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In re M.S.

Case Date: 02/05/1999
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-98-0292

In re M.S., No. 2-98-0292

2nd Dist. 2/5/99

February 5, 1999

No. 2--98--0292

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IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

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In re M.S. and M.S.,Minors

(The People of the State of Illinois,

Petitioner-Appellee,

v.

A.S., Respondent-Appellant).

 Appeal from the Circuit

Court of Kane County.

No. 93--J--380

Honorable

Thomas E. Mueller,

Judge, Presiding.

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JUSTICE HUTCHINSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, A.S., appeals from the order of the trial court terminating her parental rights pursuant to the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq. (West 1996)). Respondent argues that the trial court erred in exercising jurisdiction contrary to the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C.