Legal Opinion
Adoption of K.L.P. v. R.P.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 2002No. 90407 RelPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
R.R.E. and his wife, T.M.D., filed a petition in the circuit court of Kendall County seeking to adopt his two daughters from an earlier relationship with R.P. On October 4, 1999, the circuit court of Kendall County terminated the parental rights of R.E, pursuant to section 1(D) of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/KD) (West 1998)). R.P., whose request for court-appointed counsel had been denied by the circuit court, promptly filed notice of appeal. The appellate court, on its own motion, appointed attorney Anna Wilhelmi to represent R.E on appeal. When Wilhelmi sought payment of interim fees for…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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