Legal Opinion
S.C. v. J.L.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 12, 2002No. 96,158PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSummers, J.
¶ 1 This is a custody dispute between a married couple desiring to adopt, who have had custody of an infant child since a month after her birth, and the child’s unmarried natural father, who has sought custody during that time. The adoption failed by reason of (1) the father’s refusal to consent (the natural mother originally gave her consent) and (2) in an earlier appellate case relating to this child, the Court of Civil Appeals (COCA), Div 2, in In the Matter of Baby Girl L., Case No. 92003 (not for pub., 5-18-99), cert, denied (Okla. S. Ct., 9-20-99), ruled father’s parental rights were…
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