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750 ILCS 46/602 (2026)

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(750 ILCS 46/602)
    Sec. 602. Standing. A complaint to adjudicate parentage shall be verified, shall be designated a petition, and shall name the person or persons alleged to be the parent of the child. Subject to Article 3 and Sections 607, 608, and 609 of this Act, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:
        (a) the child;
        (b) the woman or person who gave birth to the child;
        (c) a pregnant woman or person;
        (d) a person presumed or alleged to be the parent of
    
the child;
        (e) the support-enforcement agency or other
    
governmental agency authorized by other law;
        (f) any person or public agency that has physical
    
possession of or has custody of or has been allocated parental responsibilities for, is providing financial support to, or has provided financial support to the child;
        (g) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
    
if it is providing, or has provided, financial support to the child or if it is assisting with child support collections services;
        (h) an authorized adoption agency or licensed child
    
welfare agency;
        (i) a representative authorized by law to act for an
    
individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor; or
        (j) an intended parent.
(Source: P.A. 103-501, eff. 1-1-24; 104-448, eff. 12-12-25.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
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In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 5× “Section 602 delineates who may petition to adjudicate parentage, and, unlike one under section 205, a section 601 proceeding may be brought by parties other than the mother, the child, or the presumed or adjudicated father.”
In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 5× “750 ILCS 46/602 (West Supp. 2015). Specifically, section 602 provides that, subject to the limitations of sections 607, 608, and 609 of the Parentage Act, the following may maintain a proceeding to adjudicate parentage: -4- “(a) the child; (b) the mother of the child; (c) a…”
Leroy K.D. v. Nicole B., 2021 IL App (3d) 200010 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “See 750 ILCS 46/602 (West 2018). We will, therefore, refer to Leroy’s filing as a petition in this case.”
In re Marriage of Krilich, 2023 IL App (1st) 221198 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “In re Estate of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 , ¶ 56 (under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 (750 ILCS 46/602(j) (West 2016)), “the administrator of an estate, as the deceased’s legal 3 In their petition, the Krilich Children make some allegations unrelated to…”
In re D.F., 2024 IL App (1st) 231784 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “) 750 ILCS 46/602(g) (West 2022). Leslie has alleged throughout the petition numerous ways in which she provided financial support to D.”
In re Est. of Boey, 2025 IL App (5th) 240271-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “Karzell thus argues that Constance cannot challenge the court’s order, as she does not fall under any category of an individual with standing to maintain a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under section 602 of the Act (750 ILCS 46/602 (West 2022)). ¶ 29 Article 6 of the Act is…”
— 750 ILCS 46/602(d) — 2 cases
In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “Section 602 delineates who may petition to adjudicate parentage, and, unlike one under section 205, a section 601 proceeding may be brought by parties other than the mother, the child, or the presumed or adjudicated father.”
In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “750 ILCS 46/602 (West Supp. 2015). Specifically, section 602 provides that, subject to the limitations of sections 607, 608, and 609 of the Parentage Act, the following may maintain a proceeding to adjudicate parentage: -4- “(a) the child; (b) the mother of the child; (c) a…”
— 750 ILCS 46/602(g) — 1 case
In re D.F., 2024 IL App (1st) 231784 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “) 750 ILCS 46/602(g) (West 2022). Leslie has alleged throughout the petition numerous ways in which she provided financial support to D.”
— 750 ILCS 46/602(j) — 3 cases
In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “Section 602 delineates who may petition to adjudicate parentage, and, unlike one under section 205, a section 601 proceeding may be brought by parties other than the mother, the child, or the presumed or adjudicated father.”
In re Est. of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “750 ILCS 46/602 (West Supp. 2015). Specifically, section 602 provides that, subject to the limitations of sections 607, 608, and 609 of the Parentage Act, the following may maintain a proceeding to adjudicate parentage: -4- “(a) the child; (b) the mother of the child; (c) a…”
In re Marriage of Krilich, 2023 IL App (1st) 221198 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “In re Estate of Jagodowski, 2017 IL App (2d) 160723 , ¶ 56 (under the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 (750 ILCS 46/602(j) (West 2016)), “the administrator of an estate, as the deceased’s legal 3 In their petition, the Krilich Children make some allegations unrelated to…”
— 750 ILCS 46/602(k) — 1 case
In re D.F., 2024 IL App (1st) 231784 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “) 750 ILCS 46/602(g) (West 2022). Leslie has alleged throughout the petition numerous ways in which she provided financial support to D.”
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