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IN RE A.W.J.

No. 90446.

758 N.E.2d 800 (2001)

197 Ill.2d 492

259 Ill.Dec. 392

In re A.W.J. (Jean Tawrel, Appellee, v. Linda Patterson et al., Appellants).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 18, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal W. Cerne, Wheaton, for appellants.

William R. Axley, Addison, for appellee.

Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A.W.J. is a minor whose father killed his mother. While A.W.J.'s father was in pretrial custody, A.W.J.'s maternal grandmother filed a custody petition in the circuit court of Du Page County pursuant to section 601(b) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (the Act) (750 ILCS 5/601(b) (West 1996)). The petition was opposed by the paternal grandparents. The trial court granted custody to the maternal...

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