IN RE ESTATE OF RIORDAN

No. 3-03-0805.

814 N.E.2d 597 (2004)

351 Ill. App.3d 594

286 Ill.Dec. 609

In re ESTATE OF Mary Elizabeth RIORDAN, Deceased (Fr. Patrick M. Riordan, Claimant-Appellant, v. Estate of Riordan, Respondent-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmanuel F. Guyon (argued), Streator, for Fr. Patrick M. Riordan.

Bernard L. Engels (argued), Whitmore & Engels, Mendota, for Estate of Elizabeth M. Riordan.

Michael Gulo (argued), M.G. Gulo & Associates, Ltd., Streator, for Daniel Riordan.


Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

Father Patrick Riordan ("claimant") filed a statutory custodial claim against his mother's estate pursuant to section 18-1.1 of the Probate Act of 1975 ("Act") (755 ILCS 5/18-1.1 (West 2002)). The trial court dismissed the claim on the basis that the claimant had not met the three-year requirement of the Act. The court also partially granted a petition for attorney fees filed by the objecting heirs. Appeals from those...

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