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In Illinois, stepparent adoptions are filed in Circuit Court under Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 50. Illinois has 102 counties, and our document package is customized specifically for your county's requirements and forms. Each county may have slightly different procedures or supplemental forms, and we know exactly what each one requires because we've helped families file in every county in Illinois.
Stepparent adoption in Illinois at a glance
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Residency before filing
- No residency period for a stepparent adoption (the 6-month rule does not apply to a related child)
- Typical timeline
- 3-6 months
- Court filing fee
- $200-$500
- Child must consent at age
- 14
- Home study
- Usually waived for stepparents
- Illinois families we've helped
- 1,101
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