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IN RE SCARLETT Z.-D.

No. 2-12-0266.

11 N.E.3d 360 (2014)

In re Parentage of SCARLETT Z.-D., a Minor (James R.D., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Maria Z., Respondent-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

May 22, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith E. Roberts, Jr. , of Roberts P.C., of Wheaton, and Camilla B. Taylor , of Lamda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., of Chicago, and Thomas W. Ude, Jr. , of Lamda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., of New York, New York, for appellant.

David W. Schopp , of Law Office of David W. Schopp, of Aurora, for appellee.

John Knight , of Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., and Ari Z. Cohn and Frank M. Dickerson III , both of Mayer Brown LLP, both of Chicago, for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union.

Hugh S. Balsam and Andy J. Miller , both of Locke Lord LLP, of Chicago, for other amici curiae.

Joseph M. Beck , of Beck & Houlihan, P.C., of Wheaton, guardian ad litem.

OPINION

Justice ZENOFF delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Petitioner, James R.D. (Jim), sought a declaration of parentage, custody, visitation, and child support regarding Scarlett Z.-D., the adopted daughter of his former fiancée, respondent, Maria Z. He appeals from the trial court's dismissal under section 2-615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-615 (West 2012)) of his claims brought under common-law contract...

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