Legal Opinion
Bland v. Department of Children & Family Services
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 6, 1986No. 3-85-0110PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stouder
This is an appeal from the La Salle County circuit court judgement denying petitioners-appellants’ petition for adoption on the ground that the Department of Children and Family Services had withheld consent.
The child whom petitioners seek to adopt, their granddaughter, Stephanie Leonatti, was born on August 7, 1973. When Stephanie was two years old she began to reside in the home of petitioners, Mr. and Mrs. Bland. Mr. Bland is a truck driver, away from home six to seven months out of the year, and Mrs. Bland is a housewife. For the next four years, the Blands provided for Stephanie’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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- Stines v. VaughnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
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