Legal Opinion
In Re the Adoption of M.J.S.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 22, 2007No. 104,240PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWatt, J.
T 1 The retained appeal, consolidated matter and companion case all involve the same adoption proceeding and will be resolved by a single opinion in the instant appeal 1 The matters require resolution of two issues. 2 First, whether the Department's authority to consent to the adoption of a child under 10 0.8.2001 § 7008-5.5(H)(8) 3 overrides the trial court's duty to determine the best interests of the child in an adoption proceeding. Second, whether the trial court abused its discretion 4 by refusing to grant a new trial based on the relatives' 5 discovery of new evidence.
T2 In accordance…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Patel v. OMH Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Keating v. EdmondsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Peters v. Golden Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. ColclazierSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Lierly v. Tidewater Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
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3Cited by16 opinions
- IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF M.A.S.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2018
- Skrapka v. BonnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
- IN THE MATTER OF L.M.A.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- SCHNEDLER v. LEESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2019
- BERKSON v. STATE ex rel. ASKINS AS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COURTSSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2023
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