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WICKHAM v. BYRNE

Nos. 92048, 92135.

769 N.E.2d 1 (2002)

199 Ill.2d 309

263 Ill.Dec. 799

Virginia WICKHAM, Appellee, v. Paul Michael BYRNE, Appellant. Brent Langman et al., Appellants, v. Amy Langman, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Kevin Goldberg, Robert A. Bauerschmidt, Gerald G. Goldberg, of Goldberg & Frankenstein, L.L.C., Chicago, for appellant in No. 92048.

No appearance for appellee in No. 92048.

Adrienne W. Albrecht, of Sacks, Albrecht & Gubbins, Kankakee, for appellants in No. 92135.

Richard W. Zuckerman, Peoria, for appellee in No. 92135.

Patricia M. Logue, Chicago, for amicus curiae Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. in No. 92135.

Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue in these consolidated cases is whether certain provisions of section 607 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Act), commonly called the grandparent visitation statute, violate a parent's due process rights. See 750 ILCS 5/607(b)(1), (b)(3) (West 2000).

BACKGROUND

The Wickham Petition

Paul Michael Byrne (Paul) and Lizabeth Wickham Byrne (Lizabeth) were married...

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