Thorpe v. Thorpe
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtSpivey, J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the County Court of Sangamon County wherein a petition for adoption was denied. The child sought to be adopted, Mickey Rae Thorpe, was returned to her natural mother, Barbara Loraine Thorpe, also known as Barbara Loraine Wild.
In the petition for adoption filed on July 24, 1962, it is alleged that the petitioners acquired custody of Mickey Rae Thorpe from Barbara Loraine Wild on February 14,1961; that the child is the niece of Charles E. Thorpe, co-petitioner; that the name of the child’s father is unknown; that the mother of the child is an unfit person to…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stalder v. StoneIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Oeth v. ErwinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
- In Re Adoption of WalpoleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
- Hill v. AllabaughAppellate Court of Illinois · 1948
- In Re Petition of DickholtzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1950
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. OvertonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- In Re Petition to Adopt CechAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- In Re JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- In Re Adoption of BurtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- In Re Interest of MoriarityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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