Legal Opinion
R.W. v. D.C.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 2001No. 88891, 89018 cons. RelPublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
In this direct appeal, we are asked to review the circuit court’s determination that section 1(D) (p) of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/l(D)(p) (West 1998)) is unconstitutional. We find the statute constitutional, and accordingly reverse and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
The parties do not dispute some basic background facts. D.C. became pregnant in 1994. In January 1995, as her due date approached, D.C. contacted Lutheran Child and Family Services (Lutheran) regarding adoption placement for her soon-to-be-born child. Lutheran began to consider placement options for the child and…
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