IN RE A.W.J.

No. 2-99-1165.

736 N.E.2d 716 (2000)

316 Ill. App.3d 91

249 Ill.Dec. 522

In re A.W.J., a Minor (Jean K. Tawrel, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Linda Patterson and Mitch Patterson, Respondents-Appellants (Richard J., Respondent)).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

September 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal W. Cerne, Law Office of Neal W. Cerne, P.C., Wheaton, for Linda Patterson, Mitch Patterson.

William R. Axley, Law Offices of William R. Axley, Addison, for Jean K. Tawrel.

Helen Barrett Fanning, Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, Chicago, for Richard J., Sr.


Justice GEIGER delivered the opinion of the court:

The respondents, Linda Patterson and Mitch Patterson, appeal from the September 23, 1999, order of the circuit court of Du Page County awarding sole custody of A.W.J. to the petitioner, Jean Tawrel. On appeal, the Pattersons argue that (1) Tawrel lacked standing to seek custody of A.W.J.; (2) the trial court erred in failing to treat the instant proceeding as a request to modify custody; and (3) the trial court's...

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