Legal Opinion

Wigington v. State

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided January 25, 2012No. 108,236PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LARRY JOPLIN, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant Michele Wigington (Mother) seeks review of the trial court's judgment on a jury's verdict terminating her parental rights to P.W.W., L.M.W., N.W., and S.W. (collectively Children). We reverse because, prior to the filing of Appellee State of Oklahoma's (State) motion to terminate Mother's parental rights, the Legislature repealed the *84sole statutory ground for termination upon which the trial court instructed the jury.

¶ 2 Mother alleged her husband (Father) had sexually abused Children, and State took them into eustody. On July 9, 2007, the trial court…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Matter of Christopher H.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
  2. Sullivan v. Forty-Second West Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
  3. Sellars v. McCulloughSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  4. Michael C. v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
  5. Matter of Adoption of BlevinsCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re PwwCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2012

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