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IN RE T.T.

No. 1-99-0144.

749 N.E.2d 1043 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 462

255 Ill.Dec. 561

In re T.T., a Minor, Respondent-Appellee (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. T.T., Sr., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County (Evelyn G. Baniewicz, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellant.

Patrick T. Murphy, Public Guardian of Cook County (Ron Fritsch, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.

Presiding Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we must decide whether an amendment to the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 1998)) applies retroactively. The amendment, effective June 30, 1998, provides that if a parent has three felony convictions, including one within five years of the filing of a petition to terminate parental rights, a rebuttable presumption of parental unfitness arises. 750 ILCS 50/1(D)(i) (West 1998...

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