Supreme Court of Illinois

In the matter of a petition to modify custody arrangements, judgement is affirmed over claims that the court's consideration of a report made by the court-appointed representative for the child was improper where the statute precluding cross-examination of the court-appointed representative is invalid as applied in this case as a denial of due process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/28/2004
• Published 10/28/2004

Judges

• Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul L. Feinstein, Chicago, for appellant., Alene Ross Levy, of Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, Pamela Harris, of O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Justice for Children., Richard L. Ducote, New Orleans, Louisiana, amicus curiae pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel D. Arnold, of Fortunato, Farrell, Davenport & Arnold, Ltd., Westmont (Robert G. Black, Naperville, of counsel), for appellee.