People Ex Rel. Patterson v. Patterson

On February 13, 1974, a supplemental petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Macon County by Basil Greanias, the State’s attorney of that county, alleging that Tonya Rochelle Patterson had previously been declared to be a neglected minor and that her parents were unfit. The petition prayed that a guardian be appointed with power to consent to her adoption. After hearing, an order was entered on September 6, 1974, reaffirming the neglect finding previously made, finding the parents to be unfit and terminating the rights of the parents. The cause was set for dispositional hearing on…