In re: Ch. W. and Ca. W., Minors 

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Abuse and Neglect
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 4-09-0925
Decision Date: 
Friday, April 16, 2010
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
Champaign Co.
Holding: 
Remanded with directions.
Justice: 
TURNER
Respondent in abuse and neglect proceeding did not supplement record on appeal with recordings of DCFS investigator, and raised ineffective assistance of counsel issue first in appellate court, thus no hearing yet on issue. Court cannot assume that trial court would have ruled the same way as another trial judge did in criminal matter. Remanded for hearing on ineffective assistance of counsel claims as to defense counsel's failure to object to investigator's testimony about child's statements or to aggressively cross-examine about interview techniques.