Illinois Compiled Statutes
705 ILCS 405/1-1 (2026)
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(705 ILCS 405/1-1)
(from Ch. 37, par. 801-1)
Sec. 1-1.
Short title.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the
Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 691
cases (368 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: People v. Morgan, 2025 IL 130626 (Ill. 2025).
People v. Morgan, 2025 IL 130626 (Ill. 2025). “1, however, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 1994)) expressly allows for discretionary transfers.”
People v. Floyd F. (In Re N.G.), 2018 IL 121939 (Ill. 2018). “¶ 27 A court's statutory authority to terminate a parent's rights involuntarily and to appoint a guardian with the right to consent to the child's adoption is delineated by the language of the Juvenile Court Act ( 705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2010) ) and the Adoption Act ( 750…”
In Re Gwynne P., 830 N.E.2d 508 (Ill. 2005). “On June 29, 1999, when Gwynne was 11 days old, the State petitioned the circuit court of Cook County pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2002)) to make her a ward of the court.”
People v. House, 2021 IL 125124 (Ill. 2021). “In 2013, the legislature amended the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2012)) to adjust the age to be considered a juvenile from 17 to 18 but did not go further than that.”
People v. Arthur H., 819 N.E.2d 734 (Ill. 2004). “ANALYSIS The step-by-step process used to decide whether a child should be removed from his or her parents and made a ward of the court is set forth in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2000)). Upon the filing of a petition for wardship by the State,…”
In re N.G., 2018 IL 121939 (Ill. 2019). “¶ 27 A court’s statutory authority to terminate a parent’s rights involuntarily and to appoint a guardian with the right to consent to the child’s adoption is delineated by the language of the Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2010)) and the Adoption Act (750…”
People v. Morgan, 758 N.E.2d 813 (Ill. 2001). “Chapman opined that Jon had not acted in a premeditated manner at the time of the shootings, but instead had acted in a state of sudden and intense passion. The decision to permit prosecution of a juvenile under the criminal law is a matter of judicial discretion, although that…”
People v. Ward, 830 N.E.2d 556 (Ill. 2005). “(West 2002) (Child Witness Trauma Reduction Act); 705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2002) (Juvenile Court Act of 1987); 720 ILCS 130/0.”
In re Jonathon C.B., 2011 IL 107750 (Ill. 2011). “Further, because the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (the Act) (705 ILCS 405/ 1-1 et seq. (West 2004)) has undergone a number of changes over the past dozen years, juvenile proceedings are now fundamentally more criminal in nature.”
In Re J'Am. B., 806 N.E.2d 292 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “In so ruling, we must address the dissent's contention that a finding of depravity based on the 1995 delinquency adjudications circumvents the purpose of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2002)). In In re J.”
People v. Stewart, 2022 IL 126116 (Ill. 2022). “¶ 33 The majority’s reframed question implicates the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2016)), which was amended in 2014 to raise the age for exclusive juvenile court jurisdiction from 16 to 17 years of age.”
In re CA. B., 2019 IL App (1st) 181024 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “¶ 25 The proceedings below were conducted according to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2016)), which directs the court to go through a two-step process when presented with a petition to terminate parental rights (705 ILCS 405/2-29(2) (West…”
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