Prindel v. Collins

In this juvenile court proceeding the custody of a four-year-old girl was ordered returned to her natural mother, the respondent herein. Appellants, who are the child’s paternal grandparents, had had her custody pursuant to an earlier order of the court, and appeal on the ground the child’s best interest requires she remain in their custody.

On June 16, 1967, the child was made a ward of the juvenile court because her parents “failed to provide her with the care, guidance, and protection necessary for her physical, mental or emotional well-being,” (ORS 419.476 (1) (e)), and her physical…