In re Aaron R., a Minor

              NO. 4-08-0677 Filed 1/30/09
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
In re: AARON R., a Minor, ) Appeal from
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Circuit Court of
MONROE F. RICHARDSON and TIFFANY R. ) Macoupin County
RICHARDSON, ) No. 03JA18
Petitioners-Appellees, )
v. )
THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND ) Honorable
FAMILY SERVICES, ) Diane L. Brunton,
Respondent-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.
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JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
(DCFS) appeals from an order by the circuit court of Macoupin
County terminating a juvenile case involving Aaron R. DCFS
argues (1) the trial court failed to comply with the Juvenile
Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/1-1 through 7-1 (West
2006)); (2) the trial court attempted to remedy its statutory
failure by improperly amending its order and findings nunc pro
tunc; and (3) the evidence before it did not support its findings
made improperly nunc pro tunc. We agree and reverse and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
Aaron R. was born on December 17, 2002, to Monroe and
Tiffany Richardson. On March 27, 2003, the State filed a peti-tion
for adjudication of wardship alleging Aaron (1) was a
dependent and neglected minor because he was without adequate
medical care as he was a medically complex infant born with a