In re Custody of Townsend

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 1981-10-21

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MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court: This appeal involves a decision by the circuit court of Macon County awarding custody of Christy Elizabeth Townsend, a minor, to her half-sister, Brenda Poling, over the claim of Christy’s natural father, Gary Townsend. The appellate court reversed and remanded with directions that custody be granted to Gary Townsend. (<…

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