Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 309.120 - Preparation of the Child's Biological Parents
Preparation of the biological parents of a child for whom an adoptive placement is being sought includes the following:
a) assistance and counseling around issues
pertaining to the surrender of parental rights or consent to adoption by a
specified person, or in understanding the reasons why, after reunification
efforts have been attempted and failed or deemed to be inappropriate,
involuntary termination of parental rights is being sought;
b) in instances where the identity of the
biological father is unknown, counseling the biological mother about her role
and responsibility regarding the identification of the father as required in
the Adoption Act [750 ILCS
50/11(b) ] and explaining the
potential consequences if the biological father is not identified;
c) counseling around issues of separation and
loss;
d) obtaining necessary
non-identifying background information regarding the biological family's
social, medical, and psychological history, as well as the prenatal and medical
history of the child;
e) affording
the biological parents the opportunity to share identifying and non-identifying
information with the child who is being relinquished for adoption through the
Adoption Registry as specified in Section
309.190,
Adoption Registry;
f) giving the
biological parents the opportunity to express their desires regarding the
placement of their child in an adoptive home which meets their religious and
other preferences. The Department will consider the parents' stated
preferences, provided they do not delay placement of the child for adoption,
are not contrary to the child's best interests, are consistent with applicable
law such as the Adoption Act [750 ILCS 50 ], the Adoption Assistance and Child
Welfare Act of 1980 ( 42 USCA 670 et seq.), and the Removal of Barriers to
Inter-Ethnic Adoptions Provisions of the Small Business Job Protection Act of
1996 ( 42 USCA 671(a) and 674 ) and Adoption and Safe Families Act (
P.L.
105-98 );
g) providing information regarding the
possibility of continuing contact between the child and the biological parents
or other significant persons in the child's life, when such contact is in the
child's best interests and compatible with the wishes of the adoptive
parents.
Notes
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