STATE EX REL. JUV. DEPT. v. BOREN

J-2561-A; CA A65501.

806 P.2d 149 (1991)

105 Or. App. 599

In the Matter of Buddy Lee Boren, a child. STATE ex rel JUVENILE DEPARTMENT OF BAKER COUNTY and Children's Services Division, Appellants, v. Bill Loren BOREN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine H. Waldo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen.

Steven H. Gorham, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and ROSSMAN and DE MUNIZ, JJ.


DE MUNIZ, Judge.

The state appeals from the dismissal of a petition to terminate the parental rights of father. The trial court made findings, to which we give considerable weight, because it had the opportunity to observe the witnesses firsthand. See State ex rel. Juv. Dept. v. Geist, 310 Or. 176, 194, 796 P.2d 1193 (1990). However, our review is de novo, ORS 419.561(4), and we must independently...

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