Legal Opinion
Haney v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 6, 1993No. 79470PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Vice Chief Justice.
The question we answer in this case is whether an attorney-client relationship arises between a district attorney and a custodial parent when the district attorney attempts to collect child support obligations from a non-custodial parent, pursuant to a contract between the district attorney and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS). We answer in the negative.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Robin Haney (Haney) applied to DHS for collection of child support obligations from her former husband. The District Attorney for the County of Okmulgee (District…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by52 opinions
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