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750 ILCS 50/3 (2026)

Who may be adopted

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(750 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 1504)
    Sec. 3. Who may be adopted. A male or female child, or an adult, may be adopted, provided the other conditions set forth in this Act are met, and further provided, with respect to an adult, that such adult has resided in the home of the persons intending to adopt him at any time for more than 2 years continuously preceding the commencement of an adoption proceeding, or in the alternative that such persons are related to him within a degree set forth in the definition of a related child in Section 1 of this Act.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1269.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1996–2000 · leading case: In Re Est. of Brittin, 664 N.E.2d 687 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996).
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In Re Est. of Brittin, 664 N.E.2d 687 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “" 750 ILCS 50/3 (West 1992). A careful review of the Adoption Act reveals no statutory distinction between an adopted adult and an adopted minor with respect to the nature of the legal relationship created between the adoptee and the adopting parent, namely, a parent-child…”
Roeder v. Buckman, 279 Ill. App. 3d 512 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “” 750 ILCS 50/3 (West 1992). A careful review of the Adoption Act reveals no statutory distinction between an adopted adult and an adopted minor with respect to the nature of the legal relationship created between the adoptee and the adopting parent, namely, a parent-child…”
Harold K. v. Ryan B., 730 N.E.2d 88 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “was eligible for adoption (see 750 ILCS 50/3 (West 1994)) or contends that the Ks.”
Harold K. v. Ryan B. (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “was eligible for adoption (see 750 ILCS 50/3 (West 1994)) or contends that the Ks.”
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