Chapter 750, FAMILIES

(750 ILCS 50/18.05) Sec. 18.05. The Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange. (a) General function. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health shall administer the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange in the manner outlined…

(750 ILCS 50/18.06) Sec. 18.06. Definitions. When used in Sections 18.05 through Section 18.6, for the purposes of the Registry: "Adopted person" means a person who was adopted pursuant to the laws in effect at the time of the adoption. "Adoptive parent" means a person who has be…

(750 ILCS 50/18.08) Sec. 18.08. Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council. (a) There shall be established under the Department of Public Health and the Department of Children and Family Services the Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council. …

(750 ILCS 50/18.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.1) Sec. 18.1. Disclosure of identifying information. (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish and maintain a Registry for the purpose of allowing mutually consenting members of birth and adoptive families to exchange identifyi…

(750 ILCS 50/18.1a) Sec. 18.1a. Registry matches. (a) The Registry shall release identifying information, as specified on the applicant's Information Exchange Authorization or, if applicable, a Birth Parent Preference Form, to the following mutually consenting registered parties …

(750 ILCS 50/18.1b) Sec. 18.1b. The Illinois Adoption Registry Application. The Illinois Adoption Registry Application shall substantially include the following: (a) General Information. The Illinois Adoption Registry Application shall include the space to provide Information abo…

(750 ILCS 50/18.1c) Sec. 18.1c. Effective date of registration. Registration with the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange shall become effective as soon as the applicant's completed Illinois Adoption Registry Application has been filed with the Registry. (…

(750 ILCS 50/18.2) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.2) Sec. 18.2. Forms. (a) The Department shall develop the Illinois Adoption Registry forms as provided in this Section. The General Assembly shall reexamine the content of the form as requested by the Department, in consultation with the…

(750 ILCS 50/18.3) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.3) Sec. 18.3. (a) The agency, Department of Children and Family Services, Court Supportive Services, Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court, and any other party to the surrender of a child for adoption or in an adoption proceeding shall …

(750 ILCS 50/18.3a) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.3a) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-695) Sec. 18.3a. Confidential intermediary. (a) General purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, (1) any adopted or surrendered person 21 years of age or over; or (2) any adoptive par…

(750 ILCS 50/18.4) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.4) Sec. 18.4. (a) The agency, Department of Children and Family Services, Court Supportive Services, Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court, or the Probation Officers of the Circuit Court involved in the adoption proceedings shall give i…

(750 ILCS 50/18.4a) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.4a) Sec. 18.4a. Medical and mental health histories. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, to the extent currently in possession of the agency, the medical and mental health histories of a child legally freed f…

(750 ILCS 50/18.5) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.5) Sec. 18.5. Liability. No liability shall attach to the State, any agency thereof, any licensed agency, any judge, any officer or employee of the court, or any party or employee thereof involved in the surrender of a child for adoption…

(750 ILCS 50/18.6) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.6) Sec. 18.6. Registry fees. The Department of Public Health shall levy a fee for each registrant under Sections 18.05 through 18.5. A $15 fee shall be charged for registering with the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information E…

(750 ILCS 50/18.7) Sec. 18.7. Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange Fund. There is created in the State treasury a special fund to be known as the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange Fund. All fees collected by the Illinois Adoption R…

(750 ILCS 50/18.8) Sec. 18.8. Improper disclosure of identifying information. All information submitted to the Registry is confidential and gathered by the State solely for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of updated medical data and contact information between adopted an…

(750 ILCS 50/18.9) Sec. 18.9. Post-placement and post-adoption support services. (a) It is the public policy of this State to find permanency for children through adoption and to prevent placement disruption, adoption dissolution, and secondary placement. Public awareness and acc…

(750 ILCS 50/19) (from Ch. 40, par. 1523) Sec. 19. Registration new birth certificate. Upon the entry of a judgment of adoption, the clerk of the court that entered the judgment shall prepare a certificate of adoption and send the certificate to the Department of Public Health, p…

(750 ILCS 65/19) (from Ch. 40, par. 1019) Sec. 19. If the court is satisfied upon the hearing that the petition was made in good faith, and the prayer thereof ought to be granted, then the court shall enter a judgment granting such prayer, and authorizing some discreet and proper…

(750 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 1002) Sec. 2. Defending in own right or for other. If a married couple are sued together, either may defend individually and, if either neglects to defend, the other may defend for both. (Source: P.A. 104-40, eff. 1-1-26.)

(750 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 1502) Sec. 2. Who may adopt a child. A. Any of the following persons, who is under no legal disability (except the minority specified in sub-paragraph (b)) and who has resided in the State of Illinois continuously for a period of at least 6 mont…

(750 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2202) Sec. 2. Purpose and policy. The purpose of this Act is to provide a means by which a mature minor who has demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage the minor's own affairs and to live wholly or partially independent of the minor's pa…

(750 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2702) Sec. 2. Purpose. It is the express public policy of this State to ensure the expeditious establishment, enforcement and modification of child support orders and to ensure the expeditious establishment of parentage. (Source: P.A. 86-1401.)…

(750 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2602) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage. (2) "Property" means an interest, present or futur…

(750 ILCS 50/2.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 1503) Sec. 2.1. This Act shall be construed in concert with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Child Care Act of 1969, the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000. (Source: P.A. 98-455, eff. …

(750 ILCS 61/20) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-837) Sec. 20. Certification cancellation. (a) If the program participant obtains a name change, he or she loses certification as a program participant. (b) The Attorney General may cancel a program participant's certi…

(750 ILCS 62/20) Sec. 20. Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Board. The Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Board is he…

