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IN RE ADOPTION OF BURTON

No. 75-117.

43 Ill. App.3d 294 (1976)

356 N.E.2d 1279

In re ADOPTION OF SANDRA FAY BURTON. — (SAMUEL NEAL et al., Petitioners-Appellees, v. SANDRA FAY BURTON, a Minor, et al., Defendants-Appellants.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed November 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Seng, of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., of Cairo, for appellants.

Terry J. Foster, of Geittmann & Foster, of Metropolis, and William G. Schwartz, law student, for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

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

Defendant Lily Mae Burton Badger, the natural mother of Sandra Fay and Martha Jean Burton, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Massac County finding her an unfit mother, and from that court's decree adjudging Sandra and Martha to be the adopted children of petitioners-appellees, Samuel and Freeda Neal. Mrs. Badger argues that her unfitness was not proved by clear...

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