Legal Opinion
In Re Andrea F.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 2003No. 93595PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rarick
The State and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) appeal from a judgment of the appellate court reversing the circuit court’s termination of T.F.’s parental rights. The circuit court of Winnebago County adjudicated T.F. an unfit parent, terminated his parental rights to his daughter, Andrea, and appointed DCFS guardian of Andrea with the power to consent to adoption. The appellate court reversed, finding that the circuit court failed to comply with section 1 — 5(3) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/1 — 5(3) (West 1996)) because it did not admonish T.F.…
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