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92_SB0747 LRB9202908ARsb 1 AN ACT concerning adoption. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Adoption Act is amended by changing 5 Section 3 as follows: 6 (750 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 1504) 7 Sec. 3. Who may be adopted. 8 A male or female child, or an adult, may be adopted, 9 provided the other conditions set forth in this Act are met, 10 and further provided, with respect to an adult, that thesuch11 adult has resided in the home of the persons intending to 12 adopt him at any time for more than 2 years continuously 13 preceding the commencement of an adoption proceeding, or in 14 the alternative that thesuchpersons are related to him 15 within a degree set forth in the definition of a related 16 child in Section 1 of this Act. 17 (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1269.)