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750 ILCS 50/20b (2026)

Time limit for relief from final judgment or order

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(750 ILCS 50/20b)
    Sec. 20b. Time limit for relief from final judgment or order. A petition for relief from a final order or judgment entered in a proceeding under this Act, after 30 days from the entry thereof under the provisions of Sec. 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise, must be filed not later than one year after the entry of the order or judgment.
(Source: P.A. 88-550, eff. 7-3-94; 89-315, eff. 1-1-96.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: In Re India B., 782 N.E.2d 224 (Ill. 2002).
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In Re India B., 782 N.E.2d 224 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 3× “order and reinstated the circuit court's termination order, finding that because the mother failed to obtain a stay to prevent enforcement of the termination order, the circuit court had authority to move forward with the adoption proceeding and the lapse of the one-year period…”
Tekela v. Cooper, 780 N.E.2d 304 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 2× “Section 20b of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/20b (West 1998)) states that "[a] petition for relief from a final order or judgment entered in a proceeding under this Act, after 30 days from the entry thereof under the provisions of Sec.”
In re Haley D., 2011 IL 110886 (Ill. 2011). “It also invoked section 20b of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/20b (West 2008) (one-year time limit on requests for relief from final 4 The State predicated its objection to both requests for additional time on a desire to obtain permanent placement for Haley as quickly as…”
In Re Adoption of Ginnell, 737 N.E.2d 1094 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “However, that language requiring the custody hearing was subsequently deleted from section 20b (see Pub. Act 89-315, § 5, eff. January 1, 1996) but not from section 20.”
People v. Whalen, 2020 IL App (4th) 190171 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “Section 2-1401(c) of the Civil Procedure Code states: - 16 - “Except as provided in Section 20b of the Adoption Act [(750 ILCS 50/20b (West 2018))] and Section 2-32 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [(705 ILCS 405/2-32 (West 2018))] or in a petition based upon Section 116-3 of…”
In Re Parentage of Unborn Child Brumfield, 673 N.E.2d 461 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “One other contention of the Gingers must be briefly considered. On November 30, 1994, the circuit court allowed their petition for leave to intervene.”
In Re Jb, 789 N.E.2d 1259 (Ill. 2003). “We reasoned that after the passage of the one-year period to challenge an adoption in section 20b of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/20b (West 1998)) any challenge to the validity of a termination order would be rendered moot since our ruling could have no practical effect on the…”
In re J.D., 317 Ill. App. 3d 445 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Second Section 2 — 1401 Motion To Vacate Adoption Judgment If we construe Jane Doe’s December 1999 section 2 — 1401 motion as a petition to vacate the June 1998 adoption judgment, it would be time-barred under section 20b of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/ 20b (West 1998)), which…”
People v. Wanda B., 789 N.E.2d 1259 (Ill. 2003). “We reasoned that after the passage of the one-year period to ^challenge an adoption in section 20b of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/20b (West 1998)) any challenge to the validity of a termination order would be rendered moot since our ruling could have no practical effect on the…”
In Re Jd, 739 N.E.2d 1043 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Second Section 2-1401 Motion To Vacate Adoption Judgment If we construe Jane Doe's December 1999 section 2-1401 motion as a petition to vacate the June 1998 adoption judgment, it would be time-barred under section 20b of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/20b (West 1998)), which…”
Elston v. Oglesby, 2014 IL App (4th) 130732 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “" 750 ILCS 50/20b (West 2012). Section 2-1401, which provides for the filing of a petition for relief from judgment after 30 days from its entry, acknowledges the Adoption Act's limitations period.”
Elston v. Oglesby, 2014 IL App (4th) 130732 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “He determined Kimberly’s motion to reopen the adoption and vacate the decree of adoption, filed “39 years and 140 days after entry of the final adoption decree,” was filed outside the time limits for seeking relief from a judgment of adoption as set forth in both section 20b of…”
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