(750 ILCS 85/20) Sec. 20. Prohibitions; burden of proof. (a) A person's blindness shall not serve as a basis for denial or restriction of parenting time or the allocation of parental responsibilities if the parenting time or the allocation of parental responsibilities is determin…

(750 ILCS 16/20) Sec. 20. Entry of order for support; income withholding. (a) In a case in which no court or administrative order for support is in effect against the defendant: (1) at any time before the trial, upon motion of the State's Attorney, or of the Attorney General if t…

(750 ILCS 47/20) Sec. 20. Eligibility. (a) A gestational surrogate shall be deemed to have satisfied the eligibility requirements of this Act if, at the time the gestational surrogacy agreement is executed, the gestational surrogate: (1) is at least 21 years of age; (2) has given…

(750 ILCS 80/20) Sec. 20. Severability. If any part of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is adjudged invalid, such adjudication or application shall not affect the validity of this Act as a whole or of any other part. (Source: P.A. 98-597, eff. 6-1-14.)…

(750 ILCS 65/20) (from Ch. 40, par. 1020) Sec. 20. The court shall require of the petitioner, at the time and as one of the conditions of entering the judgment, such security for the protection of the interests, and for the proper support of such person under legal disability, as…

(750 ILCS 95/20) Sec. 20. Commencement of proceeding; notice. (a) A proceeding under this Act shall be commenced in the court of the county in which the frail elderly individual resides. (b) The frail elderly individual and family caregiver shall be personally served with a copy …

(750 ILCS 50/20) (from Ch. 40, par. 1524) Sec. 20. Practice. The provisions of the Civil Practice Law and all existing and future amendments of that Law and the Supreme Court Rules now or hereafter adopted in relation to that Law shall apply to all adoption proceedings except as …

(750 ILCS 90/20) Sec. 20. Beginning and concluding the collaborative process. (a) A collaborative process begins when the parties sign a collaborative process participation agreement. (b) A court may not order a party to participate in a collaborative process over that party's ob…

(750 ILCS 28/20) Sec. 20. Entry of order for support containing income withholding provisions; income withholding notice. (a) In addition to any content required under other laws, every order for support entered on or after July 1, 1997, shall: (1) Require an income withholding n…

(750 ILCS 75/20) Sec. 20. Protections, obligations, and responsibilities. A party to a civil union is entitled to the same legal obligations, responsibilities, protections, and benefits as are afforded or recognized by the law of Illinois to spouses, whether they derive from stat…

(750 ILCS 5/201) (from Ch. 40, par. 201) Sec. 201. Formalities.) A marriage between 2 persons licensed, solemnized and registered as provided in this Act is valid in this State. (Source: P.A. 98-597, eff. 6-1-14.)

(750 ILCS 60/201) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1) Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act. (a) The following persons are protected by this Act: (i) any person abused by a family or household member; (ii) any high-risk adult with disabilities who is abused, neglected, or exploited by a…

(750 ILCS 60/201.1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1.1) Sec. 201.1. Access of high-risk adults. No person shall obstruct or impede the access of a high-risk adult with disabilities to any agency or organization authorized to file a petition for an order of protection under Section 201 o…

(750 ILCS 60/202) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2) Sec. 202. Commencement of action; filing fees; dismissal. (a) How to commence action. Actions for orders of protection are commenced: (1) Independently: By filing a petition for an order of protection in any civil court, unless specifi…

(750 ILCS 5/202) (from Ch. 40, par. 202) Sec. 202. Marriage License and Marriage Certificate.) (a) The Director of Public Health shall prescribe the form for an application for a marriage license, which shall include the following information: (1) name, sex, occupation, address, …

(750 ILCS 5/203) (from Ch. 40, par. 203) Sec. 203. License to Marry. When a marriage application has been completed and signed by both parties to a prospective marriage and both parties have appeared before the county clerk and the marriage license fee has been paid, the county c…

(750 ILCS 60/203) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-3) Sec. 203. Pleading; non-disclosure of address; non-disclosure of schools. (a) A petition for an order of protection shall be in writing and verified or accompanied by affidavit and shall allege that petitioner has been abused by respon…

(750 ILCS 5/204) (from Ch. 40, par. 204) Sec. 204. Medical information brochure. The county clerk shall distribute free of charge, to all persons applying for a marriage license, a brochure prepared by the Department of Public Health concerning sexually transmitted diseases and i…

(750 ILCS 60/205) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-5) Sec. 205. Application of rules of civil procedure; Domestic abuse advocates. (a) Any proceeding to obtain, modify, reopen or appeal an order of protection, whether commenced alone or in conjunction with a civil or criminal proceeding, …

(750 ILCS 5/205) (from Ch. 40, par. 205) Sec. 205. Exceptions. (1) Irrespective of the results of laboratory tests and clinical examination relative to sexually transmitted diseases, the clerks of the respective counties shall issue a marriage license to parties to a proposed mar…

(750 ILCS 5/206) (from Ch. 40, par. 206) Sec. 206. Records.) Any health certificate filed with the county clerk, or any certificate, affidavit, or record accepted in lieu thereof, shall be retained in the files of the office for one year after the license is issued and shall ther…

(750 ILCS 60/206) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-6) Sec. 206. Trial by jury. There shall be no right to trial by jury in any proceeding to obtain, modify, vacate or extend any order of protection under this Act. However, nothing in this Section shall deny any existing right to trial by …

(750 ILCS 5/207) (from Ch. 40, par. 207) Sec. 207. Effective Date of License.) A license to marry becomes effective in the county where it was issued one day after the date of issuance, unless the court orders that the license is effective when issued, and expires 60 days after i…