Nichol v. Stass

JUSTICE FREEMAN,

also dissenting:

The court today resolves the critical question of subject matter jurisdiction on the basis of an incomplete record on appeal. The court today also concludes that the state does not have a nondelegable duty to provide for the care of children placed in foster homes. Rather, the state’s duty is merely to “provide placement, to institute procedures, *** [and] to exercise general authority over foster children.” 192 Ill. 2d at 243. Lastly, the court today holds that foster parents stand in loco parentis to their foster children and, with certain exceptions, are…