E.S v. v. People in the Interest of C.E.M

Summary

The court affirmed the termination of the mother's parental rights because clear and convincing evidence supported findings that she failed to report extensive contact with the children's father, could not demonstrate protective capacity, was unfit, and was unlikely to improve within a reasonable time. The court emphasized that termination was based not merely on her continuing relationship with the father, but on her repeated concealment and dishonesty about that relationship and the resulting failure of her treatment plan.