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Petitioner is the father of Christopher William Thompson
(Christopher), who was born on July 17, 1996, in Chicago,
Illinois. Christopher’s mother is Michelle Renee Harris (Ms.
Harris). Although petitioner and Ms. Harris lived together for a
period of time, they were never married.
Around Christmas 1996, petitioner and Ms. Harris separated
and did not thereafter live together. Subsequently, on or about
June 6, 1997, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (the
Cook County court) entered an order granting Ms. Harris sole
legal custody of Christopher and directing petitioner to pay
child support in the amount of $46 per week until July 17, 2014,
Christopher’s 18th birthday. At no time relevant to the present
case did the Cook County court ever modify its order.
In or about July 1998, Ms. Harris relocated permanently from
Chicago, Illinois, to Las Vegas, Nevada, and took Christopher
with her. Petitioner acquiesced in the matter based on an
agreement with Ms. Harris that Christopher would be permitted to
visit petitioner and his family in Chicago. In this regard, it
was contemplated that until Christopher reached the age of 5 and
began going to school in Las Vegas, he would spend several months
in Chicago twice a year with petitioner and his family.
On or shortly after December 4, 1998, petitioner’s sister
Rhonda Thompson (Ms. Thompson) traveled to Las Vegas and returned
to Chicago with Christopher for a visit with petitioner and his
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