Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Bergdorf
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2018No. 16-5168PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
In 2006, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (ODHS) recognized Jerry and Deidre Matthews as "adoptive parents" of the year for Northeast Oklahoma. But how quickly things changed. After years of reported abuse and neglect, the Delaware County District Court in April 2014 placed all nine children living in the Matthews' two bedroom, two bathroom trailer house in the emergency custody of the State. In June 2016, Jerry Matthews pleaded no contest in Delaware County District Court to reduced charges of child neglect. He received a suspended life sentence in exchange…
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