In re S.J.K.

PRESIDING JUSTICE KASSERMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The natural mother of the minor respondent appeals from an order entered by the circuit court of Madison County which awarded “permanent” custody of the minor to foster parents, James and Dimetra Ripley, and “suspended” the natural mother’s visitation rights with the minor. The natural mother maintains on appeal that (1) the trial court lacked jurisdiction to award custody of the minor to the foster parents, and (2) the trial court erred in awarding permanent custody of the minor to the foster parents without terminating the…