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Santarelli v. Ellison

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 21, 1984No. Nos. 4—83—0741, 4—83—0800 consPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trapp

Petitioners, Robert and Karen Santarelli, appeal from a judgment denying their petition for adoption of Baby Girl Ledbetter and denying in part recovery of certain expenses they incurred in caring for the baby. Respondent, James Ellison, cross-appeals, claiming the trial court erred in requiring him to reimburse petitioners for some of their expenses.

On December 23, 1982, Bonnie Ledbetter gave birth to a baby girl in Moline, Illinois. No father was named on the birth certificate. When Ms. Ledbetter was released from the hospital on December 26, petitioners’ attorney drove her to the law…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Meyer v. KernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
  2. National Bank of Albany Park v. S.N.H., Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  3. Lain v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. People Ex Rel. Davis v. ClarkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lewis v. NewsomeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988

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