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Father appealed from several orders, including those made at a combined jurisdiction/disposition hearing. The Court agreed that father’s due process challenges relating to notice were not forfeited on appeal even if they were not timely or adequately raised in the juvenile court. Father did not receive written notice of the hearing and the juvenile court’s “oral” notice was not explicit and clear. The Court found these defects violated his due process rights and the defects were consequential. The jurisdiction and disposition orders were reversed and remanded for further proceedings.