IN RE R.L.S.

No. 3-04-0220.

820 N.E.2d 1201 (2004)

354 Ill. App.3d 462

290 Ill.Dec. 134

In the Matter of R.L.S., a Minor (Marsha Timmons on behalf of R.L.S., Plaintiff-Appellant, John Claggett and Jerald Claggett, Plaintiffs, v. Ronald L.S., Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen C. Eiten, Michael T. Reagan, Michael C. Jansz, Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, Ottawa, for Raymond Timmons.

Kelly A. Kirwin, Minooka, for Ronald L.S.


Justice McDADE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Marsha Timmons, appeals the LaSalle County Circuit Court's dismissal of her petition for guardianship of R.L.S. (born August 27, 1997) for lack of standing. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand to the circuit court for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

The relevant facts are not in dispute. Ronald and Karyn S. are R.L.S.'s parents. Karyn died in an automobile accident in December...

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