TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER b: PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
PART 333 INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION SERVICES
SECTION 333.5 GUARDIANSHIP


 

Section 333.5  Guardianship

 

The prospective adoptive parents may be named guardian of the child.  When prospective parents are named guardian by a foreign court, the parents must immediately file an adoption petition in an Illinois court requesting that the court, as part of its interim order, recognize their guardianship and also appoint a guardian ad litem with the power to consent to adopt as provided by the Adoption Act.