The Eighth District affirmed permanent custody after the juvenile court denied a continuance for a mother who had missed four of five prior hearings, finding no due process violation.
In a 2-1 decision, the Eighth District reversed a permanent custody grant, finding the juvenile court abused its discretion by denying a continuance when CCDCFS filed an amended case plan just six days before the hearing.
The Eighth District affirmed permanent custody of four children where the mother persistently denied that her partner sexually abused her older daughter and failed to complete case-plan objectives.
The Eighth District affirmed temporary custody of an infant to CCDCFS, finding clear and convincing evidence of neglect based on the mother’s pattern of conduct including threats while holding the child, a prior child’s neglect adjudication, and refusal to engage in case-plan services.
The Eighth District reversed the juvenile court’s denial of mandatory bindover, holding that a juvenile’s own recorded confession admitting he ‘put a gun on’ a victim established probable cause for the firearm display element without requiring victim testimony.