Department of Human Services v. A.B.

In this dependency case involving child K, the juvenile court sua sponte set aside its earlier judgment terminating mother’s parental rights, then entered judgments changing K’s permanency plan away from adoption and appointing K’s maternal grandfather, who resides in California, as K’s guardian under ORS 419B.366. At the time of the juvenile court’s actions, California had declined to approve the placement under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC), ORS 417.200 to 417.260. The Department of Human Services (DHS) and K appeal, arguing principally that (1) the juvenile…