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IN RE MELTON

No. 1-99-2463.

732 N.E.2d 11 (2000)

314 Ill. App.3d 476

247 Ill.Dec. 295

In re Parentage of Bremen Hall MELTON (Lynn M. Hall, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Brace L. Melton, Respondent-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing July 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra K. Burns, Ltd., River Forest, for Appellant.

Helen R. Rogal, Chicago, for Appellee.

MODIFIED ON DENIAL OF REHEARING

Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

The Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 (Parentage Act) (750 ILCS 45/1 et seq. (West 1996)) expressly refers to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Marriage Act) (750 ILCS 5/101 et seq. (West 1996)). We must decide whether by such reference the Parentage Act conferred on the court all the powers conferred by the Marriage Act. We hold that...

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