Legal Opinion
In re K.M.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 18, 1995No. Nos. 1—95—0161, 1—95—0238 consPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice DiVITO
In adoption proceedings in the circuit court of Cook County, unmarried cohahitors of the same sex were held not to have standing to bring petitions to adopt under the terms of the Illinois Adoption Act (the Act) (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)). In each case, one of the petitioners is the natural mother or the adoptive mother of the minors the women seek to adopt jointly.
K.M. AND D.M.
On March 14, 1994, Judge Stephen Yates issued a memorandum opinion and order in an unrelated case in the circuit court of Cook County finding that an unmarried lesbian couple could join in a petition to…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Niven v. SiqueiraIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Illinois Power Co. v. MahinIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Finley v. FinleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Business & Professional People for the Public Interest v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- In Interest of Angel Lace M.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by18 opinions
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