Giacopelli v. Florence Crittenton Home

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 1959-05-22

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Mr. Justice Klingbiel, concurring: While I agree that custody should remain with respondents in this case, I think some contours should be given to the nebulous phrase “best interests of the child.” To deprive natural parents of their child, in my opinion, requires more than someone else’s idea of what is best for it, even if that someone else is a court…

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