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093_HB2136sam003
LRB093 07705 LCB 16119 a
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2136
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2136, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The Adoption Act is amended by changing
6 Sections 18.2, 18.3a, and 18.4 as follows:
7 (750 ILCS 50/18.2) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.2)
8 Sec. 18.2. Forms.
9 (a) The form of the Birth Parent Registration
10 Identification Form shall be substantially as follows:
11 BIRTH PARENT REGISTRATION IDENTIFICATION
12 (Insert all known information)
13 I, ....., state that I am the ...... (mother or father) of
14 the following child:
15 Child's original name: ..... (first) ..... (middle) .....
16 (last), ..... (hour of birth), ..... (date of
17 birth), ..... (city and state of birth), ..... (name
18 of hospital).
19 Father's full name: ...... (first) ...... (middle) .....
20 (last), ..... (date of birth), ..... (city and state
21 of birth).
22 Name of mother inserted on birth certificate: .....
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1 (first) ..... (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race),
2 ..... (date of birth), ...... (city and state of
3 birth).
4 That I surrendered my child to: ............. (name of
5 agency), ..... (city and state of agency), .....
6 (approximate date child surrendered).
7 That I placed my child by private adoption: ..... (date),
8 ...... (city and state).
9 Name of adoptive parents, if known: ......
10 Other identifying information: .....
11 ........................
12 (Signature of parent)
13 ............ ........................
14 (date) (printed name of parent)
15 (b) The form of the Adopted Person Registration
16 Identification shall be substantially as follows:
17 ADOPTED PERSON
18 REGISTRATION IDENTIFICATION
19 (Insert all known information)
20 I, ....., state the following:
21 Adopted Person's present name: ..... (first) .....
22 (middle) ..... (last).
23 Adopted Person's name at birth (if known): ..... (first)
24 ..... (middle) ..... (last), ..... (birth date),
25 ..... (city and state of birth), ...... (sex), .....
26 (race).
27 Name of adoptive father: ..... (first) ..... (middle)
28 ..... (last), ..... (race).
29 Maiden name of adoptive mother: ..... (first) .....
30 (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race).
31 Name of birth mother (if known): ..... (first) .....
32 (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race).
33 Name of birth father (if known): ..... (first) .....
34 (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race).
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1 Name(s) at birth of sibling(s) having a common birth
2 parent with adoptee (if known): ..... (first) .....
3 (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race), and name of
4 common birth parent: ..... (first) ..... (middle)
5 ..... (last), ..... (race).
6 I was adopted through: ..... (name of agency).
7 I was adopted privately: ..... (state "yes" if known).
8 I was adopted in ..... (city and state), ..... (approximate
9 date).
10 Other identifying information: .............
11 ......................
12 (signature of adoptee)
13 ........... .........................
14 (date) (printed name of adoptee)
15 (c) The form of the Surrendered Person Registration
16 Identification shall be substantially as follows:
17 SURRENDERED PERSON REGISTRATION
18 IDENTIFICATION
19 (Insert all known information)
20 I, ....., state the following:
21 Surrendered Person's present name: ..... (first) .....
22 (middle) ..... (last).
23 Surrendered Person's name at birth (if known): .....
24 (first) ..... (middle) ..... (last), .....(birth
25 date), ..... (city and state of birth), ......
26 (sex), ..... (race).
27 Name of guardian father: ..... (first) ..... (middle)
28 ..... (last), ..... (race).
29 Maiden name of guardian mother: ..... (first) .....
30 (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race).
31 Name of birth mother (if known): ..... (first) .....
32 (middle) ..... (last) ..... (race).
33 Name of birth father (if known): ..... (first) .....
34 (middle) ..... (last), .....(race).
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1 Name(s) at birth of sibling(s) having a common birth
2 parent with surrendered person (if known): .....
3 (first) ..... (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race),
4 and name of common birth parent: ..... (first) .....
5 (middle) ..... (last), ..... (race).
6 I was surrendered for adoption to: ..... (name of agency).
7 I was surrendered for adoption in ..... (city and state),
8 ..... (approximate date).
9 Other identifying information: ............
10 ................................
11 (signature of surrendered person)
12 ............ ......................
13 (date) (printed name of person
14 surrendered for adoption)
15 (d) The form of the Information Exchange Authorization
16 shall be substantially as follows:
17 INFORMATION EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION
18 I, ....., state that I am the person who completed the
19 Registration Identification; that I am of the age of .....
20 years; that I hereby authorize the Department of Public
21 Health to give to my (birth parent) (birth sibling)
22 (surrendered child) the following (please check the
23 information authorized for exchange):
24 [ ] 1. Only my name and last known address.
