People v. Barbara L.

The State’s Attorney, on behalf of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), filed petitions for adjudication of wardship in the interest of the minors involved in this case on the basis of alleged neglect by their mother. Prior to ruling at two temporary custody proceedings, the circuit court declined to conduct a hearing to determine whether DCFS had made reasonable efforts to prevent or eliminate the need to remove the children from their home (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 37, par. 802 — 10(2)), stating its belief that such reasonable efforts findings need not be made…