{"data":{"id":"us-il/750-ilcs-50-15","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"750 ILCS 50/15","heading":"","body":"The welfare of the child shall be the prime consideration in all adoption proceedings. The court in entering a judgment of adoption shall, whenever possible, give custody through adoption to a petitioner or petitioners of the same religious belief as that of the child.","path":["CHAPTER 750 FAMILIES","Adoption Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2098\u0026ChapterID=59\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"de467b79093e41404af8a39cc936ea70184e0fea70f1840c91b6e31199f85913","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/750-ilcs-50-14b","next":"us-il/750-ilcs-50-15.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}