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How can my boyfriend's father get his other son back?

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Ok well my boyfriend(jeff)was adopted and his step brother(shawn) who is 9 and was just taken away from his dad(nick) by his mom(they are divorced) nick has had shawn and taken care of him for atleast a year! Now this lady took them to court today and took shawn from them!!! But they got nicks other son(daniel)who I know very little about... They live in illinois how can they get shawn back(leagally)? They miss him terribly and im sure he misses them! They aren't even aloud to see him in person at all!!! Just talk over the phone! If they sue for custody how much of a chance does nick(the dad) have of winning? And what should they focus on pointing out the most in court?