Sharpe v. Westmoreland

¶ 1 This interlocutory appeal arises from an order of the circuit court of Madison County issued on April 3, 2017, granting the petition for leave to intervene filed by Kris Fulkerson (hereinafter Kris), intervenor-appellee. In granting the petition, the court determined that Kris had standing as a stepparent under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Marriage Act) ( 750 ILCS 5/101 et seq . (West 2016) ) to seek visitation with and to seek parental responsibilities of her deceased partner's child, A.S. Crystal Westmoreland (hereinafter Mother), respondent-appellant, the…