Illinois § 2-13.1

§ 2-13.1.

Early termination of reasonable efforts. (1) (a) In conjunction with, or at any time subsequent to, the filing of a petition on behalf of a minor in accordance with Section 2-13 of this Act, the State's Attorney, the guardian ad litem, or the Department of Children and Family Services may file a motion requesting a finding that reasonable efforts to reunify that minor with the minor's parent or parents are no longer required and are to cease. (b) The court shall grant this motion with respect to a parent of the minor if the court finds after a hearing that the parent has: (i) had parental rights to another child of the parent involuntarily terminated; or (ii) been convicted of: (A) first degree or second degree murder of another child of the parent; (B) attempt or conspiracy to commit first degree or second degree murder of another child of the parent; (C) solicitation to commit murder of another child of the parent, solicitation to commit murder for hire of another child of the parent, or solicitation to commit second degree murder of another child of the parent; (D) aggravated battery, aggravated battery of a child, or felony domestic battery, any of which has resulted in serious bodily injury to the minor or another child of the parent; or (E) an offense in any other state the elements of which are similar and bear substantial relationship to any of the foregoing offenses unless the court sets forth in writing a compelling reason why terminating reasonable efforts to reunify the minor with the parent would not be in the best interests of that minor. (c) The court shall also grant this motion with respect to a parent of the minor if: (i) after a hearing it determines that further reunification services would no longer be appropriate, and (ii) a dispositional hearing has already taken place. (2) (a) The court shall hold a permanency hearing within 30 days of granting a motion pursuant to this subsection. If an adjudicatory or a dispositional hearing, or both, has not taken place when the court grants a motion pursuant to this Section, then either or both hearings shall be held as needed so that both take place on or before the date a permanency hearing is held pursuant to this subsection. (b) Following a permanency hearing held pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the appointed custodian or guardian of the minor shall make reasonable efforts to place the child in accordance with the permanency plan and goal set by the court, and to complete the necessary steps to locate and finalize a permanent placement. (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)