Legal Opinion
Heckathorn v. State ex rel. Department of Human Services
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 13, 1993No. 79276PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.
Did the trial court err in entering judgment on a jury’s verdicts recommending termination of the appealing mother’s parental rights?
We hold it did not.
I
The orientational facts are these. The five minor children of appellant Terri Hec-kathorn — 8-year-old H.P.; 6-year-old B.J.; 5-year-old H.J.; 3-year-old H.J.; and 1-year-old A.H. — were taken into protective custody by the State of Oklahoma Department of Human Services in May 1988. The action was taken after school officials discovered H.P. and B.J. had head lice and *382were unable to locate their mother.1 The school officials…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Breed v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Price v. ReedSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Matter of Sherol AsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Barber v. FlynnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. FrazierCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2005
- In the Matter of P.S.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2004
- State v. JohnsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2003