IN RE R.E.

No. 4-00-0039.

735 N.E.2d 170 (2000)

315 Ill. App.3d 944

248 Ill.Dec. 850

In re R.E. and R.E., Minors (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Ronnie Ellis, Sr., Respondent, and Candie Nihiser, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Holder White, Assistant Public Defender (Court-appointed), Decatur, for Candie Nihiser.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Attorney, Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, James C. Majors, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In October 1990, the trial court adjudicated R.E. (hereinafter R.E. I) and R.E. (hereinafter R.E. II) (twins born in July 1986), the minor children of respondent, Candie Nihiser, neglected pursuant to section 2-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 37, par. 802-3 (now 705 ILCS 405/2-3 (West 1998))), and placed them in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

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