Respondent, a resident of a mental health center, appealed from a trial court order making respondent’s minor child a ward of the court because of the physical or mental disability of her parents left the child without proper care. Respondent argued that the trial court erred because respondent had a care plan in place. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the trial court’s finding of an injurious environment based on a theory of anticipatory neglect was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The court further found that the finding of dependency was supported by the evidence where both parents were in a mental health center without an imminent discharge date and were unable to care for their daughter and that a voluntary plan proposed by respondents was not in the best interest of the minor. (LYLE and NAVARRO, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Child Abuse and Neglect