Livingston v. Graham

BERRY, Justice.

This cause is presented upon petitioners’ application for this Court to assume original jurisdiction. The relief sought is Writ of Mandamus directed to the District Court of Tulsa County directing the respondent judge to hear and determine the issues de novo in an appeal from the Juvenile Court of Tulsa County.

Petitioners, natural parents of the two infants involved, were divorced in Tulsa County in September, 1963. In April, 1964, the mother placed the children in the homes of her two brothers and went to Colorado. In June, 1964, the parents remarried in that State and…