Legal Opinion
Lingwall v. Hoener
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1985No. 60458, 60703PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Simon
This opinion involves three cases that have been consolidated for the purpose of this appeal. In cause No. 60458, petitioner June Bullington Lingwall, the natural paternal grandmother of Michelle Hoener, filed a petition in the circuit court of Pike County pursuant to section 607(b) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 40, par. 607(b)) (Marriage Act), seeking visitation with Michelle. The respondents, Althea Eileen Hoener, Michelle’s natural mother, and her husband, Wayne Hoener, Michelle’s adoptive father, opposed the petition on the ground that…
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