1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.E.2d
  4. 778 N.E.2d
  5. 778 N.E.2d 1193 (2002)
 

IN RE ESTATE OF JACKSON

No. 1-01-1438.

778 N.E.2d 1193 (2002)

334 Ill. App.3d 835

268 Ill.Dec. 571

In re ESTATE OF William V. JACKSON III, Deceased (Louis G. Apostol, Cook County Public Adm'r, Petitioner-Appellee, v. William V. Jackson, Jr., and Cynthia R. Hill, Respondents-Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

October 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Antone D. Shaw, of Richton Park, for appellants.

Patrick T. Murphy, Public Guardian, of Chicago (Jill Runk, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

To resolve this case we must interpret section 2-6.5 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/2-6.5 (West 1998)), which permits the probate court to reduce or eliminate a parent's share in the estate of his or her child in certain circumstances. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) took William Jackson III (William III) from the custody of his parents, William Jackson, Jr. (Jackson), and Cynthia Hill...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases