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FRANSON ON BEHALF OF FRANSON v. MICELLI

No. 78421.

666 N.E.2d 1188 (1996)

172 Ill.2d 352

217 Ill.Dec. 250

Bonnie FRANSON, on Behalf of Elizabeth FRANSON, a Minor, Appellant, v. Philip MICELLI, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, Chicago (Robert F. Lyons, Leonard N. Foster, Sharon Johnson Coleman and Zeophus Williams, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.

Paul C. Gridelli, of Martin, Breen & Merrick, Oak Park, and Marc W. Martin, of Genson, Steinback, Gillespie & Martin, Chicago, for appellee.

Matthew J. Piers, Jonathan A. Rothstein and Frederick S. Rhine, of Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Ltd., Chicago, for amicus curiae Genetic Design, Inc.

Steven Saltzman, Chicago, for amicus curiae American Association of Blood Banks.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield (Barbara A. Preiner, Solicitor General, and William D. Leslie and Barbara L. Greenspan, Special Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Department of Public Aid.

Terrence Hegarty and Dennis A. Rendleman, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Bar Ass'n.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Bonnie Franson filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 40, par. 2501 et seq.) to obtain a judicial determination that Philip Micelli was the natural father of her child, Elizabeth, and to compel Micelli to pay child support and provide health insurance for the child. The issue of paternity...

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