IN RE MARRIAGE OF BURGESS

No. 86974.

725 N.E.2d 1266 (2000)

189 Ill.2d 270

244 Ill.Dec. 379

In re MARRIAGE OF BURGESS (Donald J. Burgess, Appellant, v. Sharron M. Burgess, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Marcy Newman, Law Offices of A. Marcy Newman, Susan Lorraine Kennedy, Chicago, for Donald J. Burgess.

Shannon M. Cobe, Phillip J. Mohr, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Chicago, for Sharron M. Burgess.


Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented in this case is whether the plenary guardian of a disabled adult has standing to proceed with a dissolution of marriage action filed by the ward prior to the adjudication of the ward's disability. We hold that a plenary guardian may continue a dissolution action on behalf of a ward in these circumstances.

BACKGROUND

The relevant facts in this case are undisputed. Donald Burgess...

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