In re Parentage of G.E.M.

              No. 3--06--0848
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Filed May 27, 2008
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2008
In re PARENTAGE of: G. E. M. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
) of the 12th Judicial Circuit,
Minor, ) Will County, Illinois,
)
(Renee M., ))
Petitioner-Appellee, ) No. 01–F–247
)
and ))
Louis D., ) Honorable Robert J. Baron, Susan T.
) O’Leary, and Robert P. Brummund
Respondent-Appellant.) ) Judges, Presiding.
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JUSTICE WRIGHT delivered the opinion of the court:
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Petitioner-appellee Renee M. is the mother of G.E.M., a minor child born on June 22,
1995. Mother’s close friend, Richard C., voluntarily acknowledged paternity of the child at the
hospital and the child’s birth certificate named him the father and gave the child Richard’s
surname. Shortly after the child’s birth, mother filed a parentage action in DuPage County,
Illinois, against Richard, the voluntary father. The DuPage County court entered a judgment of
paternity against the voluntary father that determined, among other issues, the amount of child
support and provided for visitation between father and son. In 2000, mother requested the
DuPage County judge to set aside the judgment of parentage against the voluntary father. The