MATTER OF L.B.M.

(CC 14525J) (SC S064769), (CC 14611J) (CA A161859) (SC S064769).

430 P.3d 1021 (2018)

364 Or. 37

In the MATTER OF L.B.M., a Child. Department of Human Services, Petitioner on Review, v. S.J.M., Respondent on Review. In the Matter of A.J.-L.B., a Child. Department of Human Services, Petitioner on Review, v. S.J.M. and A.J.B., Respondents on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

December 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecil A. Reniche-Smith , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs for the petitioner on review. Also on the briefs were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General, Salem.

Valerie Colas , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for the respondent on review S.J.M. Also on the brief was Shannon Storey , Chief Defender. G. Aron Perez-Selsky , McMinnville, joined the brief on behalf of respondent on review A.J.B.

Before Walters, Chief Justice, and Balmer, Kistler, Nakamoto, Duncan, and Nelson, Justices.


These juvenile dependency cases, which we consolidated for review, concern the permanency plans for two children and half-siblings, L and A, under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. The Department of Human Services (DHS) arranged for the children to be placed in relative foster care with their maternal aunt. The juvenile court held...

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