IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS _________________________________ _________________________________ Petitioner(s), vs. __________________________________ __________________________________ Respondent(s). ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. _______________________________ INTERIM ORDER The Petition of _____________________________________________________________, having been filed herein on the____ day of _____________, 20_____, for the adoption of______________________________________, a minor child; And it appearing to the court that the child sought to be adopted herein is a minor, and that the court should therefore appoint a Guardian ad Litem to represent the interests of said child in this proceeding; IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that _________________________________________________________, a duly licensed attorney under the laws of the State of Illinois and a member of this bar, be and hereby is appointed as Guardian ad Litem to represent the interests in this proceeding of _________________________________________, the minor child sought to be adopted herein. And it further appearing to the court that all of the other Respondent(s) to this cause are of full legal age and under no legal disability, except _____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________, who is/are: ______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________, and that the court should therefore appoint a Guardian ad Litem to represent the interests in this proceeding of said Respondent(s). IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that ________________________________________________________, a duly licensed attorney under the laws of the State of Illinois, and a member of this bar, be and hereby is appointed as Guardian ad Litem to represent the interests in this proceeding of said Respondent, _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________. And said Petition now coming on for preliminary hearing as provided by Section 13 of the Illinois Adoption Act, and the court being now fully advised in the premises, DOTH FIND: Interim Order-Adoption / p.1 Rev. 04-01-16 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 1. That written consents to the adoption of said child by Petitioner(s) have been executed and filed herein by the following named persons, and/or agency___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ that all of said consents have been executed according to law, and are valid and binding. 2. (a) That _________________________________________________________________________ is/are willing to accept and assume temporary custodial care of the child sought to be adopted herein, pending a final determination of this cause; that such temporary custodial care is suitable and proper for the welfare of said child. (b) That it is in the best interests of said child that the custodial rights of his/her parents be terminated, and that said child be temporarily committed to the care and custody of some competent person or agency pending a final determination of this cause; that _____________________________________________________________ is a suitable, proper and competent person/agency, and that it will be for the welfare of said child that he/she be temporarily committed to the care and custody of the said ________________________________________________________, pending a final determination of this cause. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED by the court as follows: 1. That the custodial rights of the parents of said child be and they are hereby terminated, and that said child be and he/she is hereby declared to be a ward of this court. 2. That said child be and he/she is hereby committed to the temporary care and custody of ___________________________________________________________________, pending a final determination of this cause. 3. _________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ENTERED this __________ day of _______________________________, 20_____. ____________________________________________________ Judge Interim Order-Adoption / p.2 Rev. 04-01-16 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com