In re D.D.

State: Illinois

Court: 3rd District Appellate

Docket No: 3-08-0442 Rel

Case Date: 11/05/2008

Preview:No. 3--08--0442 _________________________________________________________________ Filed November 5, 2008 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS THIRD DISTRICT A.D., 2008 In re D.D., JR.; S.D.; and C.D.,) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of the 9th Judicial Circuit, Minors ) Hancock County, Illinois, ) (The People of the State of ) Illinois, ) ) Petitioner-Appellee, ) No. 03--JA--4 ) v. ) ) D.D., Sr., and A.D., ) Honorable ) Patricia A. Walton, Respondents-Appellants). ) Judge, Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE LYTTON delivered the Opinion of the court: _________________________________________________________________ Respondent D.D., Sr., is the father of the minors at issue in this case, and respondent A.D. is the mother. The trial court

found both respondents unfit to care for their minor children and terminated their parental rights. The minors met the definition of "Indian Child[ren]" under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); thus, the ICWA governed this case. On appeal, the

respondents argue that the State did not meet its burden under sections

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