IN RE M.A.

No. 1-99-2105.

757 N.E.2d 613 (2001)

325 Ill. App.3d 387

258 Ill.Dec. 924

In re M.A., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. S.R., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

September 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa S. Ottenfeld, Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry, and Jennifer Streeter, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago, for Appellee.

Patrick T. Murphy, Charles P. Golbert, and Deborah Pergament, Chicago, Office of the Public Guardian.


Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent S.R. appeals from the trial court's order finding her to be an unfit parent of her son, M.A., terminating her parental rights and authorizing appointment of a guardian with the right to consent to the adoption of M.A. She contends that the finding of unfitness was not proved by a preponderance of the evidence because this determination was made while M.A. was in foster care and because she was making reasonable...

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