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IN RE N.C.

No. 116532.

12 N.E.3d 23 (2014)

2014 IL 116532

382 Ill. Dec. 23

In re N.C., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Nichole G., Appellee, and Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Intervenor-Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and Jerry Brady , State's Attorney, of Peoria ( Jane Elinor Notz , Deputy Solicitor General, and Timothy M. Maggio , Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, and Patrick Delfino , Terry A. Mertel and Mark A. Austill , of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Louis P. Milot , of Peoria, for appellee.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield ( Carolyn E. Shapiro , Solicitor General, and Diane M. Potts , Deputy Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for intervenor-appellee.

Robert F. Harris , Cook County Public Guardian, of Chicago ( Kass A. Plain and Christopher Williams , of counsel), amicus curiae.

Bruce A. Boyer , of Chicago, for amicus curiae Civitas ChildLaw Clinic.

Chlece Neal , Miriam Hallbauer and Richard T. Cozzola , of Chicago, for amicus curiae LAF.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 This appeal asks whether the State has standing in a juvenile neglect proceeding (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. (West 2012)) to challenge the paternity of a man, Alfred C., who signed a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 (750 ILCS 45/1 et seq. (West 2012)). Four days after the birth of the minor, N.C., the State filed...

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