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IN RE J.W.

No. 1-95-3373.

682 N.E.2d 300 (1997)

289 Ill. App.3d 613

224 Ill.Dec. 739

In re J.W., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, v. April W., Respondent-Appellee.)

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

June 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago (William M. Brennan, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Nancy Grauer, of counsel), for Petitioner-Appellant.

Office of the Public Guardian, Chicago (Patrick T. Murphy, Lee Ann Lowder, Maureen T. Duffy, of counsel), for Minor-Respondent-Appellee, J.W.

Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

We are asked to decide whether evidence of prenatal alcohol abuse, other than that resulting in fetal alcohol syndrome (see 705 ILCS 405/2-18(2)(c) (West 1994)), can properly be considered in determining whether a minor's environment after birth is injurious to his welfare.

Following an adjudicatory hearing, the trial court found that the minor, J.W., was neglected. At a dispositional hearing, the court...

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