IN RE GWYNNE P.

Nos. 1-03-1427, 1-03-1601.

805 N.E.2d 329 (2004)

346 Ill. App.3d 584

281 Ill.Dec. 961

In re GWYNNE P., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Detra W. and Edward D., Respondents-Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

February 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. O'Connell, Schaumburg, for Respondent-Appellant Edward D.

Donna L. Ryder, Law Office of Donna Ryder, Ltd., Chicago, for Respondent-Appellant Detra W.

Patrick T. Murphy, Charles P. Golbert, and Christopher Williams, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, Chicago, for Minor-Respondent-Appellee.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, and Mary Rutkowski Burda, of counsel), for Petitioner-Appellee.


Presiding Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Sometimes there is just too much history. Detra W. made substantial progress toward correcting her life as she sought to regain custody of her child, Gwynne P., but she could not overcome the prison terms that prevented her from discharging her parental responsibilities.

Following a hearing, the circuit court found respondents Edward D. and Detra W. were...

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