Legal Opinion

Thomason v. State

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided February 24, 2003No. 96,753Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

KEITH RAPP, Judge:

T 1 The trial court defendant, Gail Thoma-son (Mother), appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict terminating her parental rights as to her child (CRT). The termination petition was filed by the State of *1006Oklahoma (State). This Court reverses and remands for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

T2 The parties have little dispute about the facts. Mother suffers mental illness and, possibly, alcohol and drug abuse induced mental illness. CRT was placed in emergency custody of the Department of Human Services (DHS) in February 1999, and was adjudicated as a deprived child in…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Neil Acquisition, L.L.C. v. Wingrod Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  4. McNeill v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
  5. Carter v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993

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