IN RE R.L.

No. 1-03-1355.

817 N.E.2d 954 (2004)

352 Ill. App.3d 985

288 Ill.Dec. 304

In re R.L., a Minor (The People of The State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Laura V., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Nunc Pro Tunc August 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin A. Burnette, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Michael Davidson, of counsel), for Respondent-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb; Nancy Grauer Kisicki; and Peter Maltese, of counsel), for Petitioner-Appellee.

Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, Chicago (Patrick T. Murphy, Charles P. Golbert, Christopher J. Williams, of counsel), for Respondent-Appellee.


Justice GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court:1

On January 9, 2002, the State filed a supplemental petition for appointment of a guardian with right to consent to adoption alleging that respondent mother, Laura V., was unfit for (1) failure to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern, or responsibility as to her child's welfare (750 ILCS 50/1(D)(b) (West 2000)), and (2) failure to make reasonable efforts and progress toward...

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