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- Title: In re Brown
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 30, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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The circuit court of Vermilion County found Danielle Brown, a minor, to be neglected, found her natural parents unfit, terminated their parental rights, declared Danielle a ward of the court, and placed her in the guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) with authority to consent to adoption. The appellate court affirmed the adjudication of neglect, the finding of unfitness of Danielle's mother, the declaration of wardship, and the guardianship of the DCFS. It reversed the finding of unfitness of Danielle's natural father, John Brown, and vacated the guardian's authority to consent to adoption. 87 Ill. App.3d 1074. Danielle is the natural child of Melanie Brown Glidewell and John Brown, respondent, whose divorce became final on November 17, 1976. The decree of divorce granted custody of Danielle to the mother; the father was given visitation privileges and ordered to pay child support. On November 19, 1977, Melanie married Robert Glidewell, with whom she had previously lived on and off for over a year. Glidewell was subsequently convicted and sentenced for the murder of Danielle's three-year-old sister. On March 30, 1978, one day after the homicide, the State filed a juvenile petition in the circuit court alleging that Danielle was neglected and that her environment was injurious to her welfare. The circuit court ordered that Danielle be placed in the temporary custody and guardianship of the DCFS. At this time, Danielle was 28 months old.