IN RE BRANDON A.

No. 5-08-0657.

916 N.E.2d 890 (2009)

In re BRANDON A., a Minor. (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Timothy A., Respondent-Appellant and Cross-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

October 15, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Newcomb, Benton, IL, for Appellant.

Tom Dinn, State's Attorney, Benton, IL; Patrick Delfino, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Sharon Shanahan, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice WEXSTTEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Timothy A., the respondent, appeals from the circuit court's order terminating his parental rights to his minor son, Brandon A., on its findings that the respondent's repeated incarceration has prevented him from discharging his parental responsibilities (750 ILCS 50/1(D)(s) (West 2006)) and that the termination was in the minor's best interests (705 ILCS 405/2-29(2) (West 2006)). The State cross-appeals...

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