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(750 ILCS 50/15.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 1519.1)
Sec. 15.1.
(a) Any person over the age of 18, who has cared for a child
for a continuous period of one year or more as a foster parent licensed
under the Child Care Act of 1969 to operate a foster family home, may apply to
the child's guardian with the power to consent to adoption, for such guardian's
consent.
(b) Such guardian shall give preference and first consideration to that
application over all other applications for adoption of the child but the
guardian's final decision shall be based on the welfare and best interest of
the child. In arriving at this decision, the guardian shall consider all
relevant factors including but not limited to:
(1) the wishes of the child;
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(3) the child's need for stability and continuity of
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(4) the wishes of the child's parent as expressed in
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| writing prior to that parent's execution of a consent or surrender for adoption;
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(5) the child's adjustment to his present home,
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(6) the mental and physical health of all individuals
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(7) the family ties between the child and the
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(8) the background, age and living arrangements of
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(9) the criminal background check report presented to
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(c) The final determination of the propriety of the adoption shall be within
the sole discretion of the court, which shall base its decision on the welfare
and best interest of the child. In arriving at this decision, the court shall
consider all relevant factors including but not limited to the factors in
subsection (b).
(d) If the court specifically finds that the guardian has abused his
discretion by withholding consent to an adoption in violation of the
child's welfare and best interests, then the court may grant an adoption,
after all of the other provisions of this Act have been complied with, with or
without the consent of the guardian with power to consent to adoption. If
the court specifically finds that the guardian has abused his discretion by
granting consent to an adoption in violation of the child's welfare and
best interests, then the court may deny an adoption even though the
guardian with power to consent to adoption has consented to it.
(Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
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