Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Court terminated Respondent father’s parental rights to his 2 minor children. Father had no statutory or constitutional due process right to an in-person hearing during termination proceedings. Court did not misapply Rule 241 in conducting termination proceedings via Zoom videoconferencing platform or that the Zoom platform limited court’s ability to observe case participants and interfered with its ability to judge credibility of witnesses. (WELCH, concurring; WHARTON, dissenting.)