Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 31, 2013No. 111344PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WM. C. HETHERINGTON, Jr., Presiding Judge.
1 1 Appellant Brian Smith (Father) appeals the order adjudicating T.S., KS., D.S., K.S., and L.S., to be deprived children. Based on our interpretation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C.A. § 1901 et seg. (ICWA), and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, 10 0.8.2011 § 40.1 et seq. (OICWA), we AFFIRM.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
12 The five children, whose ages ranged from 15 to 3 years, had been residing in Delaware County since 2010 with Father and his wife, Latisha Smith (Mrs. Smith), the mother of the two youngest children. On August 22,…
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