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Tribes back SB 815 to make ODHS a party when it files dependency petitions
Summary
Senate Bill 815 was presented to the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services on April 22 to clarify that the Oregon Department of Human Services is a party to juvenile dependency proceedings from the time it files a petition alleging a child needs protection, even if the child is not removed from the home.
Senate Bill 815 was presented and heard April 22 by the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services. The bill would clarify that the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is a party to juvenile dependency proceedings from the time it files a petition alleging a child is in need of protection, regardless of whether the child is removed from the home.
Molly Miller, deputy director for ODHS child welfare, told the committee the proposal responds to a legal gap that could leave ODHS without party status — and thus potentially outside discovery obligations and court-ordered “active efforts” — when the agency files a petition but does not remove the child. “There was a time period between the time that we took…
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