State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. Maves

The mother appeals the trial court’s decree terminating her parental rights in her children, aged seven and three. The principal issue in this case is factual, requiring a de novo review of the record. There are several reasons set forth in Sarty v. Forney, 12 Or App 251, 506 P2d 535 (1973), and Bowman v. Oregon Transfer Company, 33 Or App 241, 576 P2d 27 (1978), for not publishing detailed opinions in all de novo cases of this nature. Some of those reasons would justify a summary affirmance here. In the future, we do not intend to render detailed opinions in such cases unless warranted by…