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IN RE T.P.S.

Docket No. 5-10-0617.

954 N.E.2d 673 (2011)

352 Ill. Dec. 590

In re T.P.S., a Minor Child, and In re K.M.S., a Minor Child (Deanna C.S., Petitioner-Appellee, v. Catherine D.W., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Opinion Filed June 20, 2011.

Motion to Publish Granted June 20, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle M. Schafer , Marion, IL, John Knight/Harvey Grossman , Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., David B. Goroff , Thomas K. Anderson , Edward W. Diffin III , Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Teresa Machicao-Hopkins , Machicao & Associates, Marion, IL, for Appellee.

Michael L. Brody , Tyler G. Johannes , Winston & Strawn, LLP, Chicago, IL, (amicus curiae), for Appellant.

OPINION

Presiding Justice CHAPMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 The parties were involved in a long-term same-sex relationship, during which the petitioner, Deanna C.S. (Dee), gave birth to two children. The respondent, Catherine D.W. (Cathy), became the coguardian of each child pursuant to a guardianship set up for each child shortly after the birth of each. After the parties ended their relationship, Dee sought to terminate...

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