State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Campbell

State Office for Services to Children and Families (SCF)1 appeals from a juvenile court order and disposition terminating SCF’s protective custody of the child and placing the child in the custody and control of David Campbell, his paternal grandfather. Specifically, SCF argues that the juvenile court erred when it placed the child in the custody and control of Campbell, a resident of Alaska, without complying with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. ORS 417.200. We reverse and remand.

We review the facts de novo, ORS 419A.200(5), and the juvenile court’s legal conclusions for…