Morgan v. Parents of M.M.

In these consolidated appeals, we are asked to decide whether the circuit court, when terminating parental rights and appointing a guardian with power to consent to adoption, may condition the guardian’s power to consent.

MOTION TAKEN WITH THE CASE

Preliminarily, we must dispose of appellants’ motion to strike portions of appellee Morgan’s brief. In their motion, appellants point out that, in his brief, Morgan cites to a decision rendered by the chancery division of the circuit court in Jennifer H. v. McDonald (Cir. Ct. Cook Co.), No. 86 — J—4176, as well as pleadings filed in the Federal…