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KARBIN v. KARBIN EX REL. HIBLER

No. 112815.

977 N.E.2d 154 (2012)

364 Ill. Dec. 665

Jan KARBIN, Appellee, v. Marcia Lovenson KARBIN, by and through her guardian, Kara HIBLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 4, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie J. Rosen , of Chicago, for appellant.

Jordan B. Rifis and Andrea M. Button Ott , both of Oak Park, for appellee.

Robert F. Harris , Charles Perez Golbert , Kass A. Plain and Mary Brigid Hayes , of the Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Cook County Public Guardian.

OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 In this case we consider whether we should overrule In re Marriage of Drews, 115 Ill.2d 201, 104 Ill.Dec. 782, 503 N.E.2d 339 (1986), which held that a plenary guardian lacks standing to institute dissolution of marriage proceedings on behalf of the ward. For the reasons that follow, we believe...

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