Perkins v. Breitbarth

Daniel Hofer appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Kankakee County in these proceedings, which judgment in favor of the adoption petitioners David and Karen Perkins terminated Mr. Hofer’s parental rights with respect to the minor, Melissa Maria Breitbarth. On appeal he asserts that the court’s finding of his unfitness, specifically his failure to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern, or responsibility as to the welfare of the minor child, was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.

The record reveals that Melissa Maria Breitbarth was born on February 21, 1976,…