State v. S. A.
State v. S. A.
Opinion of the Court
Father appeals a judgment that made his nine-month-old child a ward of the court. The judgment states that child is within the jurisdiction of the court based on three allegations in the dependency petition, one of which the Department of Human Services (DHS) proved and two of which father admitted. On appeal, father challenges the judgment only with respect to the allegation that DHS proved — i.e., that “father has a history of substance abuse, which if active, would endanger the welfare of the child.” In father’s view, that allegation is on its face an insufficient basis for establishing dependency jurisdiction, because it does not allege that child is currently endangered.
Reversed and remanded for entry of judgment establishing dependency jurisdiction based on allegations admitted by father.
Father also contends that DHS did not, in fact, prove that father’s marijuana use put child at risk. We need not reach that issue, given our disposition of father’s first assignment of error.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- In the Matter of I. R. A., a Minor Child. STATE ex rel JUVENILE DEPARTMENT OF JACKSON COUNTY v. S. A.
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- Status
- Published