Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Parental rights of both mother and father of minor child were terminated. Court denied parents due process when it relied on impermissible hearsay in DCFS investigatory report, which was an exhibit used at adjudicatory hearing. Report contained substantial amounts of information which was unverified and lacked any supporting documentation. Court found father dispositionally unfit, but court lacked information that father could properly care for minor, as he had not participated in an integrated assessment or filed for custody and was unfit in the eyes of circuit court. (CARTER and LYTTON, concurring.)