People v. M.R.

The parental rights of M.R., mother of M.L.R. and M.K.R., were terminated on August 17, 1988, pursuant to order of the circuit court of Marion County. M.R., the respondent in this consolidated appeal, raises two issues for our review. The first issue is whether proper service of process was made on the minor M.L.R. The second issue is whether the circuit court’s finding that respondent was an unfit parent was supported by clear and convincing evidence.

M.R. argues that the circuit court did not have jurisdiction of the proceedings at the termination hearing since proper service of process had…