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750 ILCS 50/12 (2026)

Consent of child or adult

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(750 ILCS 50/12) (from Ch. 40, par. 1514)
    Sec. 12. Consent of child or adult. If, upon the date of the entry of the judgment the person sought to be adopted is of the age of 14 years or upwards, the adoption shall not be made without the consent of such person. Such consent shall be in writing and shall be acknowledged by such person as provided in Section 10 of this Act, provided, that if such person is in need of mental treatment or is a person with an intellectual disability, the court may waive the provisions of this Section. No consent shall be required under this Section if the person sought to be adopted has died before giving such consent.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1997–2020 · leading case: In Re Petition to Adopt O.J.M., 687 N.E.2d 113 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997).
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In Re Petition to Adopt O.J.M., 687 N.E.2d 113 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Also as in New York, Illinois has a legitimate state interest in limiting the rights of putative fathers who do not grasp the opportunity to assume responsibility for the child.”
J.S.A. v. M.H., 361 Ill. App. 3d 745 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “” 750 ILCS 50/12(g) (West 1998). In In re Petition to Adopt 293 Ill.”
In re Petition of McTear, 2020 IL App (1st) 191044-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “750 ILCS 50/12 (West 2018). However, “the judgment” for the purposes of section 12 is clearly the adoption decree, which has not yet issued in this case as the trial court stayed proceedings pending this appeal.”
J.S.A. v. M.H. (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “" 750 ILCS 50/12(g) (West 1998). In In re Petition to Adopt O.”
— 750 ILCS 50/12(1) — 1 case
In Re Petition to Adopt O.J.M., 687 N.E.2d 113 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Also as in New York, Illinois has a legitimate state interest in limiting the rights of putative fathers who do not grasp the opportunity to assume responsibility for the child.”
— 750 ILCS 50/12(g) — 2 cases
J.S.A. v. M.H., 361 Ill. App. 3d 745 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “” 750 ILCS 50/12(g) (West 1998). In In re Petition to Adopt 293 Ill.”
J.S.A. v. M.H. (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “" 750 ILCS 50/12(g) (West 1998). In In re Petition to Adopt O.”
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