I.J.C.A. - UNIT I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
B. Termination of Parental Rights :
It may be appropriate to terminate parental rights for the following reasons:
- When reasonable efforts are inappropriate or are unsuccessful and there are aggravating circumstances.
- The child or another child of that child's parent was abandoned, tortured, and/or abused.
- The parents were criminally convicted of first-degree murder or second-degree murder of any child.
- Attempt or conspiracy to commit murder or second-degree murder of any child.
- Solicitation to commit murder of a child.
- Aggravated criminal sexual assault.
- When parental rights of a parent with respect to another child have been terminated.
- In those extreme cases in which the parent's incapacity to care for the child, combined with extremely poor prognosis for treatment or rehabilitation, justifies expedition in the termination of parental rights.
