Department of Human Services v. R. S.
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Opinion
Father appeals a judgment finding his eight-year-old child within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419B.100(l)(c). Jurisdiction was based on allegations that father had left the child with his paternal grandmother without communicating with the Department of Human Services (DHS) — which had “temporary custody” of the child — and that he was unwilling to work or communicate with DHS. Father argues, inter alia, that the court erred in asserting jurisdiction because the state failed to prove that the child was endangered as a result of those conditions or circumstances. The state concedes the error. We agree and accept the state’s concession. ORS 419B.100(l)(c) (authorizing jurisdiction where the juvenile’s “condition or circumstances are such as to endanger the welfare of the [juvenile] or of others”). Accordingly, we reverse on that basis and do not address father’s other arguments.
Reversed.
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278 P.3d 93, 249 Or. App. 607, 2012 WL 1554921, 2012 Ore. App. LEXIS 529, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/department-of-human-services-v-r-s-orctapp-2012.