People v. Fontenot

On November 23, 1987, the circuit court of Champaign County-awarded custody of 13-year-old J.K.F. to the boy’s former stepfather, Chester Fontenot. Previously, the court found that while living with their respondent mother Deborah Fontenot, J.K.F. and his sister J.C.F. were abused minors as defined by the Juvenile Court Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 37, pars. 702 — 4(2)(a)(i), (2)(b)). Deborah appeals the custody order alleging the trial court erred in placing the custody of J.K.F. with Chester. We affirm.

On January 5, 1987, the trial court found that J.K.F and J.C.F. were abused…