{"data":{"id":"us-il/750-ilcs-46-705","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"750 ILCS 46/705","heading":"Parental status of deceased individual.","body":"(a) If an individual who intends to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child, the individual's death does not preclude the establishment of the individual's parentage of the child if the individual otherwise would be a parent of the child under this Act.\n(b) If an individual who consented in a record to assisted reproduction by an individual who agreed to give birth to a child dies before a transfer of gametes or pre-embryos, the deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the assisted reproduction only if both of the following occurred: (i) Either the individual consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of the individual, the individual would be a parent of the child or the individual's intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction after the individual's death is established by clear and convincing evidence; and (ii) the transfer of the gamete or pre-embryo transfer occurs not later than 36 months after the individual's death.","path":["CHAPTER 750 FAMILIES","Illinois Parentage Act of 2015."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=3638\u0026ChapterID=59\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"ab148280f27acb49bf5ec99d8e2522db45f5c4b5af9102c8d9876802809b0f37","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/750-ilcs-46-704.5","next":"us-il/750-ilcs-46-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}