Department of Human Services v. T.L.

DUNCAN, J. pro tempore

In this juvenile dependency case, father appeals the juvenile court’s judgment that changed the permanency plan for his daughter, M, from reunification to adoption. As required for such a change, the juvenile court concluded that the Department of Human Services (DHS) had made reasonable efforts to make it possible for M to safely return home, but that father had not made sufficient progress to make it possible for her to do so. Assessments of DHS’s efforts and a parent’s progress must be made in light of the bases for the juvenile court’s jurisdiction. Here, the sole…