Supreme Court of Illinois

In shelter care proceedings to make a newborn a ward of the State of Illinois, jurisdiction is upheld based on a finding that a "home state" cannot arise merely from a temporary hospital stay at birth, despite the fact that the child was born in Indiana. A finding of neglect is affirmed based on injurious environment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2005
• Published 12/15/2005

Judges

• Chief Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert E. McIntire, Public Defender, Steven L. Blakely, of Acton & Snyder, L.L.P., Danville, and Kimberly Edwards, Rossville, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, John P. Schmidt, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.