(750 ILCS 50/21.1)
    Sec. 21.1. Confirmatory adoption for children born through assisted reproduction.
    (a) As used in this Section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall clearly indicate another or different meaning or intent:
    "Assisted reproduction" means the definition provided in the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.
    "Marriage" means and includes civil union and any legal relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits, and responsibilities as marriage and is recognized as valid in the state or jurisdiction in which it was entered.
    "Petitioner" means the person filing a petition for adoption in accordance with this Section.
    (b) A petition for adoption may be filed in accordance with this Section if a child is born (1) as a result of assisted reproduction involving a donor in compliance with Article 7; or (2) as a result of an arrangement in substantial compliance with the Gestational Surrogacy Act and the pleadings provide relevant documentation regarding compliance or substantial compliance.
    (c) The court may proceed in accordance with this Section under other circumstances not outlined in subsection (b) in its discretion.
    (d) A complete petition shall be comprised of the following:
        (1) the petition for adoption signed by each
    
petitioner;
        (2) a copy of the petitioners' marriage certificate,
    
if petitioners are married;
        (3) a declaration by the petitioners explaining the
    
circumstances of the child's birth through assisted reproduction, attesting to their consent to assisted reproduction, and medical or other documentation relating to the assisted reproduction regarding procurement of donor gamete(s) or medical procedures resulting in the pregnancy and birth of the child; and
        (4) a copy of the child's birth certificate.
    (e) A complete petition for adoption, as described in subsection (c) of this Section, shall serve as the petitioners' written consents to adoption, and no additional consent or notice shall be required. The petition shall be verified by the petitioners.
    (f) If the petitioners conceived through assisted reproduction with donor gamete or donor embryo under Article 7 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, the court shall not require notice of the adoption to the donor.
    (g) Unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause shown and supported by written findings, for purposes of evaluating and granting a petition for adoption under this Section, the court may not require any of the following:
        (1) an in-person hearing or appearance;
        (2) an investigation or home study by, notice to, or
    
approval of the Department of Children and Family Services;
        (3) appointment of a guardian ad litem;
        (4) a criminal background check; or
        (5) a minimum residency period in the home of the
    
petitioners.
    (h) The court shall grant the adoption under this Section and issue a decree of adoption within 30 days or as soon as is possible after the petition has been filed if it finds:
        (1) the child was born through assisted reproduction;
        (2) each intended parent consented to the assisted
    
reproduction as evidenced by the parent's signature to the petition; and
        (3) there are no competing claims of parentage.
    (i) A petition to adopt pursuant to this Section, when a petitioner's parentage is presumed or legally recognized under Illinois law, must not be denied on the basis that the petitioner's parentage is already presumed or legally recognized.
    (j) Effect on other laws. When parentage is presumed or legally recognized under Illinois law, it may not be considered as evidence of parentage or evidence of the best interests of the child in any manner that the parties did not petition for adoption under this Section.
    (k) For purposes of a confirmatory adoption, jurisdiction and venue is governed by Section 603 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 or the Adoption Act.
    (l) The confidentiality provisions in Section 18 apply to this Section.
(Source: P.A. 104-448, eff. 12-12-25.)