In re K.W.

Respondent appealed from a final order closing a child protection case and granting private guardianship of her six-year-old son to his paternal grandmother. Respondent argued that the circuit court’s determination that this result was in the child’s best interest was against the manifest weight of the evidence given her significant bond with the child, her near-perfect record of compliance with recommended services, and the unanimous recommendation of the assigned caseworkers that a single urine test positive for alcohol did not justify a change from the permanency goal of return from home. The appellate court agreed and reversed. (MITCHELL and ODEN JOHNSON, concurring)