West v. State

REIF, V.C.J.:

{1 This case concerns the termination of the parental rights of an imprisoned father without a jury trial Adam West was in prison at the time his children, H.M.W. and K.D.W., were removed from their mother and adjudicated deprived. The case was subject to the Oklahoma and Federal Indian Child Welfare Acts based on the children's eligibility for membership in the Cherokee Nation. - The Cherokee Nation entered an appearance and participated in the proceedings, 'After mother relinquished her rights, *740the State sought to terminate Mr. West's parental rights, contending that the length…