People v. Barrett

Respondent Karen Barrett appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her son, M.C. Respondent argues the evidence did not support the findings that she failed to make reasonable efforts or reasonable progress toward the return of M.C. to her custody. We affirm.

Only those facts necessary for our resolution of the issue before us will be recited.

In a prior proceeding, M.C. was adjudicated an abused child and made a ward of the court, per article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 37, pars. 802 — 1 through 802 — 30).

On August 22, 1988, a…