Court entered dispositional order in the case that made minor, age 10, a ward of the court, and found both parents unfit, and granted guardianship and custody of minor to DCFS. Court's finding of unfitness as to father was not against manifest weight of evidence. Ample evidence supported court's determination that father had not addressed dangers posed by his history of domestic violence. None of the evidence as to mother's condition at the time of dispositional hearing showed that she was unable to care for minor, or that minor's health or safety would be jeopardized if she were in mother's custody. Court's finding of unfitness as to mother was against manifest weight of evidence, as there was no evidence that mother currently had any severe mental health issues.(SPENCE, concurring; HUDSON, specially concurring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Abuse and Neglect