NEES v. DOAN

No. 4-88-0848.

185 Ill. App.3d 122 (1989)

540 N.E.2d 1046

JANET L. NEES et al., Petitioners-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. MARIANNE LYNN DOAN, Respondent-Appellee and Cross-Appellant (Infant Girl Doan, Respondent-Appellee and Cross-Appellee; Ronald Potter, Respondent).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed June 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Lerner, of Lerner & Kirchner, of Champaign, for appellants.

Craig H. DeArmond, State's Attorney, of Danville (Larry S. Mills, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee Gerald Chrisman.

David J. Ryan, of Dukes, Martin, Helm & Ryan, Ltd., of Danville, for appellee Marianne Lynne Doan.

Thomas M. Goodwin, of Dougherty, Hofmann & Goodwin, of Danville, guardian ad litem.


Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

JUSTICE SPITZ delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the petitioners from the denial by the circuit court of Vermilion County of their adoption petition. The petitioners James and Patricia Nees filed their petition on July 30, 1987. On that same day, the natural mother Marianne Doan executed a final and irrevocable consent to the adoption of her infant daughter. On the following day, the...

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