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750 ILCS 50/0.01 (2026)

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(750 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 40, par. 1500)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Adoption Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

    
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Cited in 182 cases (84 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: People v. Floyd F. (In Re N.G.), 2018 IL 121939 (Ill. 2018).
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People v. Floyd F. (In Re N.G.), 2018 IL 121939 (Ill. 2018). · cites it 2× “(West 2010) ) and the Adoption Act ( 750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 2010) ). These acts contain strict requirements that embody Illinois's policy *561 *116 favoring parents' superior right to the custody of their children.”
Tekela v. Cooper, 780 N.E.2d 304 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 2× “The adoption order was entered pursuant to the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 1998)). An attack on the adoptions' validity was never before the appellate court and it is not properly before this court.”
Arangold Corp. v. Zehnder, 718 N.E.2d 191 (Ill. 1999). · cites it 2× “(West 1996)), the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 1996)), the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.”
People v. Lashawn F., 802 N.E.2d 800 (Ill. 2003). · cites it 4× “” 705 ILCS 405/1–2(1) (West 2000). In furtherance of this purpose, the Juvenile Court Act provides that if a ground of unfitness under the Adoption Act can be met, it may be appropriate in some instances to “expedite termination of parental rights.”
In Re Gwynne P., 830 N.E.2d 508 (Ill. 2005). “(West 2002)) and the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 2002)). In re D.”
In Re Leona W., 888 N.E.2d 72 (Ill. 2008). “'s adoption under the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 1996)). The petition alleged that in February of 1997, L.”
People v. Stephanie L., 924 N.E.2d 961 (Ill. 2010). “(West 2008)) and the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 2008)). In re E.”
In re Davon H., 2015 IL App (1st) 150926 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “In the amended petitions, the State alleged respondent was unfit to parent by clear and convincing evidence under the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 2012)) as she failed to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern or responsibility as to the children’s…”
In re Haley D., 2011 IL 110886 (Ill. 2011). “(West 2008)) and the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 2008)), creating unnecessary uncertainty in the law.”
In re Za. G., 2023 IL App (5th) 220793 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “¶ 30 The legal authority for the involuntary termination of parental rights in Illinois is found in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq.”
In re K.P., 2020 IL App (3d) 190709 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶ 35 In Illinois, the power to involuntarily terminate parental rights is statutorily derived from the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 2018)) and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Juvenile Act) (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq.”
People v. One 1998 GMC, 2011 IL 110236 (Ill. 2011). “(West 2008)) complained that he was denied equal protection of the law because the Act did not authorize appointment of counsel to assist him under circumstances when appointed counsel would have been available to a similarly situated parent in a proceeding governed by the…”
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