MATTER OF S.


552 P.2d 578 (1976)

In the matter of S. et al. State ex rel. Washington County Juvenile Department, Respondent, v. K.M.S., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Rose, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was K.M.S., pro se.

Karen H. Green, Certified Law Student, Willamette University School of Law, Salem, argued the cause for respondent Juvenile Department. With her on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Martin Faveluke, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for children.

Before SCHWAB, C.J. and FOLEY and THORNTON, JJ.


FOLEY, Judge.

The circuit court for Washington County terminated the parental rights of the mother, K.M.S., to three of her children, ages four, three and two. She appeals, assigning two principal grounds for reversal: (1) that the preponderance-of-evidence standard of proof established by ORS 419.525(2) is unconstitutional and (2) that there is insufficient evidence to support the trial court's finding that the mother failed or neglected without reasonable and lawful...

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