People v. B.T.

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• holding that due process requires only a preponderance of the evidence burden of proof in the best interest phase versus a clear and convincing evidence standard in the unfitness phase
• holding that due process requires only a preponderance of the evidence burden of proof in the best interest phase versus a clear and convincing evidence standard in the unfitness phase
• determining that because State failed to carry its burden of proof that termination of the respondent's parental rights was in the child's best interests, the trial court's decision terminating the respondent's rights was against the manifest weight of the evidence
• determining that because State failed to carry its burden of proof that termination of the respondent's parental rights was in the child's best interests, the trial court's decision terminating the respondent's rights was against the manifest weight of the evidence
• determining that because State failed to carry its burden of proof that termination of the respondent’s parental rights was in the child’s best interests, the trial court’s decision terminating the respondent’s rights was against the manifest weight of the evidence

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