Legal Opinion
Shure v. McFadyen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 3, 1982No. 81-1928PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Downing
This is an appeal from the granting of a petition for adoption. Petitioners Leon and Marianne Shure filed a petition to adopt Alex J. McFadyen III (“Alex III”). The petition was contested by respondents Alex and Diane McFadyen. Two issues are presented on appeal: (1) whether the circuit court correctly construed the term “parents” in the Adoption Act to mean only biological and legally adoptive parents (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 40, par. 1510(a)); and (2) whether such a construction deprives Alex McFadyen of due process.
Alex and Diane were married on March 7, 1979. Diane gave birth to a son,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Mooney v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Brunswick v. MandelIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Happel v. MecklenburgerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Adoption of McFadyenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982