
Useful Family Rights Websites
support group for Illinois Parents
American Family Rights Website
Illinois Family Rights Website
Webtv Community Illinois Family Rights Website
What are the grounds for the court to find a parent unfit in Illinois?
Abuse or neglect
Mental illness or deficiency
Alcohol or drug induced incapacity
Felony conviction or being in jail
Failure to make reasonable efforts, including a failure to comply with DCFS Service Plan
Abuse or neglect or losing the parental rights to another child
Sexual abuse
Failure to maintain contact
Failure to provide support
Failure to establish paternity
Child judged to need services or is dependent
Child in care 15 of 22 months (or less)
Felony assault of child or sibling
Murder/manslaughter of sibling child
Here is the grounds for termination of parental rights in Illinois.
Illinois has grounds for termination for about everything.
What is the Termination Of Parental Rights? The termination of parental rights means that a parent no longer has any legal rights to a child. The parent is no longer responsible for that child. This is a permanent situation that may cut off any more contact between you and your child.
Terminating parental rights is necessary in order for a child to be legally free for adoption. The rights of both biological parents must be either voluntarily terminated or terminated by court order before a child may be adopted.