DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. A. B.

CC J150426 SC S064812.

412 P.3d 1169 (2018)

362 Or. 412

In the Matter of J. B., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent on Review, v. A. B. Petitioner on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

February 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Peterson , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review. Also on the brief was Shannon Storey , Chief Defender.

Inge D. Wells , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Before Balmer, Chief Justice, and Kistler, Walters, Nakamoto, Flynn, and Nelson, Justices, and Shorr, Judge of the Court of Appeals, Justice pro tempore.


When a parent appeals from a jurisdictional judgment making the Department of Human Services (the department) the legal custodian of the parent's child and that wardship is subsequently terminated, the department may file a motion to dismiss the appeal as moot. In this case, we conclude that termination of such a wardship does not necessarily...

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