Legal Opinion

In re the Termination of Parental Rights

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 16, 1993No. 75604PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMERS, Justice.

Father’s parental rights were terminated for non-payment of child support by the District Judge in a non-jury proceeding. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding that Father had been unconstitutionally deprived of a jury trial. On certiorari we reinstate and affirm the Order of the trial court.'

*769Father and Mother were divorced in Comanche County on October 3, 1986. She received custody of Sara, then two and a half years old, and he was ordered to pay $125 per month child support. In a criminal proceeding Father had entered a plea of guilty to the molestation of a daughter of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. In Re the Adoption of Darren Todd H.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  2. A.E. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
  3. Handy v. City of LawtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
  4. Mitchell v. Ford Motor Credit Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  5. Ford v. FordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. Corman v. H-30 Drilling, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002

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