In Re Adoption of E.L.

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• defining “ ‘extrinsic fraud,’ *** as fraud that occurs in situations where an unsuccessful party has been prevented from fully exhibiting his case by being kept away from the court or is kept from gaining knowledge of the suit”
• public policy required that a judgment order of adoption procured by ongoing fraud be held void, as to hold otherwise would serve to encourage fraud in future adoption proceedings

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