. A consent (other than that given by an agency, or | ||||||
2 | guardian of the
person of the child sought to be adopted who | ||||||
3 | was appointed by a court of
competent jurisdiction) shall be | ||||||
4 | acknowledged by a parent before a judge of a court of competent | ||||||
5 | jurisdiction or, except as otherwise provided in
this Act, | ||||||
6 | before a representative of an agency, or before a person, other | ||||||
7 | than the attorney for the prospective adoptive parent or | ||||||
8 | parents, designated by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
| ||||||
9 | I. A surrender, or any other document equivalent to a | ||||||
10 | surrender, by
which a child is surrendered to an agency shall | ||||||
11 | be acknowledged by the
person signing such surrender, or other | ||||||
12 | document, before a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction, | ||||||
13 | or, except as otherwise provided in this Act, before a | ||||||
14 | representative of an agency, or before a person designated by a | ||||||
15 | court
of competent jurisdiction.
| ||||||
16 | J. The form of the certificate of acknowledgment for a | ||||||
17 | consent, a
surrender, or any other document equivalent to a | ||||||
18 | surrender, shall be
substantially as follows:
| ||||||
19 | STATE OF ....)
| ||||||
20 | ) SS.
| ||||||
21 | COUNTY OF ...)
| ||||||
22 | I, .... (Name of judge or other person), .... (official | ||||||
23 | title, name and
location of court or status or position of | ||||||
24 | other person),
certify that ...., personally known to me to be | ||||||
25 | the same person whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing | ||||||
26 | (consent) (surrender), appeared
before me this day in person |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | and acknowledged that (she) (he) signed and
delivered such | ||||||
2 | (consent) (surrender) as (her) (his) free and voluntary
act, | ||||||
3 | for the specified purpose.
| ||||||
4 | I have fully explained that by signing such (consent) | ||||||
5 | (surrender)
(she) (he) is irrevocably relinquishing all | ||||||
6 | parental rights to such
child or adult and (she) (he) has | ||||||
7 | stated that such is (her) (his)
intention and desire. (Add if | ||||||
8 | Consent only) I am further satisfied that, before signing this | ||||||
9 | Consent, ........ has read, or has had read to him or her, the | ||||||
10 | Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form.
| ||||||
11 | Dated (insert date).
| ||||||
12 | Signature ...............
| ||||||
13 | K. When the execution of a consent or a surrender is | ||||||
14 | acknowledged
before someone other than a judge,
such other | ||||||
15 | person shall have his or her signature on the certificate
| ||||||
16 | acknowledged before a notary public, in form substantially as | ||||||
17 | follows:
| ||||||
18 | STATE OF ....)
| ||||||
19 | ) SS.
| ||||||
20 | COUNTY OF ...)
| ||||||
21 | I, a Notary Public, in and for the County of ......, in the | ||||||
22 | State of
......, certify that ...., personally known to me to | ||||||
23 | be the
same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing | ||||||
24 | certificate of
acknowledgment, appeared before me in person and | ||||||
25 | acknowledged that (she)
(he) signed such certificate as (her) | ||||||
26 | (his) free and voluntary act and
that the statements made in |
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| |||||||
1 | the certificate are true.
| ||||||
2 | Dated (insert date).
| ||||||
3 | Signature ...................... Notary Public
| ||||||
4 | (official seal)
| ||||||
5 | There shall be attached a certificate of magistracy, or | ||||||
6 | other
comparable proof of office of the notary public | ||||||
7 | satisfactory to the
court, to a consent signed and acknowledged | ||||||
8 | in another state.
| ||||||
9 | L. A surrender or consent executed and acknowledged outside | ||||||
10 | of this
State, either in accordance with the law of this State | ||||||
11 | or in accordance
with the law of the place where executed, is | ||||||
12 | valid.
