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Illinois Adoption Act - 750 ILCS 50, Section 9

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Time for taking a consent or surrender.

A. A consent or a surrender taken not less than 72 hours after the birth of the child is irrevocable except as provided in Section 11 of this Act.

B. No consent or surrender shall be taken within the 72 hour period immediately following the birth of the child.

C. A consent or a surrender may be taken from the father prior to the birth of the child. Such consent or surrender shall be revoked if, within 72 hours after the birth of the child, the father who gave such consent or surrender, notifies in writing the person, agency or court representative who took the surrender or consent or any individual representing or connected with such person, agency or court representative of the revocation of the consent or surrender.

D. Any consent or surrender taken in accordance with paragraph C above which is not revoked within 72 hours after the birth of the child is irrevocable except as provided in Section 11 of this Act.

E. Consent may be given to a standby adoption by a parent whose consent is required pursuant to Section 8 of this Act to become effective when the consenting parent of the child dies or that parent requests that the final judgment of adoption be entered.

(Source: P.A. 93-732, eff. 1-1-05.)

Last modified: April 7, 2006