State ex rel. Department of Human Services v. Rardin

A juvenile court terminated father’s parental rights. Father appealed to the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals, however, dismissed father’s appeal, because that court concluded that the notice of appeal was untimely and that father had failed to raise a colorable claim of error. ORS 419A.200(5)(a) permits a party to file an untimely notice of appeal from a juvenile court judgment if the party (1) demonstrates the existence of a colorable claim of error in the underlying proceeding from which the appeal is taken; and (2) demonstrates that the failure to file a timely notice of appeal was…