State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Kirk

The mother appeals a trial court order terminating her parental rights in two of her children. After de novo review of the record, we affirm. ORS 419.561(4), 19.125(3).

The petition to terminate was brought under ORS 419.523(3) which authorizes termination if the court finds the parent has:

" * * * failed or neglected without reasonable and lawful cause to provide for the basic physical and psychological needs of the child for one year prior to the filing of a petition.”

The children are ages 11 and 7, and have been wards of the court since the fall of 1973. They have resided in foster care in…