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COURT COSTS AND RELATED FEES
As of September 1, 2007
FILING FEES PAYABLE TO CLERK TO INITIATE CASE
| Filing Fee - Adoption Petition |
$65.00 |
| Filing Fee - Notice to Putative Father |
$70.46 |
| Filing Fee - Termination of Parental Rights (Out of State Private Placement) |
$274.00 |
| Filing Fee - Confidential Intermediary |
$0.00 |
FEES PAYABLE TO SERVE NOTICE OF CASE TO THOSE WHOSE RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED
Sheriff Fees
| To serve each minor child in Room 701 |
$50.00 |
| To serve any person who retains parental rights |
$50.00 plus mileage |
| Publication (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin) |
$180.00 |
FEES PAYABLE TO CONTEST ADOPTION
FEES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE ADOPTION
Guardian ad Litem Fees
| Special Needs Adoption |
$125.00 |
| Each additional child in a Special Needs to Adoption
(Not to exceed $225.00) |
$50.00 |
| Related Adoption (Investigator and GAL) |
$175.00 |
| Related or Adult Adoption (GAL Only) |
$150.00 |
| Unrelated Adoption |
$125.00 |
Putative Father Registry
Background Checks for Related Adoptions
| Department of Supportive Services Fee |
$50.00 |
| Cook County Sheriff (for adopting step or co-parent) |
$10.00 |
| Illinois State Police (for adopting step or co-parent) |
$44.00 |
FEES FOR RECORDS OF ADOPTION AND RELATED MATTERS
| Certified Copies of Court Records |
$9.00 |
Illinois Birth Certificate
- 1st Copy
- Each additional copy ordered at the same time |
$15.00
$2.00 |
Illinois Record of Foreign Birth
- 1st Copy
- Each additional copy |
$5.00
$5.00 |
Fees are established by statute, regulation or Court Rule.
1Special Needs Adoptions are defined by Illinois Law as that of a child who has been placed in the custody of the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.
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