Legal Opinion
Wittig v. Atherton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 28, 1982No. 81-2711PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goldberg
Vivian and John Wittig (petitioners) filed a “petition for custody and other relief” against Patricia and Roger Atherton (respondents) seeking temporary custody, temporary visitation, and a declaratory judgment for permanent custody and adoption of Maria Atherton, a minor child. The trial court granted the respondents’ motion to dismiss. Petitioners appeal.
“On motion to dismiss we accept as true all well-pleaded facts.” (Steinberg v. Chicago Medical School (1977), 69 Ill. 2d 320, 329, 371 N.E.2d 634.) On September 17, 1976, Vivian Wittig (then Vivian Matheny) gave birth to a daughter, Maria.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Steinberg v. Chicago Medical SchoolIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Regenold v. Baby Fold, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977
- In Re JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Zalduendo v. ZalduendoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Parks v. ParksCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Custody of AthertonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982