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IN RE J.C.

No. 4-92-0375.

617 N.E.2d 1378 (1993)

187 Ill.Dec. 657

In re J.C., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Florence Loveless, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristen H. Fischer, Kristen H. Fischer Law Offices, Urbana, for respondent-appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Atty., Urbana, Norbert J. Goetten, Director State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Beth McGann, Staff Atty., Springfield, for petitioner-appellee.

Diana Lenik, Urbana, guardian and litem.

Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

Fortunately, this appears to be a case of first impression. The mother and father of J.C. (age 13 at the time of the trial court hearing), even though divorced for years, deserve credit for what the trial judge termed "horrible damage" to this child. The father had custody for most of the 13 years. The mother insists that she be allowed to surrender her parental rights. The circuit court judge refused, but placed the...

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