IN RE J.R.

No. 4-02-0973.

794 N.E.2d 414 (2003)

342 Ill. App.3d 310

276 Ill.Dec. 519

In re J.R., Alleged to be an Abused and Neglected Minor The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Lona Griffin, Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

July 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adele M. Saaf (Court-appointed), Bloomington, for Lona Griffin.

William A. Yoder, McLean County State's Attorney, Bloomington, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Linda Susan McClain, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In April 2002, the State filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of respondent, Lona Griffin, as to her son, J.R. (born July 1, 1999). Following a November 2002 hearing, the trial court found respondent unfit, and following a separate hearing that same day, the court found that it would be in J.R.'s best interest to terminate respondent's parental rights. ...

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