| ||||||
13 | M. Where a consent or a surrender is signed in a foreign | ||||||
14 | country,
the execution of such consent shall be acknowledged or | ||||||
15 | affirmed in a
manner conformable to the law and procedure of | ||||||
16 | such country.
| ||||||
17 | N. If the person signing a consent or surrender is in the | ||||||
18 | military
service of the United States, the execution of such | ||||||
19 | consent or surrender
may be acknowledged before a commissioned | ||||||
20 | officer and the signature of
such officer on such certificate | ||||||
21 | shall be verified or acknowledged
before a notary public or by | ||||||
22 | such other procedure as is then in effect
for such division or | ||||||
23 | branch of the armed forces.
| ||||||
24 | O. (1) The parent or parents of a child in whose interests | ||||||
25 | a petition
under Section 2-13 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 |
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| |||||||
1 | is pending may, with the
approval of the designated | ||||||
2 | representative of the Department of Children and
Family | ||||||
3 | Services ("Department" or "DCFS") , execute a consent to | ||||||
4 | adoption by a specified person or
persons:
| ||||||
5 | (a) in whose physical custody the child has resided for | ||||||
6 | at least 6
months;
or
| ||||||
7 | (b) in whose physical custody at least one sibling of | ||||||
8 | the child who is the
subject of this consent has resided | ||||||
9 | for at least 6 months, and
the child who is
the subject of | ||||||
10 | this consent is currently residing in this foster home; or
| ||||||
11 | (c) in whose physical custody a child under one year of | ||||||
12 | age has resided
for at least 3 months.
| ||||||
13 | The court may waive the time frames in subdivisions (a), (b), | ||||||
14 | and (c) for good cause shown if the court finds it to be in the | ||||||
15 | child's best interests. | ||||||
16 | A consent under this subsection O shall be acknowledged by a | ||||||
17 | parent pursuant to
subsection H and subsection K of this | ||||||
18 | Section.
| ||||||
19 | (2) The final and irrevocable consent to adoption by a | ||||||
20 | specified person or persons in a Department of Children and | ||||||
21 | Family Services (DCFS) case consent to adoption by a specified | ||||||
22 | person or persons shall have the
caption of the proceeding in | ||||||
23 | which it is to be filed and shall be substantially
as follows:
| ||||||
24 | FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE CONSENT TO ADOPTION BY
| ||||||
25 | A SPECIFIED PERSON OR PERSONS: DCFS CASE
| ||||||
26 | I, ......................................, the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | .................. (mother or
father) of a ....male child, | ||||||
2 | state:
| ||||||
3 | 1. My child ............................ (name of | ||||||
4 | child) was born on
(insert date) at .................... | ||||||
5 | Hospital in the municipality of ........., in
| ||||||
6 | ................ County, State of ...............
| ||||||
7 | 2. I reside at ......................, County of | ||||||
8 | ............. and
State of .............. | ||||||
9 | Mail may also be sent to me at this address | ||||||
10 | ............................, in care of ................. | ||||||
11 | My home telephone number is .......................... | ||||||
12 | My cell telephone number is .......................... | ||||||
13 | My e-mail address is .................................
| ||||||
14 | 3. I, ..........................., am .... years old.
| ||||||
15 | 4. I enter my appearance in this action for my child to | ||||||
16 | be adopted to adopt my child by the
person or persons | ||||||
17 | specified herein by me and waive service of
summons on me | ||||||
18 | in this action only.
