Akers v. Christen

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Jersey County vacating and setting aside a decree of adoption. We affirm.

On February 11, 1971, the plaintiffs filed a petition for the adoption of Cynthia Christina Christen. Cynthia, now age 5, had resided with the plaintiffs since September 1970. Upon the filing of the petition for adoption, service was had upon the child on February 12, 1971, and upon the defendants, her parents, on February 16, 1971. The petition alleged that Cynthia was the niece of the plaintiffs and…