Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Court did not violate Respondent parents' due process rights by using Zoom audio-video conferencing to conduct termination proceedings.The use of Zoom was necessary to further important state interests. To the extent Respondents have a confrontation right under the Adoption Act, the termination hearings conducted via Zoom did not infringe upon that right. (CONNORS and ODEN JOHNSON, concurring.)