State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. M. U.

Mother appeals from a judgment “establishing dependency jurisdiction and disposition” with respect to her daughter. In response to this court’s order to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed on the ground that the notice of appeal was not timely filed, mother has moved for leave to pursue an otherwise untimely appeal. Specifically, she urges the court to extend the rationale of State ex rel SOSCF v. Hammons, 169 Or App 589, 10 P3d 310 (2000), to dependency “jurisdiction/disposition” cases, such as this one, where mother’s court-appointed trial counsel failed to file a timely…