In re S.R.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (3d) 140565
Decision Date: 
Thursday, December 11, 2014
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Will Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
McDADE
(Court opinion corrected 12/19/14.) Court's findings, that Respondent mother was unfit to parent her child, and that it was in minor's best interest to terminate Respondent's parental rights, not against manifest weight of evidence. Record establishes Respondent has mental inability sufficient to preclude her from discharging normal responsibilities. Forensic psychiatrist testified that he diagnosed Respondent with schizoaffective disorder, severe in duration and in terms of impact, and noted that she has been found unfit to stand trial three separate times over 10-year period. That psychiatrist's interview with Respondent was 90 minutes and two years prior to fitness hearing did not change his opinion about Respondent's inability to care for a child at any point in her life. (LYTTON and WRIGHT, concurring.)