Department of Human Services v. K. M. J.

DE MUNIZ, S. J.

Mother’s parental rights were terminated after she failed to appear at her termination hearing. Following the hearing, mother moved to set aside the termination judgment due to excusable neglect. The juvenile court denied mother’s motion, and she appeals. We affirm.

We review the denial of mother’s motion for an abuse of discretion. See Dept. of Human Services v. A. D. G., 260 Or App 525, 534, 317 P3d 950 (2014). That standard is considered highly deferential, because the “trial court has some discretion to deny a motion to set aside even if the movant establishes ‘excusable…