State Supreme Court / Ill.

In Re Adoption of Syck

Decided October 4, 1990. John James Stamos wrote the opinion for the court.

562 N.E.2d 174 · Cited 259 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In Re Paul · 461 N.E.2d 983
Gibson v. People · 322 N.E.2d 223
People v. Brown · 427 N.E.2d 84
Syck v. Snyder · 138 Ill. 2d 255
People v. Overton · 316 N.E.2d 201
In Re Adoption of Burton · 356 N.E.2d 1279
In Re Jones · 340 N.E.2d 269
Peyla v. Martin · 352 N.E.2d 407
Barker v. Hagemann · 37 Ill. App. 3d 721

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People v. M.D. · 196 Ill. 2d 405
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In Re DL · 727 N.E.2d 990
In Re DW · 827 N.E.2d 466
In Re Adoption of SS · 657 N.E.2d 935
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People v. Angela S. · 258 Ill. App. 3d 954
Morgan v. Parents of M.M. · 156 Ill. 2d 53
R.W. v. D.C. · 195 Ill. 2d 291

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