25 [ ] 2. A copy of my Illinois Adoption Registry
26 Application.
27 [ ] 3. A copy of the original certificate of live
28 birth.
29 I am fully aware that I can only be supplied with any
30 information about my (birth parent) (birth sibling)
31 (surrendered child) if such person has duly executed an
32 Information Exchange Authorization for such information which
33 has not been revoked; that I can be contacted by writing to:
34 ..... (own name or name of person to contact) (address)
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1 (phone number).
2 Dated (insert date).
3 ............ ..............
4 (witness) (signature)
5 (e) The form of the Denial of Information Exchange shall
6 be substantially as follows:
7 DENIAL OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE
8 I, ....., state that I am the person who completed the
9 Registration Identification; that I am of the age of .....
10 years; that I hereby instruct the Department of Public Health
11 not to give any identifying information about me to my (birth
12 parent) (birth sibling) (surrendered child); that I do not
13 wish to be contacted.
14 Dated (insert date).
15 ............. ...............
16 (witness) (signature)
17 (f) The Information Exchange Authorization and the
18 Denial of Information Exchange shall be acknowledged by the
19 birth parent, birth sibling, adopted or surrendered person,
20 adoptive parent, or legal guardian before a notary public, in
21 form substantially as follows:
22 State of ..............
23 County of .............
24 I, a Notary Public, in and for the said County, in the
25 State aforesaid, do hereby certify that ...............
26 personally known to me to be the same person whose name is
27 subscribed to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement,
28 appeared before me in person and acknowledged that (he or
29 she) signed such certificate as (his or her) free and
30 voluntary act and that the statements in such certificate are
31 true.
32 Given under my hand and notarial seal on (insert date).
33 .........................
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1 (signature)
2 (g) When the execution of an Information Exchange
3 Authorization or a Denial of Information Exchange is
4 acknowledged before a representative of an agency, such
5 representative shall have his signature on said Certificate
6 acknowledged before a notary public, in form substantially as
7 follows:
8 State of..........
9 County of.........
10 I, a Notary Public, in and for the said County, in the
11 State aforesaid, do hereby certify that ..... personally
12 known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to
13 the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement, appeared before
14 me in person and acknowledged that (he or she) signed such
15 certificate as (his or her) free and voluntary act and that
16 the statements in such certificate are true.
17 Given under my hand and notarial seal on (insert date).
18 .......................
19 (signature)
20 (h) When an Illinois Adoption Registry Application,
21 Information Exchange Authorization or a Denial of Information
22 Exchange is executed in a foreign country, the execution of
23 such document shall be acknowledged or affirmed before an
24 officer of the United States consular services.
25 (i) If the person signing an Information Exchange
26 Authorization or a Denial of Information is in the military
27 service of the United States, the execution of such document
28 may be acknowledged before a commissioned officer and the
29 signature of such officer on such certificate shall be
30 verified or acknowledged before a notary public or by such
31 other procedure as is then in effect for such division or
32 branch of the armed forces.
33 (j) The Department shall modify these forms as necessary
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1 to implement the provisions of this amendatory Act of 1999
2 including creating Registration Identification Forms for
3 non-surrendered birth siblings, adoptive parents and legal
4 guardians.
5 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-417, eff. 1-1-00.)
6 (750 ILCS 50/18.3a) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.3a)
7 Sec. 18.3a. Confidential intermediary. (a) General
8 purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
9 any adopted person 21 years of age or over, any adoptive
10 parent or legal guardian of an adopted person under the age
11 of 21, or any birth parent of an adopted person who is 21
12 years of age or over may petition the court in any county in
13 the State of Illinois for appointment of a confidential
14 intermediary as provided in this Section for the purpose of
15 exchanging medical information with one or more mutually
16 consenting biological relatives, obtaining identifying
17 information about one or more mutually consenting biological
18 relatives, or arranging contact with one or more mutually
19 consenting biological relatives. Additionally, in cases where
20 an adopted or surrendered person is deceased, an adult child
21 of the adopted or surrendered person may file a petition
22 under this Section and in cases where the birth parent is
23 deceased, an adult birth sibling of the adopted person or of
24 the deceased birth parent may file a petition under this
25 Section for the purpose of exchanging medical information
26 with one or more mutually consenting biological relatives,
27 obtaining identifying information about one or more mutually
28 consenting biological relatives, or arranging contact with
29 one or more mutually consenting biological relatives.
