State Ex Rel. Juvenile Dept. of Multnomah County v. Fw

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• termination of parental rights was proper where the parent's pattern of drug use and relapse had a continuing detrimental effect on the children
• evidence of current detrimental effects on the children is pertinent to parent's unfitness, as well as to whether reunification is improbable within a reasonable time
• termination of parental rights was proper where the parent’s pattern of drug use and relapse had a continuing detrimental effect on the children
• “The inquiry of whether a parent’s conduct or condition has had a seriously detrimental effect on the child is meant to be child-specific and calls for testimony in psychological and developmental terms regarding the particular child’s requirements.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.)

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