Probate Court Form 139F
Adoption Decree Stepparent
Adoption of a Minor
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9. Notice of this proceeding for adoption has been served or dispensed with as to those
persons entitled to receive notice under Part 3 of Article 3 of the Adoption Act and 4-109
of the Adoption Act.
10. Each necessary consent, relinquishment, waiver, disclaimer of parental interest,
judicial order terminating parental rights, including any order issued under Part 5 of
Article 3 of the Adoption Act as required by the Adoption Act, has been filed with
the court.
11. Any evaluation required by the Adoption Act has been filed with, and considered
by the court or has not been required by the court pursuant to 4-110 of the Adoption Act.
12. The court has obtained the information required by 203-(d)(7)-(9) of the Adoption Act.
13. Each item required by 3-305(a) of the Adoption Act, which the court has determined
is relevant to this adoption has been filed with the court or, if any of the said items is
unavailable, the person responsible for furnishing it has filed an affidavit explaining its
absence.
14. All applicable requirements of the Adoption Act governing an interstate or inter-
country placement for this adoption have been met.
15. The Indian Child Welfare Act 25 U. S. C. 1901 et seq., is not applicable to this
proceeding, or, if applicable, its requirements have been met.
16. The accounting and affidavit required by 3-702 of the Adoption Act have been
reviewed by the court and the court has denied, modified, or ordered reimbursement
of any payment or disbursement which is not authorized under Article 7 of the
Adoption Act with respect to this adoption.
17. The petitioner has received each report required by 2-105 of the Adoption Act.
18. The petitioner is a suitable adoptive parent for the minor.
19. It is in the best interest of the minor to grant the petition for adoption.
Upon this decree becoming final:
A. The legal relationship between the adoptive parent and the adoptee shall be set
forth in 1-104 of the Adoption Act;
B. The decree shall not affect:
1. The legal relationship between the parent who is the adoptive stepparent’s
spouse or deceased spouse and the adoptee shall remain the same as it
was prior to the adoption.
2. An existing court order for visitation or communication with a minor adoptee
by a person related to the adoptee through the parent who is the adoptive
stepparents’s spouse or deceased spouse; or
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