Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Court granted petition for termination of parental rights, finding Respondent father unfit. Court applied wrong standard of proof in its depravity determination, which foreclosed any additional argument as to Respondents alleged depravity, such as that Respondent had reset his moral compass while in prison by earning his GED, and by taking classes and by his plan to take more classes upon release. Thus, remanded for a new unfitness hearing.(CARTER and WRIGHT, concurring.)