Department of Human Services v. J. R. F.

At issue in this dependency case is the lawfulness of an order of the juvenile court that requires a father not to interfere with the ability of a child who is a ward of the court to visit other children who live with father but are not wards of the court. The Court of Appeals concluded that the juvenile court possesses authority to enter the order under ORS 419B.337(3), which authorizes the court to “make an order regarding visitation by the ward’s parents or siblings.” Father in this case contends that the Court of Appeals erred in so concluding, because the order at issue does not involve…