Illinois Code § 750 ILCS 46/201

Establishment of parent-child relationship.
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(a) The parent-child relationship is established between a person and a child by: 
 
 
(1) the woman or person having given birth to the 
 
child, except as otherwise provided in the Gestational Surrogacy Act;
 
 
(2) a presumption of the person's parentage of the 
 
child under Section 204 of this Act unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under Section 303 of this Act;
 
 
(3) an effective voluntary acknowledgment of 
 
parentage by the person under Article 3 of this Act, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged;
 
 
(4) an adjudication of the person's parentage;
 
 
(5) the person's adoption of the child;
 
 
(6) the person's consent to assisted reproduction 
 
under Article 7 of this Act; or
 
 
(7) the person's parentage of the child is 
 
established under the provisions of the Gestational Surrogacy Act.
 
(b) (Blank). 
 
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child, except as otherwise provided in the Gestational Surrogacy Act;
child under Section 204 of this Act unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under Section 303 of this Act;
parentage by the person under Article 3 of this Act, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged;
under Article 7 of this Act; or
established under the provisions of the Gestational Surrogacy Act.

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