State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Brammer

The state appeals from an order of the juvenile court dismissing its petitions to have the three children of mother and father placed within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. The petitions allege that each child is in need of juvenile court protection, because conditions and circumstances endanger their welfare. Former ORS 419.476(l)(c).1 Oxide novo review, ORS 419A.200(5), we reverse.

Mother provided day-care services in her home for as many as eight children. One of those children, referred to here as T., was the best friend of mother’s son, E. Frequently, T. spent the night at…