In re J.C.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Citation
Case Number: 
2024 IL App (4th) 240747
Decision Date: 
Friday, August 23, 2024
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
Tazewell Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
CAVANAGH

Respondent appealed from a trial court order terminating her parental rights, arguing that the court erred by permitting testimony that violated her due process rights. The appellate court affirmed, explaining that while the record established that the standards of a problem-solving court were violated when the trial court permitted the State to subpoena respondent’s drug court records and permitted witnesses to testify regarding respondent’s conduct while in drug court, it did not find this deprived respondent of a fair hearing where other evidence supported the trial court's conclusions and the trial court did not indicate a reliance on the improper testimony. (LANNERD and VANCIL, concurring)