In re V.S.

Respondent appealed from a circuit court order adjudicating respondent’s minor child as a ward of the court, and challenged the court's finding of neglect. The appellate court affirmed and the supreme court granted respondent’s petition for leave to appeal. The supreme court also affirmed, finding that the appeal was moot because respondent only challenged the neglect finding and failed to also challenge the dependency finding. The supreme court also overruled all appellate court cases that restricted appeals to a single issue where a circuit court makes more than one finding that a minor is abused, neglected, or dependent. (THEIS, OVERSTREET, HOLDER WHITE, CUNNINGHAM, ROCHFORD, and O’BRIEN, concurring)