| ||||||
19 | 5. I hereby acknowledge that I have been provided a | ||||||
20 | copy of the Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities for | ||||||
21 | DCFS Cases before signing this Consent and that I have had | ||||||
22 | time to read this form or have it read to me and that I | ||||||
23 | understand the rights and responsibilities described in | ||||||
24 | this form. I understand that if I do not receive any of my | ||||||
25 | rights as described in the form, it shall not constitute a | ||||||
26 | basis to revoke this Final and Irrevocable Consent to |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Adoption by a Specified Person or Persons. | ||||||
2 | 6. I do hereby consent and agree to the adoption of | ||||||
3 | such child by .......... (specified person or persons) | ||||||
4 | only. | ||||||
5 | 7. I wish to sign this consent and I understand that by | ||||||
6 | signing this consent I irrevocably and permanently give up | ||||||
7 | all my parental rights I have to my child. | ||||||
8 | 8. I understand that this consent allows my child to be | ||||||
9 | adopted by .......... only and that I cannot under any | ||||||
10 | circumstances after signing this document change my mind | ||||||
11 | and revoke or cancel this consent. | ||||||
12 | 9. I understand that this consent will be void if: | ||||||
13 | (a) the Department places my child with someone | ||||||
14 | other than the specified person or persons; or | ||||||
15 | (b) a court denies the adoption petition for the | ||||||
16 | specified person or persons to adopt my child; or | ||||||
17 | (c) the DCFS Guardianship Administrator refuses to | ||||||
18 | consent to my child's adoption by the specified person | ||||||
19 | or persons on the basis that the adoption is not in my | ||||||
20 | child's best interests. | ||||||
21 | I understand that if this consent is void I have | ||||||
22 | parental rights to my child, subject to any applicable | ||||||
23 | court orders including those entered under Article II of | ||||||
24 | the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, unless and until I sign a | ||||||
25 | new consent or surrender or my parental rights are | ||||||
26 | involuntarily terminated. I understand that if this |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | consent is void, my child may be adopted by someone other | ||||||
2 | than the specified person or persons only if I sign a new | ||||||
3 | consent or surrender, or my parental rights are | ||||||
4 | involuntarily terminated. I understand that if this | ||||||
5 | consent is void, the Department will notify me within 30 | ||||||
6 | days using the addresses and telephone numbers I provided | ||||||
7 | in paragraph 2 of this form. I understand that if I receive | ||||||
8 | such a notice, it is very important that I contact the | ||||||
9 | Department immediately, and preferably within 30 days, to | ||||||
10 | have input into the plan for my child's future. | ||||||
11 | 10. I understand that if a petition for adoption of my | ||||||
12 | child is filed by someone other than the specified person | ||||||
13 | or persons, the Department will notify me within 14 days | ||||||
14 | after the Department becomes aware of the petition. The | ||||||
15 | fact that someone other than the specified person or | ||||||
16 | persons files a petition to adopt my child does not make | ||||||
17 | this consent void. | ||||||
18 | 11. If a person other than the specified person or | ||||||
19 | persons files a petition to adopt my child or if the | ||||||
20 | consent is void under paragraph 9, the Department will send | ||||||
21 | written notice to me using the mailing address and email | ||||||
22 | address provided by me in paragraph 2 of this form. The | ||||||
23 | Department will also contact me using the telephone numbers | ||||||
24 | I provided in paragraph 2 of this form. It is very | ||||||
25 | important that I let the Department know if any of my | ||||||
26 | contact information changes. If I do not let the Department |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | know if any of my contact information changes, I understand | ||||||
2 | that I may not receive notification from the Department if | ||||||
3 | this consent is void or if someone other than the specified | ||||||
4 | person or persons files a petition to adopt my child. If | ||||||
5 | any of my contact information changes, I should immediately | ||||||
6 | notify: | ||||||
7 | Caseworker's name and telephone number: | ||||||
8 | ............................................................; | ||||||
9 | Agency name, address, zip code, and telephone number: | ||||||
10 | ............................................................; | ||||||
11 | Supervisor's name and telephone number: | ||||||
12 | ............................................................; | ||||||
13 | DCFS Advocacy Office for Children and Families: | ||||||
14 | 800-232-3798. | ||||||
15 | 12. I expressly acknowledge that paragraph 9 (and | ||||||
16 | paragraphs 8a and 8b, if applicable) do not impair the | ||||||
17 | validity and finality of this consent under any | ||||||
18 | circumstances.
| ||||||
19 | I consent to the adoption of my child by
| ||||||
20 | .............................
