Department of Human Services v. N. S.

In this dependency proceeding, mother appeals from a judgment that changed the permanency plan for child from reunification to guardianship. In a previous appeal involving mother and child, we reversed a judgment that established child’s maternal aunt and uncle as guardians. State ex rel Dept. of Human Services v. N. S., 229 Or App 151, 211 P3d 293 (2009) (N. S.-1). The order establishing a guardianship in that case was based on the juvenile court’s determination that mother was unable to recognize the risk of harm to child posed by her brother, a convicted and untreated sex offender, making…