Department of Human Services v. C. L. H.

In this juvenile dependency case, father appeals the judgment of the juvenile court changing the permanency plan for his child, M, from reunification to adoption.1 On appeal, father argues that the court erred in concluding that the Department of Human Services (DHS) made reasonable efforts to make reunification possible, a predicate for changing the perm'anency plan away from reunification. For the first six months after M was taken into protective custody, father did not participate in services, contact DHS, or attempt to visit M. Father then became incarcerated. Although DHS promptly…