In re Dearmon

These consolidated appeals present procedural due process issues that arose during an adjudication trial and respondent-mother’s challenge to the circuit court’s subsequent termination decision. One due process issue relates to personal jurisdiction. Respondent argues that the circuit court’s failure to serve her with two amended petitions seeking immediate termination of her parental rights divested the court of power to conduct the proceedings. We conclude that personal jurisdiction attached with proper service of the original summons and petition seeking immediate termination and need not…