BENZ v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERV.

No. 1-13-0414.

27 N.E.3d 187 (2015)

Michael T. BENZ and Lynn M. Benz, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Richard Calica, Director of Children and Family Services, and Steven Jaffe, not individually but solely as Guardian Ad Litem for J.C., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

February 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Benz , LaGrange, and Law Offices of Theodore J. Adams, P.C., Rosemont ( Theodore J. Adams , of counsel), for appellants.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, Chicago ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Laura Wunder , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellees.


OPINION

¶ 1 Plaintiffs, Michael and Lynn Benz, served as foster parents for the minor, J.C., for approximately nine months. Following removal of the minor by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), plaintiffs unsuccessfully pursued an administrative...

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