Legal Opinion
Department of Human Services v. K. C. J.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided April 29, 2009No. 0500664, 0500665, 0500666; Petition Number 07JU380TPR; A139884PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLandau, P. J.
This is a termination of parental rights case governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The trial court terminated father’s parental rights after finding that he suffers from significant cognitive defects that are not likely to change and that he had severely and chronically neglected the children.1 On appeal, father contends that the court erred for three reasons: (1) the Department of Human Services (DHS) failed to prove his parental unfitness beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the testimony of DHS’s “qualified expert witness” did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that returning…
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