Department of Human Services v. S. P.

In this dependency case, the juvenile court asserted jurisdiction over parents’ newborn child, K, on the basis that parents have conditions that prevent them from safely parenting the child. See ORS 419B.100(l)(c) (set out below). 1 Mother appeals from the jurisdictional judgment, arguing that (1) the court plainly erred in relying on two allegations as to father that “unfairly shifted the burden of production to father”; (2) the evidence regarding the allegations as to father is insufficient to support jurisdiction; and (3) “the evidence supports only some of the court’s findings [as to…