In re Z.L.

Summary

The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the appellate court's decision and reinstated the circuit court's adjudicatory findings that the children were abused or neglected, as well as its dispositional order finding K.G. unable to parent at that time. The court held that adjudication focuses on the child's status rather than each parent's culpability, and that the trial court's factual findings were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The court also held that the injurious-environment provision was not unconstitutionally vague and remanded for proof of compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.