Bill Text: IL SB1062 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Adoption Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the order for standby adoption.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1062 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1062-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Adoption Act is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 13.1 as follows:
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6 | (750 ILCS 50/13.1)
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7 | Sec. 13.1. Order for standby adoption.
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8 | (a) If it is proved to the
the satisfaction of the court, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | after such
investigation as the court deems necessary, that the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | child's parent
consents to or fails to object to the standby | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | adoption and adoption by the
petitioner will be for the welfare | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | of the child, the court may
enter an order for standby | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | adoption. However, the consenting
parent's parental rights may | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | not be terminated until consent
becomes effective. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) The order for standby adoption shall be final as to all | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | findings and
shall be followed in the judgment of adoption | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | unless the
court finds by clear and convincing evidence that it | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | is no longer in the best
interest of the child for the adoption | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | to be finalized.
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20 | (c) Once the standby adoptive parent receives knowledge of | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | the
death of the consenting parent, or the consenting parent
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22 | requests that a final judgment for adoption be entered, the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | standby
adoptive parent shall have 60 days to apply for a |
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1 | judgment
for adoption.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 93-732, eff. 1-1-05.)
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