30 (b) Petition. Upon petition by an adopted person 21
31 years of age or over, an adoptive parent or legal guardian of
32 an adopted person under the age of 21, or a birth parent of
33 an adopted person who is 21 years of age or over, the court
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1 shall appoint a confidential intermediary. Upon petition by
2 an adult child of an adopted person who is deceased or by an
3 adult birth sibling of an adopted person whose birth parent
4 is deceased or by an adult sibling of a birth parent who is
5 deceased, the court may appoint a confidential intermediary
6 if the court finds that the disclosure is of greater benefit
7 than nondisclosure. The petition shall state which biological
8 relative or relatives are being sought and shall indicate if
9 the petitioner wants to do any one or more of the following:
10 exchange medical information with the biological relative or
11 relatives, obtain identifying information from the biological
12 relative or relatives, or to arrange contact with the
13 biological relative.
14 (c) Fees and expenses. The court shall condition the
15 appointment of the confidential intermediary on the
16 petitioner's payment of the intermediary's fees and expenses
17 in advance of the commencement of the work of the
18 confidential intermediary.
19 (d) Eligibility of intermediary. The court may appoint
20 as confidential intermediary either an employee of the
21 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
22 designated by the Department to serve as such, any other
23 person certified by the Department as qualified to serve as a
24 confidential intermediary, or any employee of a licensed
25 child welfare agency certified by the agency as qualified to
26 serve as a confidential intermediary.
27 (e) Access. Subject to the limitations of subsection
28 (f) of this Section, the confidential intermediary shall have
29 access to vital records maintained by the Department of
30 Public Health and its local designees for the maintenance of
31 vital records and all records of the court or any adoption
32 agency, public or private, which relate to the adoption or
33 the identity and location of an adopted person, of an adult
34 child of a deceased adopted person, or of a birth parent,
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1 birth sibling, or the sibling of a deceased birth parent.
2 The confidential intermediary shall not have access to any
3 personal health information protected by the Standards for
4 Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
5 adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
6 under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
7 of 1996 unless the confidential intermediary has obtained
8 written consent from the person whose information is being
9 sought or, if that person is a minor child, that person's
10 parent or guardian. Confidential intermediaries shall be
11 authorized to inspect confidential relinquishment and
12 adoption records. The confidential intermediary shall not be
13 authorized to access medical records, financial records,
14 credit records, banking records, home studies, attorney file
15 records, or other personal records that do not specifically
16 relate to the identity or location of the sought-after
17 relative. Information provided to the confidential
18 intermediary by an adoption agency shall be restricted to the
19 full name, date of birth, place of birth, last known address,
20 and last known telephone number of the sought-after relative
21 or, if applicable, of the children or siblings of the
22 sought-after relative.
23 (f) If the petitioner is an adult adopted person or the
24 adoptive parent of a minor and if the petitioner has signed a
25 written authorization to disclose personal medical
26 information, an adoption agency disclosing information to a
27 confidential intermediary shall disclose available medical
28 information about the adopted person from birth through
29 adoption.
30 (g) Duties of confidential intermediary in conducting a
31 search. In conducting a search under this Section, the
32 confidential intermediary shall first confirm that there is
33 no Denial of Information Exchange on file with the Illinois
34 Adoption Registry. If the petitioner is an adult child of an
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1 adopted person who is deceased, the confidential intermediary
2 shall additionally confirm that the adopted person did not
3 file a Denial of Information Exchange with the Illinois
4 Adoption Registry during his or her life. If the petitioner
5 is an adult birth sibling of an adopted person or an adult
6 sibling of a birth parent who is deceased, the confidential
7 intermediary shall additionally confirm that the birth parent
8 did not file a Denial of Information Exchange with the
9 Registry during his or her life.
10 In conducting a search under this Section, the
11 confidential intermediary shall attempt to locate the
12 relative or relatives from whom the petitioner has requested
13 information. If the sought-after relative is deceased or
14 cannot be located after a diligent search, the confidential
15 intermediary may contact adult biological relatives of the
16 sought-after relative.
