Kubisz v. Johnson

Linda Johnson, mother of Kenneth Johnson, Jr., appeals from the order of the circuit court terminating her parental rights as mother, decreeing adoption with change of name by the petitioners, Kubisz, and dismissing the mother’s petition in habeas corpus. The decree for adoption was entered upon the verdict of a jury finding the mother unfit.

The petition for adoption alleged that Linda Johnson was an unfit person within the definition in the Adoption Act (Ill. Rev. Stat 1973, ch. 4, par. 9.1 — 1) in that she had abandoned the child, had failed to maintain a reasonable degree of interest and…