In re Dal D.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (4th) 160893
Decision Date: 
Thursday, April 13, 2017
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
McLean Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
STEIGMANN

After fitness hearing, court found Respondent mother unfit, and terminated her parental rights as to her 2 sons. Respondent's admission of unfitness was knowing and voluntary; she was represented by counsel at all proceedings, and court admonished her at every hearing at every stage that she risked termination of parental rights if she did not cooperate with DCFS and follow service plan. Evidence at best-interest hearing showed that Respondent failed to understand the risk that her boyfriend, a convicted sex offender, presented to her sons, and that she was untruthful about her continuing relationship with him and did not begin chaperone training with him.(HOLDER WHITE and APPLETON, concurring.)