Legal Opinion

Fisher v. Waldrop

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 2006No. 100443PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman

Justices McMorrow, Fitzgerald, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Chief Justice Thomas dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Kilbride.

Justice Garman took no part in the decision.

OPINION

This appeal involves amendments to the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 (750 ILCS 45/1 et seq. (West 2002)) concerning removal of children from Illinois.

BACKGROUND

Vincent Fisher and Jill Waldrop1 never married, but were involved in a relationship for several years. They had a child, Callie, who was born in February 1998. In August 2000 Fisher and Waldrop ended their relationship, and in May…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Andrews v. Kowa Printing Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Stroger v. Regional Transportation AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Timmons v. Ronald L.S.Illinois Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Sadat v. American Motors Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  2. Kopchar v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  3. Bank of America, N.A. v. AdeyigaAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  4. In Re Marriage of BestIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Alvarez v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015

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