DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. A. W.

No. 1300020.

361 P.3d 58 (2015)

274 Or. App. 493

In the Matter of Z. W., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. A. W., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Peterson , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was Shannon Storey , Chief Defender, Juvenile Appellate Section, Office of Public Defense Services.

Erin Galli , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General, and Inge D. Wells , Assistant Attorney General.

Before ORTEGA, Presiding Judge, and LAGESEN, Judge, and GARRETT, Judge.


Mother appeals a judgment terminating her parental rights to her daughter, Z. The issue on appeal is whether the juvenile court erred in finding mother in default, and terminating her parental rights in her absence, based on mother's failure personally to appear in court on two occasions. For the reasons explained below, and in light...

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