Dept. of Human Services v. R. S.
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FILED: May 02, 2012 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON In the Matter of D. K., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. R. S., Appellant. Klamath County Circuit Court 1100170JV1 Petition Number 1100170M A149739 Roxanne B. Osborne, Judge. Submitted on March 13, 2012. Peter Gartlan, Chief Defender, and Valerie Colas, Deputy Public Defender, Appellate Division, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant. John R. Kroger, Attorney General, Anna M. Joyce, Solicitor General, and Tiffany Keast, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent. Before Armstrong, Presiding Judge, and Haselton, Chief Judge, and Duncan, Judge. PER CURIAM Reversed. 1 PER CURIAM 2 Father appeals a judgment finding his eight-year-old child within the 3 jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419B.100(1)(c). Jurisdiction was based on 4 allegations that father had left the child with his paternal grandmother without 5 communicating with the Department of Human Services (DHS)--which had "temporary 6 custody" of the child--and that he was unwilling to work or communicate with DHS. 7 Father argues, inter alia, that the court erred in asserting jurisdiction because the state 8 failed to prove that the child was endangered as a result of those conditions or 9 circumstances. The state concedes the error. We agree and accept the state's concession. 10 ORS 419B.100(1)(c) (authorizing jurisdiction where the juvenile's "condition or 11 circumstances are such as to endanger the welfare of the [juvenile] or of others"). 12 Accordingly, we reverse on that basis and do not address father's other arguments. 13 Reversed. 1
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