Oregon Supreme Court

Dept. of Human Services v. C. M. H.

May 6, 2021368 Or. 96

Summary

The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals and circuit court, holding that ORS 419B.100(1) grants the juvenile court exclusive subject‑matter jurisdiction, that such jurisdiction is not conditioned on a prior determination that the child falls within a statutory category, and that the department's pending petition was sufficient to confer jurisdiction when the non‑parentage judgment was entered.