People v. Hrusosky

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Will County finding that the father of the child Melody Renay Hrusosky had consented to adoption and that the mother, Betty Hrusosky, was unfit due to “failure to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern or responsibility as to the child’s welfare.” The Department of Children and Family Services moved the trial court for authority to place Melody Renay Hrusosky, a ward of the court, for adoption (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 4, par. 9.1 — 5; ch. 37, par. 705 — 9; ch. 4,…