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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5384
Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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750 ILCS 50/2 |
from Ch. 40, par. 1502 |
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Amends the Adoption Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning
who may adopt a child.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5384 |
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LRB093 17061 DRJ 42725 b |
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| AN ACT concerning adoption.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Adoption Act is amended by changing
Section |
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| 2 as follows:
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| (750 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 1502)
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| Sec. 2. Who may
adopt a child.
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| A. Any of the following persons, who is under no legal |
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| disability
(except the minority specified in sub-paragraph (b) |
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| and who has resided in
this
the State of Illinois continuously |
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| for a period of at least 6
months
immediately preceding the |
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| commencement of an adoption proceeding, or any
member of the |
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| armed forces of the United States who has been domiciled in
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| this
the State of Illinois for 90 days, may
institute such |
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| proceeding:
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| (a) A reputable person of legal age and of either sex, |
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| provided that if
such person is married and has not been living |
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| separate and apart from his or
her spouse for 12 months or |
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| longer, his or her spouse shall be a party to the
adoption
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| proceeding, including a husband or wife desiring to adopt a |
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| child of the
other spouse, in all of which cases the adoption |
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| shall be by both spouses
jointly;
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| (b) A minor, by leave of court upon good cause shown.
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| B. The residence requirement specified in paragraph A of |
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| this Section
shall not apply to an adoption of a related child |
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| or to an adoption of a
child placed by an agency.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
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