Court found Respondent mother unfit and terminated her parental rights as to her minor child. Juvenile petition alleged that minor was born with opiates and THC in her system, and that cocaine and hydrocodone had been found in the home with the minor. Mother received proper notice of the period in which she was required to show that she made reasonable progress toward the return of the minor. Mother had numerous unexcused missed drug screens and positive drug screens. As the mother's substance abuse was the primary condition that gave rise to the removal of the minor, court's conclusion that mother was not making reasonable progress due to her continuing drug use during relevant time frame was not against manifest weight of evidence. (DAUGHERITY, concurring; McDADE, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights