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16 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 2003–2025 5 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
In Re GFHgreen2 sentences2025“The purpose of the dispositional hearing is usually not to terminate parental rights but ‘to decide what further actions are in the [minor’s] best interests’ and to ‘give the parents fair notice of what they must do to retain their rights to their child.’ ” In re Tyianna J., 2017 IL App (1st) 162306, ¶ 43 (quoting In re G.F.H., 315 Ill. 2023The purpose of the dispositional hearing is to allow “the circuit court to decide what further actions are in the best interests of a neglected, abused, or dependent minor,” and it “give[s] the parents fair notice of what they must do to retain their rights to their child.” In re G.F.H., 315 Ill. | 5 | 5 |
In Re JJgreen2 sentences2006In re J.J., 327 Ill. 2006In re J.J., 327 Ill. | 2 | 4 |
In re Tyianna J.green2 sentences2025“The purpose of the dispositional hearing is usually not to terminate parental rights but ‘to decide what further actions are in the [minor’s] best interests’ and to ‘give the parents fair notice of what they must do to retain their rights to their child.’ ” In re Tyianna J., 2017 IL App (1st) 162306, ¶ 43 (quoting In re G.F.H., 315 Ill. 2019“The purpose of the dispositional hearing is usually not to terminate parental rights but ‘to decide what further actions are in the [minor’s] best interests’ and to ‘give the parents fair notice of what they must do to - 24 Nos. 1-18-2290 and 1-18-2429 (Cons.) retain their rights to their child.’ ” In re Tyianna J., 2017 IL App (1st) 162306, ¶ 43 (quoting In re G.F.H., 315 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
In Re BBgreen2 sentences2009See In re Y.A., 383 Ill.App.3d 311, 315 , 321 Ill.Dec. 988 , 890 N.E.2d 710, 714 (2008) (the purpose of the dispositional hearing is for the trial court to determine what is in the child's best interest); see also In re B.B., 386 Ill.App.3d 686, 697 , 326 Ill.Dec. 252 , 899 N.E.2d 469, 479 (2008) (the purpose of the best-interest hearing is to minimize further damage to the child by shifting the court's scrutiny to the child's best interest). 4. 2009App. 3d 686, 697 , 899 N.E.2d 469, 479 (2008) (the purpose of the best-interest hearing is to minimize further damage to the child by shifting the court’s scrutiny to the child’s best interest). 4. | 2 | 2 |
In re B.B. and A.T.green2 sentences2009See In re Y.A., 383 Ill.App.3d 311, 315 , 321 Ill.Dec. 988 , 890 N.E.2d 710, 714 (2008) (the purpose of the dispositional hearing is for the trial court to determine what is in the child's best interest); see also In re B.B., 386 Ill.App.3d 686, 697 , 326 Ill.Dec. 252 , 899 N.E.2d 469, 479 (2008) (the purpose of the best-interest hearing is to minimize further damage to the child by shifting the court's scrutiny to the child's best interest). 4. 2009App. 3d 311, 315 , 890 N.E.2d 710, 714 (2008) (the purpose of the dispositional hearing is for the trial court to determine what is in the child’s best interest); see also In re B.B., 386 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
In Re YAgreen2 sentences2009See In re Y.A., 383 Ill.App.3d 311, 315 , 321 Ill.Dec. 988 , 890 N.E.2d 710, 714 (2008) (the purpose of the dispositional hearing is for the trial court to determine what is in the child's best interest); see also In re B.B., 386 Ill.App.3d 686, 697 , 326 Ill.Dec. 252 , 899 N.E.2d 469, 479 (2008) (the purpose of the best-interest hearing is to minimize further damage to the child by shifting the court's scrutiny to the child's best interest). 4. 2009App. 3d 311, 315 , 890 N.E.2d 710, 714 (2008) (the purpose of the dispositional hearing is for the trial court to determine what is in the child’s best interest); see also In re B.B., 386 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
People v. P.A.green2 sentences2009See In re Y.A., 383 Ill.App.3d 311, 315 , 321 Ill.Dec. 988 , 890 N.E.2d 710, 714 (2008) (the purpose of the dispositional hearing is for the trial court to determine what is in the child's best interest); see also In re B.B., 386 Ill.App.3d 686, 697 , 326 Ill.Dec. 252 , 899 N.E.2d 469, 479 (2008) (the purpose of the best-interest hearing is to minimize further damage to the child by shifting the court's scrutiny to the child's best interest). 4. 2009See In re Y.A., 383 Ill.App.3d 311, 315 , 321 Ill.Dec. 988 , 890 N.E.2d 710, 714 (2008) (the purpose of the dispositional hearing is for the trial court to determine what is in the child's best interest); see also In re B.B., 386 Ill.App.3d 686, 697 , 326 Ill.Dec. 252 , 899 N.E.2d 469, 479 (2008) (the purpose of the best-interest hearing is to minimize further damage to the child by shifting the court's scrutiny to the child's best interest). 4. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Edward T.
green
2 sentences2008In re Edward T., 343 Ill. 2008In re Edward T., 343 Ill.App.3d 778 , 278 Ill.Dec. 586 , 799 N.E.2d 304 (2003). | 3 | 2007–2008 |
People v. Kathleen C.
green
2 sentences2024Id. 2023In re April C., 326 Ill. | 2 | 2023–2024 |
People v. Lofton
green
1 sentence2023People v. Lofton, 2015 IL App (2d) 130135, ¶ 24 . ¶ 66 The purpose of the dispositional hearing is to allow “the circuit court to decide what further actions are in the best interests of a neglected, abused, or dependent minor,” and it “give[s] the parents fair notice of what they must do to retain their rights to their child.” 21 In re G.F.H., 315 Ill. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.