· 2/5/1999
People v. A.S.
Citations
- 302 Ill. App. 3d 998
- 706 N.E.2d 524
- 235 Ill. Dec. 969
- 1999 Ill. App. LEXIS 66
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the State need prove only one ground of parental unfitness by clear and convincing evidence in a termination of parental rights case
- holding that circuit court properly exercised jurisdiction over a proceeding to terminate parental rights where the court was presented, in an eleventh-hour motion, with only the unsubstantiated assertion by respondent-mother that children were of Native American heritage
- using abuse of discretion standard for this stage of the proceedings
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Judges: Hutchinson
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