In re L.S.

Mother of a child who was adjudicated a neglected minor appealed trial court order ceasing court monitoring of the family and granting sole custody of the minor to his father with the mother limited to supervised clinical visitation. The mother challenged the order, in part, because the hearing was conducted remotely, arguing she had a statutory right to be physically present at adjudicatory and dispositional hearings. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the circuit court properly balanced the mother’s request for an in-person hearing with the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. (REYES and MARTIN, concurring)