Thompson v. Burns

Mr. Presiding Justice Wolee

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by Charles W. Burns and Sarah Burns, the parents of Barbara Sue Burns, from a decree of the county court of Bock Island county, granting the prayer of the petition of Bussell Thompson and his wife, Montie Thompson, to adopt Barbara Sue, age seven years.

The petition recites that Sarah Burns consents to the adoption, as appears from her written consent filed with the petition.

Section 3-6 of the Adoption Act [Ill. Bev. Stat. 1947, ch. 4, par. 3-6; Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 19.012(12)] provides as follows:

“Wherever in…