State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. Pennington

*196EDMONDS, J.

Mother, Lora Pennington, and father, Shannon Simmons, separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to their three children. Our review is de novo, ORS 419.561(4); ORS 19.125(3), giving due regard to the findings of the trial court, which had the opportunity to observe the witnesses. State ex rel Juv. Dept. v. Maves, 33 Or App 411, 576 P2d 826 (1978). We affirm the termination of father’s rights and reverse the termination of mother’s rights.

Our review of the record persuades us that the state has shown by clear and convincing evidence that father’s parental rights…