IN RE DIANA L.

No. 3-02-0814.

797 N.E.2d 711 (2003)

343 Ill. App.3d 419

278 Ill.Dec. 116

In re DIANA L., n/k/a Diane E., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. James L., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Conklin (Court-appointed), Robertson & Conklin, Rock Island, for James A.L.

Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Gregory McHugh, Mercer County State's Attorney, Aledo, Terry A. Mertel, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Presiding Justice McDADE delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court granted a juvenile petition for wardship, finding that the minor, Diana E., was sexually abused by respondent James L., her adoptive father. The State subsequently filed a petition to terminate parental rights. The court granted the State's petition, and respondent appeals. We are asked to determine whether: (1) the State's petition to terminate parental rights was defective on its face...

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