People v. T.S.

Respondent, mother of R.M.S., a minor, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Effingham County terminating her parental rights.

R.M.S. was bom in March of 1985. By June a petition for shelter care hearing had been filed alleging the child was abused by reason of her failure to thrive. After several hearings, various petitions, and psychiatric evaluations, the trial court entered an order on October 27, 1987, finding respondent to be an unfit person as defined in section 1(D) of the Adoption Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 40, par. 1501(D)) based upon her failure to protect the child…