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IN RE LUTGEN

No. 2-87-1197.

177 Ill. App.3d 954 (1988)

532 N.E.2d 976

In re TRACY ANN LUTGEN, a Minor, et al. (Eugene L. Tranel et al., Appellants, v. James M. Lutgen, Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed December 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gomez, May, McKenrick & Kelly, of Davenport, Iowa (Gary D. McKenrick, of counsel), for appellants.

Lonn C. Francomb, of Galena, and Schirger, Beger & Ferguson, Ltd., of Rockford (William E. Schirger, of counsel), for appellee.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Robert Ruiz, Solicitor General, and Jill A. Deutsch and Edward T. McAulitte, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae State of Illinois.

Joan S. Colen and Aviva Futorian, both of Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Jill Ryan.

Myra Sun and Laurie Woods, both of National Center of Women & Family Law, Inc., of New York, New York, for amicus curiae Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WOODWARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondents, Eugene and Debra Tranel (Tranels), appeal from a trial court's order awarding custody of their nieces, Tracy and Dana Lutgen (children), to their father, James Lutgen (James). We affirm.

On December 21, 1984, James, his wife, Carol, and their children, Tracy and Dana, lived in East Dubuque, Illinois. Prior to that date, the Lutgen family had made plans to go Christmas...

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