IN RE J.B.

No. 1-99-3075.

765 N.E.2d 1093 (2002)

328 Ill. App.3d 175

262 Ill.Dec. 485

In the Interest of J.B. and T.B., Minors-Respondents-Appellees. (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. W.B., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

February 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County (Evelyn G. Baniewicz, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellant.

Patrick T. Murphy, Public Guardian (Charles P. Golbert, Deborah Pergament, of counsel), Chicago, for Minors-Appellees.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Nancy Gauer Kisicki, Annette Collins, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Respondent W.B. appeals from an order of the circuit court granting the State summary judgment on its petition to declare that she is an unfit parent under section 1(D)(q) of the Illinois Adoption Act (Act) as amended in 1998. 750 ILCS 50/1(D)(q)(West 1998). On appeal, respondent contends that the 1998 amendment of section 1(D)(q) of the Act could not be applied retroactively to her case and the amendment...

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