State ex rel. Department of Human Services v. M. A.

In this dependency case, mother appeals from judgments1 directing a change in the permanency plans for two of her children, D and C, from reunification to “another planned permanency living arrangement” (APPLA), specifically, long-term foster care.2 See OAR, 413-070-0520 - 413-070-0560 (describing appropriate use of APPLA). Mother raises three assignments of error, one of which is that the judgment did not comply with the requirements of ORS 419B.476(5)(a) and (f), which require a court to make specific findings when it approves a change of that kind in a plan. Because we agree with mother as…