IN RE ESTATE OF GEBIS

No. 85909.

710 N.E.2d 385 (1999)

186 Ill.2d 188

237 Ill.Dec. 755

In re ESTATE OF Sofia GEBIS, a Disabled Person (Joseph Gebis, Appellant, v. Evelyn Swietek, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Cwik, Kerry R. Peck, Peck, Bloom, Miller & Mitchell, Chicago, for Gebis.

Michael W. Rathsack, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, for Evelyn Swietek and People.


Justice RATHJE delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the statutory custodial claim established in section 18-1.1 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/18-1.1 (West 1996)) is constitutional. The trial court held that it was not, concluding that section 18-1.1 violated substantive due process, equal protection, and special legislation principles. Appeal from the trial court's judgment lies directly with this court. 134...

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