(specified person or | ||||||
21 | persons) only.
| ||||||
22 | I wish to sign this consent and I understand that by | ||||||
23 | signing this
consent I irrevocably and permanently give up | ||||||
24 | all parental rights I have to my
child if my child is | ||||||
25 | adopted by ............................. (specified person
| ||||||
26 | or persons).
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | I understand my child will be adopted by | ||||||
2 | .............................
(specified person or | ||||||
3 | persons) only and that I cannot under any circumstances,
| ||||||
4 | after signing this document, change my mind and revoke or | ||||||
5 | cancel this consent
or obtain or recover custody or any | ||||||
6 | other rights over my child if
............................ | ||||||
7 | (specified person or persons) adopt my child.
| ||||||
8 | I understand that this consent to adoption is valid | ||||||
9 | only if the
petition to adopt is filed within one year from | ||||||
10 | the date that I sign it and
that if ....................... | ||||||
11 | (specified person or persons), for any reason,
cannot or | ||||||
12 | will not file a petition to adopt my child within that one | ||||||
13 | year
period or if their adoption petition is denied, then | ||||||
14 | this consent will be
voidable after one year upon the | ||||||
15 | timely filing of my motion. If I file this
motion before | ||||||
16 | the filing of the petition for adoption, I understand that | ||||||
17 | the
court shall revoke this specific consent.
I have the | ||||||
18 | right to notice of any other proceeding that could affect | ||||||
19 | my
parental rights, except for the proceeding for | ||||||
20 | ............. (specified person
or persons) to adopt my | ||||||
21 | child.
| ||||||
22 |
13. I have read and understand the above and I am | ||||||
23 | signing it as my free
and voluntary act.
| ||||||
24 | Dated (insert date).
| ||||||
25 | .............................................
| ||||||
26 | Signature of parent
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (3) If the parent consents to an adoption by 2 specified | ||||||
2 | persons, then the
form shall contain 2 additional paragraphs in | ||||||
3 | substantially the following form:
| ||||||
4 | 8a. If ............... (specified persons) get a | ||||||
5 | divorce
or are granted a dissolution of a civil union | ||||||
6 | before the petition to adopt my child is granted, this | ||||||
7 | consent is valid for ........... (specified person) to | ||||||
8 | adopt my child. I understand that I cannot change my mind | ||||||
9 | or revoke this consent or recover custody of my child on | ||||||
10 | the basis that the specified persons divorce or are granted | ||||||
11 | a dissolution of a civil union. then ..........
(specified | ||||||
12 | person) shall adopt my child. I understand that I
cannot | ||||||
13 | change my mind and revoke this consent or obtain or
recover | ||||||
14 | custody over my child if ............. (specified persons)
| ||||||
15 | divorce and ............. (specified person) adopts my
| ||||||
16 | child. I understand that I cannot change my mind and revoke
| ||||||
17 | this consent or obtain or recover custody over my child if
| ||||||
18 | ................. (specified persons) divorce after the
| ||||||
19 | adoption is final. I understand that this consent to | ||||||
20 | adoption
has no effect on who will get custody of my child | ||||||
21 | if they
divorce after the adoption is final.
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22 | 8b. I understand that if either ...............
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23 | (specified persons) dies before the petition to adopt
my | ||||||
24 | child is granted, this consent remains valid for the | ||||||
25 | surviving person to adopt my child. I understand that I | ||||||
26 | cannot change my mind or revoke this consent or recover |
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1 | custody of my child on the basis that one of the specified | ||||||
2 | persons dies. then the surviving person can adopt my child. | ||||||
3 | I
understand that I cannot change my mind and revoke this | ||||||
4 | consent
or obtain or recover custody over my child if the | ||||||
5 | surviving
person adopts my child.
