People ex rel. Department of Children & Family Services v. Tolbert

Marie Tolbert appeals an order of the Circuit Court of Hardin County declaring her an unfit parent, terminating her parental rights to Charles, John, Carmen, and Robert Tolbert, and appointing a guardian empowered to consent to their adoption.

On October 21, 1975, Mary Gullo of the Department of Children and Family Services filed a petition requesting that the children be adjudged wards of the court. This petition was amended on December 10, 1975, and on March 4, 1976. The final petition alleged that Marie Tolbert had “failed to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern or…