In re J.W., a Minor

              Filed 12/1/08 NO. 4-08-0489
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
In re: J.W., a Minor,
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v.
DAVID WEAVER and SARAH WEAVER,
Respondents-Appellants.
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Appeal from
Circuit Court of
Logan County
No. 08JA5
Honorable
Charles M. Feeney,
Judge Presiding.
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JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:
In March 2008, the State filed a petition for adjudica-tion
of wardship, alleging that J.W. (born January 4, 2008), the
minor child of respondents, David and Sarah Weaver, was a ne-glected
minor in that her environment was injurious to her
welfare, pursuant to section 2-3(1)(b) of the Juvenile Court Act
of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/2-3(1)(b) (West 2006)). Following a May
2008 adjudicatory hearing, the trial court adjudicated J.W. a
neglected minor. Following a June 2008 dispositional hearing,
the court adjudicated J.W. a ward of the court and appointed the
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as her guard-ian.
The Weavers appeal, arguing that the trial court erred
by (1) failing to consider alternatives to placing J.W. in
shelter care, (2) finding Sarah neglectful at the adjudicatory
hearing, and (3) adjudicating J.W. a ward of the court and
appointing DCFS as her guardian. We disagree and affirm.