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750 ILCS 50/15 (2026)

The welfare of the child shall be the prime consideration in all adoption proceedings

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(750 ILCS 50/15) (from Ch. 40, par. 1519)
    Sec. 15. The welfare of the child shall be the prime consideration in all adoption proceedings. The court in entering a judgment of adoption shall, whenever possible, give custody through adoption to a petitioner or petitioners of the same religious belief as that of the child.
(Source: P.A. 84-452.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2006 · leading case: In re K.M., 653 N.E.2d 888 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995).
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In re K.M., 653 N.E.2d 888 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “” (750 ILCS 50/15 (West 1994).) While this language does not empower a court to ignore express statutory requirements, it does require that a court should consider, when resolving statutory ambiguities, whether a proposed interpretation advances the best interests of the child.”
Petition of KM, 653 N.E.2d 888 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “" (750 ILCS 50/15 (West 1994).) While this language does not empower a court to ignore express statutory requirements, it does require that a court should consider, when resolving statutory ambiguities, whether a proposed interpretation advances the best interests of the child.”
People v. Anna D., 858 N.E.2d 961 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “The consent was properly dealt with at the “best interests” hearing and was properly dismissed because it sought the adoption of Taylor in a manner in which Taylor was not available to be adopted under the Adoption Act.”
In re: Taylor D. (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “The consent was properly dealt with at the "best interests" hearing and was properly dismissed because it sought the adoption of Taylor in a manner in which Taylor was not available to be adopted under the Adoption Act.”
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