Legal Opinion

People v. Angela S.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 25, 1994No. 1-93-1950Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon

On July 12, 1991, Angela S. executed a document entitled "Final and Irrevocable Consent to Adoption” which provided that she did "consent and agree to the adoption” of her son, J.B. Pursuant to court order, J.B. was placed with his godmother (Z.S.), who initially agreed to adopt him. In April 1992, however, Z.S. changed her mind and that adoption did not proceed. At that time, the Department of Children and Family Services took J.B. from Z.S.’s home and placed him in a foster home. On August 13, 1992, approximately 13 months after Angela signed the original consent and without any further…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Knox College v. Celotex Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Witherell v. WeimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Vaughn v. SpeakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Robert Bomba and Annamarie P. Bomba v. W. L. Belvidere, Inc., a General Partner Doing Business as Candlewick Lakes Associates, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978

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