(750 ILCS 50/14b)
Sec. 14b. Death of intended adoptive parent prior to entry of judgment.
After any court has acquired jurisdiction over the person of any intended
adoptive parent in an adoption proceeding, if the intended adoptive parent dies
before entry of final judgment, upon petition by the other intended adoptive
parent or the child's guardian ad litem suggesting the death of the intended
adoptive parent and asking that the court proceed in absence of the deceased
intended adoptive parent to enter a final judgment, in the
presence of the other intended adoptive parent or the child to be adopted who
is a party to the record, the court shall proceed to hearing and final judgment. Otherwise the court
may dismiss the proceeding.
This amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall apply to all cases in
which the court acquired jurisdiction of the person of any intended adoptive
parent in an adoption proceeding, if such jurisdiction was acquired on or after
November 1, 1997.
(Source: P.A. 95-601, eff. 9-11-07.)
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