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Eaton v. Eaton

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 22, 1977No. 76-151PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court: This appeal involves a dispute over custody of two children, one bom on December 31, 1969, and the other on May 24, 1971. The contestants are the mother (Karen) and the paternal grandparents (the Eatons). The father of the children, Thomas Eaton, and Karen were married in March 1969; their marriage was dissolved in May 1974, under the Florida “No Fault” statute. At the time of the dissolution, Karen gave custody of the children to their father.

Shortiy after the dissolution, the father and his two children moved to Illinois; they…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Nye v. NyeIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Giacopelli v. Florence Crittenton HomeIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  3. People Ex Rel. Edwards v. LivingstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  4. People v. StilleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Chodzko v. ChodzkoIllinois Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In re Custody of TownsendIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  2. In Re AbdullahIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Cebrzynski v. CebrzynskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  4. Jarrett v. JarrettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  5. People v. WheatAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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