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AKERS v. CHRISTEN

No. 12130.

11 Ill. App.3d 369 (1973)

296 N.E.2d 774

NANCY JOSEPHINE AKERS et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. CYNTHIA CHRISTINA CHRISTEN, a Minor, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

May 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Shaikewitz of Wiseman, Shaikewitz, and McGivern, of Alton, for appellants.

A. Alan Hart, of Alton, for appellees.

Affirmed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Jersey County vacating and setting aside a decree of adoption. We affirm.

On February 11, 1971, the plaintiffs filed a petition for the adoption of Cynthia Christina Christen. Cynthia, now age 5, had resided with the plaintiffs since September 1970. Upon the filing of the petition for adoption, service was...

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