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Rules 333 : Intercountry Adoption Services

• Section 333.1 Purpose
• Section 333.2 Definitions
• Section 333.3 Authorization of Child Placing Agencies/Agents
• Section 333.4 Illinois Pre-Adoptive Requirements
• Section 333.5 Guardianship
• Section 333.6 Pre-Placement, Home Study and Post Placement Services

Section 333.1 Purpose

The purpose of this rule is to establish appropriate jurisdictional responsibility for intercountry adoptive placements, to outline the requirements of the intercountry adoption process and, to ensure that children from a foreign country who are being placed for adoption in Illinois receive the same rights and protections during an adoptive placement as children who are born in this country.