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What are the laws in Illinois on placement of children with my relatives? | Placement with Relatives Legal Questions and Answers
What are the laws in Illinois on placement of children...
Illinois addresses the issue of relatives, defines who are considered relatives to place a child with and other requirements.
Act 505. Children and Family Services ActCurrent through P.A. 99-0938 (2015-2016)
§ 20 ILCS 505/7. Placement of children; considerations
(14) drug-induced infliction of great bodily harm as described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of Section 12-3.05;
(19) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability as described in Section 12-21 or subsection (b) of Section 12-4.4a;
(24) an offense in any other state the elements of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to any of the foregoing offenses.
For purposes of this subsection, "fictive kin" means any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who: (i) is shown to have close personal or emotional ties with the child or the child's family prior to the child's placement with the individual; or(ii) is the current foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department pursuant to this Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, if the child has been placed in the home for at least one year and has established a significant and family-like relationship with the foster parent, and the foster parent has been identified by the Department as the child's permanent connection, as defined by Department rule.
Cite as 20 ILCS 505/7
History. Amended by P.A. 099-0836, §5, eff. 1/1/2017.
Amended by P.A. 099-0642, §60, eff. 7/28/2016.
Amended by P.A. 099-0340, §5, eff. 1/1/2016
Amended by P.A. 099-0143, §130, eff. 7/27/2015.
Amended by P.A. 098-0846, §5, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by P.A. 097-1150, §55, eff. 1/25/2013.
Amended by P.A. 097-1109, §15-5, eff. 1/1/2013.
Amended by P.A. 097-1076, §5, eff. 8/24/2012.
Amended by P.A. 096-1551, §§1-900, 2-920, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by P.A. 094-0880, §5, eff. 8/1/2006.
P.A. 89-21, eff. 7-1-95; 89-422; 89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-462, eff. 5-29-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 90-27, eff. 1-1-98; 90-28, eff. 1-1-98; 90-608, eff. 6-30-98; 92-192, eff. 1-1-02; 92-328, eff. 1-1-02; 92-334, eff. 8-10-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.