Department of Human Services v. S. W.

Father appeals a judgment of the juvenile court that changed the permanency plan for father’s biological daughter, A, from reunification to adoption. Father raises seven assignments of error. The assignment upon which we focus is father’s contention that the juvenile court erred in concluding that the Department of Human Services (DHS, or the department) made “reasonable efforts” to reunite father with A. For the reasons that follow, we disagree with father, reject his other assignments of error, and affirm the judgment.

Father does not ask us to exercise our discretion to conduct de novo…