MATTER OF A. M.

SC S065492.

444 P.3d 1098 (2019)

365 Or. 223

In the MATTER OF A. M., a Child. Department of Human Services, Petitioner below, and A. F., Petitioner on Review, and A. M., Child-Respondent, v. J. C., Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

July 18, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Kelly , Eugene, Oregon, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review.

Shannon Storey , Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, Juvenile Appellate Section, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review.

Inge D. Wells , Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for amicus curiae State of Oregon, by and through the Department of Human Services. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

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


This juvenile dependency case concerns the requirements for vacating a general guardianship established pursuant to ORS 419B.366. In the juvenile court, mother moved to terminate the court's wardship over her child, A, and vacate the general guardianship the court had established over A. Mother...

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