Legal Opinion
Matter of Chad S.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 27, 1978No. 50581, 51146PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
In the proceedings below, the trial court declared the child involved to be dependent and neglected and made her a ward of the court in June of 1976. In December of that year, a petition seeking termination of parental rights was filed.
On January 6, 1977, mother appeared for the hearing without counsel. She was not advised of any right to court-appointed counsel if she was indigent. The trial court terminated her parental rights. 1 There was no record made of this hearing.
After termination, mother obtained counsel who timely filed a petition in error in this court (No.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by84 opinions
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- A.E. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
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