IN RE N.F.

No. 2-87-0819.

178 Ill. App.3d 662 (1989)

533 N.E.2d 952

In re N.F., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Shirley Fontana, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed January 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cliffe, Foster, Shapiro & Corneille, of De Kalb (Linda L. Walt, of counsel), for appellant.

Philip L. DiMarzio and Michael P. Coghlan, State's Attorneys, of Sycamore (William L. Browers, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE INGLIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, Shirley Fontana, appeals from an order of the circuit court of De Kalb County finding her unfit, terminating her parental rights, and granting the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) the power to consent to the adoption of her natural child, N.F. On appeal, respondent challenges the constitutionality of section 1(D)(p) of the Illinois Adoption Act (Adoption Act...

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