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8 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 2001–2026 3 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 |
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In Re MHgreen2 sentences2025Presenting a factual basis (1) “ensures that the State has a basis for its allegation of unfitness,” (2) “makes certain that a parent’s admission of unfitness is knowing and voluntary,” (3) “allows the parent to hear the State describe the alleged facts relating to fitness,” and (4) “gives the parent an opportunity to challenge or correct any facts that are disputed.” M.H., 196 Ill. 2d at 365-66. 2017“The factual basis allows the parent to hear the State describe the alleged facts relating to fitness and gives the parent an opportunity to challenge or correct any facts that are disputed.” M.H., 196 Ill. 2d at 366, 751 N.E.2d at 1142. | 4 | 5 |
In Re MHgreen2 sentences2025This procedure obviates any “ ‘danger that a parent may understand the State’s alleged grounds of unfitness but may not realize that his or her conduct -7- does not fall within those allegations.’ ” M.H., 196 Ill. 2d at 366-67 (citing In re M.H., 313 Ill. 2025Without a factual basis, ‘there is a danger that a parent may understand the State’s alleged grounds of unfitness but may not realize that his or her conduct does not fall within those allegations.’ [Citation.] Thus, if a parent is not fully informed of the factual basis underlying the State’s allegations, the risk is increased that her parental rights will be erroneously terminated because of an ill- advised admission of unfitness.” Id. at 366-67 (quoting In re M.H., 313 Ill. | 1 | 4 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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In Re CJ
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2 sentences2026This court, in C.J., 2011 IL App (4th) 110476, ¶ 31 , adopted the reasoning of the Fifth District in In re A.A., 324 Ill. App. 3d 227, 240 (2001), which held, “[A] parental admission together with facts of record demonstrating the factual basis for the initial removal, is sufficient to protect the parents’ due process rights at [the adjudicatory] stage of the proceedings.” ¶ 24 “When a respondent challenges the sufficiency of the factual basis, the standard of -8- review is whether the trial court abused its discretion by determining that a factual basis existed for the admission.” C.J., 2011 2026This court, in C.J., 2011 IL App (4th) 110476, ¶ 31 , adopted the reasoning of the Fifth District in In re A.A., 324 Ill. App. 3d 227, 240 (2001), which held, “[A] parental admission together with facts of record demonstrating the factual basis for the initial removal, is sufficient to protect the parents’ due process rights at [the adjudicatory] stage of the proceedings.” ¶ 24 “When a respondent challenges the sufficiency of the factual basis, the standard of -8- review is whether the trial court abused its discretion by determining that a factual basis existed for the admission.” C.J., 2011 | 1 | 2026–2026 |
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.