State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. G. A. K.

In these consolidated cases, the state appeals from judgments dismissing its petitions for dependency jurisdiction over the parties’ children, R and E.1 ORS 419A.200(1). The state argues that the trial court erred in (1) finding that the state had committed discovery violations under ORS 419B.881, (2) precluding the admission of evidence as sanctions for those alleged violations, and (3) dismissing the state’s petitions with prejudice. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering that the evidence be excluded. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

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