17 The confidential intermediary shall contact a
18 sought-after relative on behalf of the petitioner in a manner
19 that respects the sought-after relative's privacy and shall
20 inform the sought-after relative of the petitioner's request
21 for medical information, identifying information or contact
22 as stated in the petition. Based upon the terms of the
23 petitioner's request, the confidential intermediary shall
24 contact a sought-after relative on behalf of the petitioner
25 and inform the sought-after relative of the following
26 options:
27 (1) The sought-after relative may totally reject one or
28 all of the requests for medical information, identifying
29 information or contact. The sought-after relative shall be
30 informed that they can provide a medical questionnaire to be
31 forwarded to the petitioner without releasing any identifying
32 information. The confidential intermediary shall inform the
33 petitioner of the sought-after relative's decision to reject
34 the sharing of information or contact.
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1 (2) The sought-after relative may consent to completing
2 a medical questionnaire only. In this case, the confidential
3 intermediary shall provide the questionnaire and ask the
4 sought-after relative to complete it. The confidential
5 intermediary shall forward the completed questionnaire to the
6 petitioner and inform the petitioner of the sought-after
7 relative's desire to not provide any additional information.
8 (3) The sought-after relative may communicate with the
9 petitioner without having his or her identity disclosed. In
10 this case, the confidential intermediary shall arrange the
11 desired communication in a manner that protects the identity
12 of the sought-after relative. The confidential intermediary
13 shall inform the petitioner of the sought-after relative's
14 decision to communicate but not disclose his or her identity.
15 (4) The sought after relative may consent to initiate
16 contact with the petitioner. If both the petitioner and the
17 sought-after relative or relatives are eligible to register
18 with the Illinois Adoption Registry, the confidential
19 intermediary shall provide the necessary application forms
20 and request that the sought-after relative register with the
21 Illinois Adoption Registry. If either the petitioner or the
22 sought-after relative or relatives are ineligible to register
23 with the Illinois Adoption Registry, the confidential
24 intermediary shall obtain written consents from both parties
25 that they wish to disclose their identities to each other and
26 to have contact with each other.
27 (h) Oath. The confidential intermediary shall sign an
28 oath of confidentiality substantially as follows: "I,
29 .........., being duly sworn, on oath depose and say: As a
30 condition of appointment as a confidential intermediary, I
31 affirm that:
32 (1) I will not disclose to the petitioner, directly
33 or indirectly, any confidential information except in a
34 manner consistent with the law.
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1 (2) I recognize that violation of this oath
2 subjects me to civil liability and to a potential finding
3 of contempt of court. ................................
4 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a Notary Public, on
5 (insert date)
6 ................................."
7 (i) Sanctions.
8 (1) Any confidential intermediary who improperly
9 discloses confidential information identifying a
10 sought-after relative shall be liable to the sought-after
11 relative for damages and may also be found in contempt of
12 court.
13 (2) Any person who learns a sought-after relative's
14 identity, directly or indirectly, through the use of
15 procedures provided in this Section and who improperly
16 discloses information identifying the sought-after
17 relative shall be liable to the sought-after relative for
18 actual damages plus minimum punitive damages of $10,000.
19 (3) The Department shall fine any confidential
20 intermediary who improperly discloses confidential
21 information in violation of item (1) or (2) of this
22 subsection (i) an amount up to $2,000 per improper
23 disclosure. This fine does not affect civil liability
24 under item (2) of this subsection (i). The Department
25 shall deposit all fines and penalties collected under
26 this Section into the Illinois Adoption Registry and
27 Medical Information Fund.
28 (j) Death of person being sought. Notwithstanding any
29 other provision of this Act, if the confidential intermediary
30 discovers that the person being sought has died, he or she
31 shall report this fact to the court, along with a copy of the
32 death certificate.
33 (k) Any confidential information obtained by the
34 confidential intermediary during the course of his or her
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1 search shall be kept strictly confidential and shall be used
2 for the purpose of arranging contact between the petitioner
3 and the sought-after birth relative. At the time the case is
4 closed, all identifying information shall be returned to the
5 court for inclusion in the impounded adoption file.
6 (l) If the petitioner is an adopted person 21 years of
7 age or over or the adoptive parent or legal guardian of an
8 adopted person under the age of 21, any non-identifying
9 information, as defined in Section 18.4, that is ascertained
10 during the course of the search may be given in writing to
11 the petitioner before the case is closed.
12 (m) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this
13 Section, no liability shall accrue to the State, any State
14 agency, any judge, any officer or employee of the court, any
15 certified confidential intermediary, or any agency designated
16 to oversee confidential intermediary services for acts,
17 omissions, or efforts made in good faith within the scope of
18 this Section.
