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IN RE CHIARA C.

Nos. 1-95-1886, 1-95-2211.

665 N.E.2d 404 (1996)

In re CHIARA C, a Minor (Chiara C, Petitioner-Appellee v. The Department of Children and Family Services, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1996.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Murphy, Ron Fritsch, Chicago, for Appellee.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Barbara A. Preiner, Solicitor General, Jessie A. Wang-Grimm, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for Appellant.

MODIFIED ON DENIAL OF REHEARING

Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the circuit court has subject matter jurisdiction to order the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), as the legal guardian and custodian of a minor, to place that minor in a specific residential facility. For reasons that follow, we conclude that it does not.

Chiara C. (Chiara) was born in 1983. In April 1991...

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