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List of Forms by Chapter
Chapter 1 — Minors’ Rights to Medical and Mental Health Treatment
II. [1.2] Minors’ Rights to Medical Treatment
IV. [1.32] Minors’ Rights to Mental Health Treatment
Chapter 2 — Rights and Responsibilities of the Guardian ad Litem
II. [2.2] Appointment
III. Conflicts of Interest
IV. [2.7] Duties of a Guardian ad Litem
VI. [2.25] Interview of the Child
VII. [2.35] How a Case Moves Through Juvenile Court
VIII. [2.59] Child Witness
IX. Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them
X. Appendix
Chapter 3 — Child Protection Mediation
II. Authority for Child Protection Mediation in Illinois
III. [3.4] Child Protection Mediation Under the Juvenile Court Act
IV. [3.13] Benefits of Mediation in Child Protection Cases
V. [3.20] Roles of Mediators and Participants in Child Protection Mediation
VI. [3.29] Child Protection Mediation in Cook County
VII. [3.51] Developing a Child Protection Mediation Program
IX. Appendix
Chapter 4 — Pretrial Issues
II. How Cases Get to Court
III. The Temporary Custody Hearing
IV. Rights of Parents Whose Children Have Been Removed by the Court
VI. Pretrial Discovery
VII. Motions Parents May File Before Trial
X. Appendix
Chapter 5 — Trials
II. Neglect of a Child
III. Abuse of a Child
IV. Dependency
V. Evidence
Chapter 6 — Dispositions and Permanency
II. General Provisions
III. The Dispositional Hearing
IV. The Dispositional Order
V. Continuance Under Supervision as a Dispositional Alternative
VI. Modification of Dispositional Orders
VII. Court Review and Permanency Hearings
VIII. Duration of Wardship
IX. Appeals
X. Court-Appointed Special Advocates
Chapter 7 — Termination of Parental Rights
II. [7.2] Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights
III. Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights: Parental Unfitness
IV. Pleadings, Parties, and Notice
V. Right to Counsel — Trial
VI. Trial Procedure
VIII. Appealing from an Order Terminating Parental Rights
IX. Sample Pleading and OrderBruce A. Boyer is a Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice and Director of Civitas ChildLaw Center. He is a former member of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, a former Chair of the ABA Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children, and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Boyer received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Stephen M. Dore is regional counsel for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in Chicago. He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Dore received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Thomas Esler is a solo practitioner in Skokie, with a primary focus on juvenile law. Mr. Esler received his B.A. from DePaul University and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Maxwell Griffin, Jr., is an Associate Judge in the Child Protection Division of the Juvenile Court of Cook County in Chicago. He is a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Illinois Judicial Association, and the Illinois Judicial Council. He is an adjunct faculty member at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Judge Griffin received both his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame.
Kathryn Huber Kenyon is a domestic violence staff attorney with Legal Aid Chicago (formerly LAF) in Chicago. She received her B.S.W. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her M.S.W. from Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work, and her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.
Rachel M. Koch is an assistant public defender at the Office of the Cook County Public Defender, where she represents parents in the Family Defense Conflicts Division. Koch is also an adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law, where she teaches education law and policy and criminal evidence. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, her M.A.T. from the University of Chicago, and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Terry Lotsoff is the Supervisor of the Child Protection Division of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. He received his B.A. in history with high distinction from Indiana University in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1976.
Michele M. McGee is an attorney with the Office of the Cook County Public Guardian’s Juvenile Division. She currently works on impact litigation and provides assistance to attorneys on complex legal issues. Previously, she supervised teams of attorneys assigned to the Juvenile Division. Ms. McGee is a 1994 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law and a 1991 graduate of Mundelein College, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Susan M. Storcel is the Director of the Circuit Court of Cook County Child Protection Mediation and Facilitation Program in Chicago. She focuses on juvenile law and alternate dispute resolution. She is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Ms. Storcel received her B.A. from North Central College, her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, and her mediation training from the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago.
Anita Weinberg is a Curt and Linda Rodin Clinical Professor of Law and Social Justice, Co-director of the Civitas ChildLaw Center, and Director of the Legislation and Policy Clinic and the ChildLaw Policy Institute at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Weinberg was a principal drafter of the permanency and best-interests provisions of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act. She is also a member of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Advisory Council to the Director. She is the 2014 recipient of the St. Ignatius Loyola Award for Excellence on Teaching with a commitment to raising global awareness, promoting social justice, and educating the whole student. Weinberg received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, her M.S.S.W. from Columbia University, and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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