19 (a) General purposes. Notwithstanding any other
20 provision of this Act, any adopted person over the age of 21
21 or any adoptive parent or legal guardian of an adopted person
22 under the age of 21 may petition the court for appointment of
23 a confidential intermediary as provided in this Section for
24 the purpose of obtaining from one or both birth parents or a
25 sibling or siblings of the adopted person information
26 concerning the background of a psychological or
27 genetically-based medical problem experienced or which may be
28 expected to be experienced in the future by the adopted
29 person or obtaining assistance in treating such a problem.
30 (b) Petition. The court shall appoint a confidential
31 intermediary for the purposes described in subsection (f) if
32 the petitioner shows the following:
33 (1) the adopted person is suffering or may be
34 expected to suffer in the future from a life-threatening
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1 or substantially incapacitating physical illness of any
2 nature, or a psychological disturbance which is
3 substantially incapacitating but not life-threatening, or
4 a mental illness which, in the opinion of a physician
5 licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, is or
6 could be genetically based to a significant degree;
7 (2) the treatment of the adopted person, in the
8 opinion of a physician licensed to practice medicine in
9 all of its branches, would be materially assisted by
10 information obtainable from the birth parents or might
11 benefit from the provision of organs or other bodily
12 tissues, materials, or fluids by the birth parents or
13 other close biological relatives; and
14 (3) there is neither an Information Exchange
15 Authorization nor a Denial of Information Exchange filed
16 in the Registry as provided in Section 18.1.
17 The affidavit or testimony of the treating physician
18 shall be conclusive on the issue of the utility of contact
19 with the birth parents unless the court finds that the
20 relationship between the illness to be treated and the
21 alleged need for contact is totally without foundation.
22 (c) Fees and expenses. The court shall condition the
23 appointment of the confidential intermediary on the payment
24 of the intermediary's fees and expenses in advance, unless
25 the intermediary waives the right to full advance payment or
26 to any reimbursement at all.
27 (d) Eligibility of intermediary. The court may appoint
28 as confidential intermediary either an employee of the
29 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
30 designated by the Department to serve as such, any other
31 person certified by the Department as qualified to serve as a
32 confidential intermediary, or any employee of a licensed
33 child welfare agency certified by the agency as qualified to
34 serve as a confidential intermediary.
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1 (e) Access. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
2 the confidential intermediary shall have access to all
3 records of the court or any agency, public or private, which
4 relate to the adoption or the identity and location of any
5 birth parent.
6 (f) Purposes of contact. The confidential intermediary
7 has only the following powers and duties:
8 (1) To contact one or both birth parents, inform
9 the parent or parents of the basic medical problem of the
10 adopted person and the nature of the information or
11 assistance sought from the birth parent, and inform the
12 parent or parents of the following options:
13 (A) The birth parent may totally reject the
14 request for assistance or information, or both, and
15 no disclosure of identity or location shall be made
16 to the petitioner.
17 (B) The birth parent may file an Information
18 Exchange Authorization as provided in Section 18.1.
19 The confidential intermediary shall explain to the
20 birth parent the consequences of such a filing,
21 including that the birth parent's identity will be
22 available for discovery by the adopted person. If
23 the birth parent agrees to this option, the
24 confidential intermediary shall supply the parent
25 with the appropriate forms, shall be responsible for
26 their immediate filing with the Registry, and shall
27 inform the petitioner of their filing.
28 (C) If the birth parent wishes to provide the
29 information or assistance sought but does not wish
30 his or her identity disclosed, the confidential
31 intermediary shall arrange for the disclosure of the
32 information or the provision of assistance in as
33 confidential a manner as possible so as to protect
34 the privacy of the birth parent and minimize the
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1 likelihood of disclosure of the birth parent's
2 identity.
3 (2) If a birth parent so desires, to arrange for a
4 confidential communication with the treating physician to
5 discuss the need for the requested information or
6 assistance.
7 (3) If a birth parent agrees to provide the
8 information or assistance sought but wishes to maintain
9 his or her privacy, to arrange for the provision of the
10 information or assistance to the physician in as
11 confidential a manner as possible so as to protect the
12 privacy of the birth parent and minimize the likelihood
13 of disclosure of the birth parent's identity.
