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IN RE ESTATE OF D.W.

No. 85-2110.

134 Ill. App.3d 788 (1985)

481 N.E.2d 355

In re ESTATE OF D.W. (Margaret Jolivet, Guardian ad Litem, et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. Thomas S. Chuhak, Guardian ad Litem, Respondent-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed July 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., of Chicago (Harvey Grossman, Colleen K. Connell, Benjamin S. Wolf, Ann M. Kuta, and Jonathan K. Baum, of counsel), for appellant Margaret Jolivet, temporary guardian ad litem.

J. Stirling Morton, Ltd., of Dolton (Jean A. Adams, of counsel), guardian ad litem.

Chuhak, Kienlen & Feinberg, of Chicago (Thomas S. Chuhak, of counsel), appellee and guardian ad litem for unborn fetus.

Order reversed.

PER CURIAM:

This expedited appeal concerns a trial court's order denying the appointed guardian authority to consent to an abortion for her ward, a pregnant, severely mentally retarded 18-year-old girl. We reverse.

D.W. is a severely mentally retarded 18-year-old girl possessing the cognitive and adaptive abilities of a 5-year-old child. D.W.'s mother, the petitioner-appellant herein, filed this action on July 8, 1985, after discovering...

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