In re Declaring M.L.H.

Following an adjudicatory hearing the Twentieth Judicial District, Lake County District Court declared M.L.H., H.M.H. and R.H. youths in need of care. Their parents appeal the adjudicatory order and the dispositional order of the District Court placing the children in two separate foster homes.

We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The parents present these issues for review:

1. Whether the District Court committed reversible error in failing to make a record of an in-chambers interview of the children.

2. Whether the District Court’s findings of fact and conclusions…