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6 | A consent to adoption by specified persons on this form | ||||||
7 | shall
have no effect on a court's determination of custody or | ||||||
8 | visitation
under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of | ||||||
9 | Marriage Act if the
marriage of the
specified persons is | ||||||
10 | dissolved after the adoption is final.
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11 | (4) The form of the certificate of acknowledgement for a | ||||||
12 | Final and
Irrevocable Consent for Adoption by a Specified | ||||||
13 | Person or Persons: DCFS Case shall be
substantially as follows:
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14 | STATE OF ..............)
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15 | ) SS.
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16 | COUNTY OF .............)
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17 | I, .................... (Name of Judge or other person),
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18 | ..................... (official title, name, and address),
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19 | certify that ............., personally known to me to be the | ||||||
20 | same person whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing Final and | ||||||
21 | Irrevocable Consent for Adoption
by a Specified Person or | ||||||
22 | Persons : DCFS Case , appeared before me this day
in person and | ||||||
23 | acknowledged that (she)(he) signed and delivered the consent as
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24 | (her)(his) free and voluntary act, for the specified purpose.
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1 | I have fully explained that this consent to adoption is | ||||||
2 | valid only if the
petition to adopt is filed within one year | ||||||
3 | from the date that it is signed, and
that if the specified | ||||||
4 | person or persons, for any reason, cannot or will not
adopt the | ||||||
5 | child or if the adoption petition is denied, then this consent | ||||||
6 | will
be voidable after one year upon the timely filing of a | ||||||
7 | motion by the parent
to revoke the consent. I explained that if | ||||||
8 | this motion is filed before the
filing of the petition for | ||||||
9 | adoption, the court shall revoke this specific
consent. I have | ||||||
10 | fully explained that if the specified person or
persons adopt
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11 | the child, by signing this consent this parent is irrevocably
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12 | and permanently
relinquishing all parental rights to the child | ||||||
13 | so that the child may be adopted by a specified person or | ||||||
14 | persons , and this parent has stated that
such is (her)(his) | ||||||
15 | intention and desire. I have fully explained that this consent | ||||||
16 | is void only if:
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17 | (a) the placement is disrupted and the child is moved | ||||||
18 | to a different placement; or | ||||||
19 | (b) a court denies the petition for adoption; or | ||||||
20 | (c) the Department of Children and Family Services | ||||||
21 | Guardianship Administrator refuses to consent to the | ||||||
22 | child's adoption by a specified person or persons on the | ||||||
23 | basis that the adoption is not in the child's best | ||||||
24 | interests. | ||||||
25 | Dated (insert date).
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26 | ...............................
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1 | Signature
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2 | (5) If a consent to adoption by a specified person or | ||||||
3 | persons is executed in
this form, the following provisions | ||||||
4 | shall apply. The consent shall be valid
only for the if that | ||||||
5 | specified person or persons to adopt the child. The consent | ||||||
6 | shall be void
voidable after one year if:
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7 | (a) the placement disrupts and the child is moved to | ||||||
8 | another placement the specified person or persons do not | ||||||
9 | file a petition to adopt the
child within one year after | ||||||
10 | the consent is signed and the parent files a
timely motion | ||||||
11 | to revoke this consent. If this motion is filed before the
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12 | filing of the petition for adoption the court shall revoke | ||||||
13 | this consent ; or
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14 | (b) a court denies the petition for adoption a court | ||||||
15 | denies the adoption petition ; or
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16 | (c) the Department of Children and Family Services | ||||||
17 | Guardianship
Administrator refuses to consent to the | ||||||
18 | child's adoption by the specified person or persons on the | ||||||
19 | basis that the adoption is not in the child's best | ||||||
20 | interests determines that the specified person or persons | ||||||
21 | will not or
cannot complete the adoption, or in the best | ||||||
22 | interests of the child should not
adopt the child .
