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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 91
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 91 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
5 amended by changing Section 1.1 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 505/1.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5001.1)
7 Sec. 1.1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may
8 be cited as the Children and Family Services Act.
9 (Source: P.A. 86-820.)
10 Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
11 changing Section 1-1 as follows:
12 (705 ILCS 405/1-1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-1)
13 Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may
14 be cited as the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
15 (Source: P.A. 85-601.)
16 Section 15. The Adoption Act is amended by changing
17 Section 2 as follows:
18 (750 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 1502)
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1 Sec. 2. Who may adopt a child. A. Any of the following
2 persons, who is under no legal disability (except the
3 minority specified in sub-paragraph (b) and who has resided
4 in the State of Illinois continuously for a period of at
5 least 6 months immediately preceding the commencement of an
6 adoption proceeding, or any member of the armed forces of the
7 United States who has been domiciled in the State of Illinois
8 for 90 days, may institute the such proceeding:
9 (a) A reputable person of legal age and of either sex,
10 provided that if such person is married, his or her spouse
11 shall be a party to the adoption proceeding, including a
12 husband or wife desiring to adopt a child of the other
13 spouse, in all of which cases the adoption shall be by both
14 spouses jointly;
15 (b) A minor, by leave of court upon good cause shown.
16 B. The residence requirement specified in paragraph A of
17 this Section shall not apply to an adoption of a related
18 child or to an adoption of a child placed by an agency.
19 (Source: P.A. 83-62.)".