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526 This is a nonprecedential memorandum opinion pursuant to ORAP 10.30 and may not be cited except as provided in ORAP 10.30(1). Submitted December 2, affirmed December 29, 2022, petition for review denied April 20, 2023 (
371 Or 21) In the Matter of A. L. D., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. E. M. D., Appellant. Douglas County Circuit Court 19JU09290; A178947 George William Ambrosini, Judge. Shannon Storey, Chief Defender, Juvenile Appellate Section, and Holly Telerant, Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant. Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, and Emily N. Snook, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent. Before James, Presiding Judge, and Aoyagi, Judge, and Joyce, Judge. JOYCE, J. Affirmed. Nonprecedential Memo Op:
323 Or App 526(2022) 527 JOYCE, J. Father appeals from a judgment terminating his parental rights to his daughter, A. As relevant here, ter- mination of parental rights is appropriate if the court finds that the parent is “unfit by reason of conduct or condition seriously detrimental to the child or ward and integration of the child or ward into the home of the parent * * * is improb- able within a reasonable time due to conduct or conditions not likely to change,” ORS 419B.504, and “if the court finds [that termination] is in the best interests of the ward,” ORS 419B.500(1). The juvenile court here concluded that father was unfit because (1) he had engaged in criminal conduct that impaired his ability to care for A, (2) his incarcera- tion impaired his availability to care for her, and (3) he had failed to present a viable plan for A’s return to his care. ORS 419B.504. The court also concluded that father’s conduct was seriously detrimental to A and that termination of his rights was in A’s best interests. ORS 419B.500(1). Having reviewed the record de novo, we reach the same conclusion. Affirmed.
Document Info
Docket Number: A178947
Judges: Joyce
Filed Date: 12/29/2022
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 10/10/2024