Saul v. Alcorn

¶ 1 The issue presented is whether respite/certified foster parents should have been allowed to participate in a proceeding to remove a child from their home. We hold that 10 O.S. Supp.2002 § 7208 1 does not divest the trial court of its duty to determine the child’s best interests in a removal proceeding. Under the facts presented, a proper determination of the child’s best interest requires that all the foster parents be allowed to fully participate in the removal proceeding. Therefore, we assume original jurisdiction and grant the writ of prohibition and writ of mandamus requiring the…