14 (g) Oath. The confidential intermediary shall sign an
15 oath of confidentiality substantially as follows:
16 "I, .........., being duly sworn, on oath depose and
17 say: As a condition of appointment as a confidential
18 intermediary, I affirm that:
19 (1) I will not disclose to the petitioner, directly
20 or indirectly, any information about the identity or
21 location of the birth parent whose assistance is being
22 sought for medical reasons except in a manner consistent
23 with the law.
24 (2) I recognize that violation of this oath
25 subjects me to civil liability and to being found in
26 contempt of court.
27 ................................
28 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a Notary Public,
29 on (insert date).
30 ................................"
31 (h) Sanctions.
32 (1) Any confidential intermediary who improperly
33 discloses information identifying a birth parent shall be
34 liable to the birth parent for damages and may also be
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1 found in contempt of court.
2 (2) Any person who learns a birth parent's
3 identity, directly or indirectly, through the use of
4 procedures provided in this Section and who improperly
5 discloses information identifying the birth parent shall
6 be liable to the birth parent for actual damages plus
7 minimum punitive damages of $10,000.
8 (i) Death of birth parent. Notwithstanding any other
9 provision of this Act, if the confidential intermediary
10 discovers that the person whose assistance is sought has
11 died, he or she shall report this fact to the court, along
12 with a copy of the death certificate.
13 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-417, eff. 1-1-00.)
14 (750 ILCS 50/18.4) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.4)
15 Sec. 18.4. (a) The agency, Department of Children and
16 Family Services, Court Supportive Services, Juvenile Division
17 of the Circuit Court, or the Probation Officers of the
18 Circuit Court involved in the adoption proceedings shall give
19 in writing the following non-identifying information, if
20 known, to the adoptive parents not later than the date of
21 placement with the petitioning adoptive parents: (i) age of
22 biological parents; (ii) their race, religion and ethnic
23 background; (iii) general physical appearance of biological
24 parents; (iv) their education, occupation, hobbies, interests
25 and talents; (v) existence of any other children born to the
26 biological parents; (vi) information about biological
27 grandparents; reason for emigrating into the United States,
28 if applicable, and country of origin; (vii) relationship
29 between biological parents; and (viii) detailed medical and
30 mental health histories of the child, the biological parents,
31 and their immediate relatives; and (ix) the actual date and
32 place of birth of the adopted person. However, no
33 information provided under this subsection shall disclose the
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1 name or last known address of the biological parents,
2 grandparents, the siblings of the biological parents, the
3 adopted person, or any other relative of the adopted person.
4 (b) Any adoptee 18 years of age or over shall be given
5 the information in subsection (a) upon request.
6 (c) The Illinois Adoption Registry shall release any
7 non-identifying information listed in (a) of this Section
8 that appears on the certified copy of the original birth
9 certificate or the Certificate of Adoption to an adopted
10 person, adoptive parent, or legal guardian who is a
11 registrant of the Illinois Adoption Registry.
12 (d) The Illinois Adoption Registry shall release the
13 actual date and place of birth of an adopted person who is 21
14 years of age or over to the birth parent if the birth parent
15 is a registrant of the Illinois Adoption Registry and has
16 completed a Medical Information Exchange Authorization.
17 (e) The Illinois Adoption Registry shall release
18 information regarding the date the adoption was finalized and
19 the county in which the adoption was finalized to a certified
20 confidential intermediary upon submission of a court order.
21 (f) In cases where the Illinois Adoption Registry
22 possesses information indicating that an adopted person who
23 is 21 years of age or over was adopted in a state other than
24 Illinois or a country other than the United States, the
25 Illinois Adoption Registry shall release the name of the
26 state or country where the adoption was finalized and, if
27 available, the agency involved in the adoption to a
28 registrant of the Illinois Adoption Registry, provided the
29 registrant is not the subject of a Denial of Information
30 Exchange and the registrant has completed a Medical
31 Information Exchange Authorization.
32 (g)(c) Any of the above available information for any
33 adoption proceedings completed before the effective date of
34 this Act shall be supplied to the adoptive parents or an
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1 adoptee 18 years of age or over upon request.
2 (h)(d) The agency, Department of Children and Family
3 Services, Court Supportive Services, Juvenile Division of the
4 Circuit Court, the Probation Officers of the Circuit Court
5 and any other governmental bodies having any of the above
6 information shall retain the file until the adoptee would
7 have reached the age of 99 years.
8 (Source: P.A. 87-617.)".
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