Thompson v. Harris

Appellants (petitioners) appeal from a judgment that dismissed their adoption petition. They are child’s maternal grandmother and her husband. Respondent (mother) refused to consent to the adoption. The court ruled that mother’s consent was required and dismissed the petition. See ORS 109.324. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and affirm.

Child is eleven years old. For years, mother and grandmother and her husband have quarreled over her custody. Mother had abused alcohol and had been married to a man who physically abused both her and child. Alleging that mother did not properly care for…