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23 | If the consent is void under this Section, the parent shall | ||||||
24 | not need to take further action to revoke the consent. No | ||||||
25 | proceeding for termination of parental rights shall be brought | ||||||
26 | unless the parent who executed the consent to adoption by a |
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1 | specified person or persons has been notified of the | ||||||
2 | proceedings pursuant to Section 7 of this Act or subsection (4) | ||||||
3 | of Section 2-13 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Within 30 | ||||||
4 | days of the consent becoming void, the Department of Children | ||||||
5 | and
Family Services Guardianship Administrator shall make good | ||||||
6 | faith attempts to
notify the parent in writing and shall give | ||||||
7 | written notice to the court and all
additional parties in | ||||||
8 | writing that the adoption has not occurred or will not
occur | ||||||
9 | and that the consent is void. If the adoption by a specified | ||||||
10 | person or
persons does not occur, no proceeding for termination | ||||||
11 | of parental rights shall
be brought unless the biological | ||||||
12 | parent who executed the consent to adoption by
a specified | ||||||
13 | person or persons has been notified of the proceeding pursuant | ||||||
14 | to
Section 7 of this Act or subsection (4) of Section 2-13 of | ||||||
15 | the Juvenile Court
Act of 1987. The parent shall not need to | ||||||
16 | take further action to revoke the
consent if the specified | ||||||
17 | adoption does not occur, notwithstanding the
provisions of | ||||||
18 | Section 11 of this Act.
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19 | (6) The Department of Children and Family Services is | ||||||
20 | authorized
to promulgate rules necessary to implement this | ||||||
21 | subsection O.
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22 | (7) (Blank). The Department shall collect and maintain data | ||||||
23 | concerning the efficacy
of specific consents. This data shall | ||||||
24 | include the number of specific consents
executed and their | ||||||
25 | outcomes, including but not limited to the number of
children | ||||||
26 | adopted pursuant to the consents, the number of children for |
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1 | whom
adoptions are not completed, and the reason or reasons why | ||||||
2 | the adoptions are
not completed.
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3 | (8) The Department of Children and Family Services shall | ||||||
4 | promulgate a rule and procedures regarding Consents to Adoption | ||||||
5 | by a Specified Person or Persons in DCFS cases. The rule and | ||||||
6 | procedures shall provide for the development of the Birth | ||||||
7 | Parent Rights and Responsibilities Form for DCFS
Cases. | ||||||
8 | (9) A consent to adoption by specified persons on this
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9 | consent form shall have no effect on a court's determination of
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10 | custody or visitation under the Illinois Marriage and
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11 | Dissolution of Marriage Act or the Illinois Religious Freedom
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12 | Protection and Civil Union Act if the marriage or civil union | ||||||
13 | of the
specified persons is dissolved after the adoption is | ||||||
14 | final. | ||||||
15 | P. If the person signing a consent is incarcerated or | ||||||
16 | detained in a correctional facility, prison, jail, detention | ||||||
17 | center, or other comparable institution, either in this State | ||||||
18 | or any other jurisdiction, the execution of such consent may be | ||||||
19 | acknowledged before social service personnel of such | ||||||
20 | institution, or before a person designated by a court of | ||||||
21 | competent jurisdiction. | ||||||
22 | Q. A consent may be acknowledged telephonically, via | ||||||
23 | audiovisual connection, or other electronic means, provided | ||||||
24 | that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order | ||||||
25 | approving the execution of the consent in such manner and has | ||||||
26 | designated an individual to be physically present with the |
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1 | parent executing such consent in order to verify the identity | ||||||
2 | of the parent. | ||||||
3 | R. An agency whose representative is acknowledging a | ||||||
4 | consent pursuant to this Section shall be a public child | ||||||
5 | welfare agency, or a child welfare agency, or a child placing | ||||||
