DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. C.A.

14JU02678; A158459.

355 P.3d 945 (2015)

272 Or. App. 569

In the Matter of D.J.M., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. C.A., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Storey , Chief Defender, Juvenile Appellate Section, argued the cause and filed the reply brief for appellant. With her on the opening brief was Peter Gartlan , Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services.

Shannon T. Reel , 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, it is undisputed that mother is unfit. The juvenile court assumed jurisdiction based on allegations that father "does not have sole legal custody of the child" — and therefore "cannot protect the child from mother's neglectful behavior" — and that father's substance abuse interferes with his ability to...

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