Laws v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Opinion by

KEITH RAPP, Judge:

{1 The trial court plaintiff, Rita Laws (Laws), an adoptive parent of G.L., appeals the trial court decision sustaining in part the decision of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (State) to deny adoption assistance benefits for GL. to Laws. The State appeals the same trial court decision which overruled in part the State's administrative decision denying adoption assistance benefits.

BACKGROUND

2 Although this case comes for review in the context of the very real concerns surrounding the adoption of children with special needs, the defining issue herein is one…