6 | agency that is authorized or licensed in the State or | ||||||
7 | jurisdiction in which the consent is signed. | ||||||
8 | S. The form of waiver by a putative or legal father of a | ||||||
9 | born or unborn child shall be substantially as follows: | ||||||
10 | FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE | ||||||
11 | WAIVER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF PUTATIVE OR LEGAL FATHER | ||||||
12 | I, .................... , state under oath or affirm as | ||||||
13 | follows: | ||||||
14 | 1. That the biological mother ............... has | ||||||
15 | named me as a possible biological or
legal father of her | ||||||
16 | minor child who was born, or is expected to be born on
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17 | ..........., ......, in the City/Town of........., State | ||||||
18 | of ........... | ||||||
19 | 2. That I understand that the biological mother | ||||||
20 | ............. intends to or has placed the child
for | ||||||
21 | adoption. | ||||||
22 | 3. That I reside at ................, in the City/Town | ||||||
23 | of...........,
State of ................ | ||||||
24 | 4. That I am ................ years of age and my date |
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1 | of birth is ..............., ............. | ||||||
2 | 5. That I (select one): | ||||||
3 | ..... am married to the biological mother. | ||||||
4 | ..... am not married to the biological mother and | ||||||
5 | have not been married to the biological
mother within | ||||||
6 | 300 days before the child's birth or expected date of | ||||||
7 | child's birth. | ||||||
8 | ..... am not currently married to the biological | ||||||
9 | mother, but was married to the biological
mother, | ||||||
10 | within 300 days before the child's birth or expected | ||||||
11 | date of child's birth. | ||||||
12 | 6. That I (select one): | ||||||
13 | ..... neither admit nor deny that I am the | ||||||
14 | biological father of the child. | ||||||
15 | ..... deny that I am the biological father of the | ||||||
16 | child. | ||||||
17 | 7. That I hereby agree to the termination of my | ||||||
18 | parental rights, if any, without further notice to me
of | ||||||
19 | any proceeding for the adoption of the minor child, even if | ||||||
20 | I have taken any action to establish
parental rights or | ||||||
21 | take any such action in the future including registering | ||||||
22 | with any putative father
registry. | ||||||
23 | 8. That I understand that by signing this Waiver I do | ||||||
24 | irrevocably and permanently give up all
custody and other | ||||||
25 | parental rights I may have to such child. | ||||||
26 | 9. That I understand that this Waiver is FINAL AND |
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1 | IRREVOCABLE and that I am permanently
barred from | ||||||
2 | contesting any proceeding for the adoption of the child | ||||||
3 | after I sign this Waiver. | ||||||
4 | 10. That I waive any further service of summons or | ||||||
5 | other pleadings in any proceeding to terminate
parental | ||||||
6 | rights, if any to this child, or any proceeding for | ||||||
7 | adoption of this child. | ||||||
8 | 11. That I understand that if a final judgment or order | ||||||
9 | of adoption for this child is not entered, then
any | ||||||
10 | parental rights or responsibilities that I may have remain | ||||||
11 | intact. | ||||||
12 | 12. That I have read and understand the above and that | ||||||
13 | I am signing it as my free and voluntary act. | ||||||
14 | Dated: ................... , .............. | ||||||
15 | ........................................... | ||||||
16 | Signature | ||||||
17 | OATH | ||||||
18 | I have been duly sworn and I state under oath that I have read | ||||||
19 | and understood this Final and Irrevocable
Waiver of Parental | ||||||
20 | Rights of Putative or Legal Father. The facts contained in it | ||||||
21 | are true and correct to the
best of my knowledge. I have signed | ||||||
22 | this document as my free and voluntary act in order to | ||||||
23 | facilitate the
adoption of the child. |
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1 | .............................. | ||||||
2 | Signature | ||||||
3 | Signed and Sworn before me on | ||||||
4 | this ............ day | ||||||
5 | of ..........., 20.... | ||||||
6 | ................... | ||||||
7 | Notary Public | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 96-601, eff. 8-21-09; 96-1461, eff. 1-1-11; | ||||||
9 | 97-493, eff. 8-22-11.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
11 | 1, 2013.".
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