MATTER OF O.C.

14JU01451; Petition Number 110668; A158285.

355 P.3d 944 (2015)

272 Or. App. 566

In the Matter of O.C., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. J.L.M. and B.M.C., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caitlin Mitchell argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant J.L.M.

Sarah Peterson , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant B.M.C. With her on the opening brief was Peter Gartlan , Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services. With her on the reply brief was Shannon Storey , Chief Defender, Juvenile Appellate Section, Office of Public Defense Services.

Jona J. Maukonen , Senior Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General.

Before DUNCAN, Presiding Judge, and LAGESEN, Judge, and FLYNN, Judge.


In this dependency case, the juvenile court assumed jurisdiction over parents' child based on mother's narcolepsy and parents' substance abuse and lack of appreciation of the risks it posed to the child. Parents appeal, contending that the state failed to present legally sufficient evidence to establish that the child's condition and circumstances...

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