Dep't of Human Servs. v. J. C. S. (In re M. E. S.)
Dep't of Human Servs. v. J. C. S. (In re M. E. S.)
Opinion of the Court
*580*121Father appeals judgments terminating his parental rights to his four children, M, H, A, and J, on the basis of extreme conduct, ORS 419B.502, and for reasons of unfitness, ORS 419B.504. He raises three assignments of error. In his first two assignments, father contends that the termination proceedings violated his federal due process rights in two respects. We are not persuaded. "Due process is flexible and calls for such procedural protections as the particular situation demands." Mathews v. Eldridge ,
In his third assignment of error, father challenges the juvenile court's decision on the merits; specifically, he contends that the juvenile court erred in ruling that there was clear and convincing evidence to terminate his parental rights under either ORS 419B.502 or ORS 419B.504. A detailed discussion of the evidence in the record in this case would not benefit the bench, bar, or public. Suffice it to say that, on de novo review, ORS 19.415(3)(a), we conclude that the record contains clear and convincing evidence that father has not ameliorated the conditions that gave rise to the previous involuntary terminations of his parental rights to other children and, therefore, that termination of father's parental rights is warranted under ORS 419B.502(6). We further conclude that the record contains clear and convincing evidence that (1) father has engaged in conduct or is characterized by a condition that is seriously detrimental to *122the children; (2) integration of the children into father's care is improbable within a reasonable time because father's conduct and conditions are unlikely to change; and (3) termination is in the best interests of the children. ORS 419B.500 ; ORS 419B.504 ; State ex rel. SOSCF v Stillman ,
Affirmed.
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