Legal Opinion
Matter of James H.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 23, 1978No. 50824PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEPTUNE, Presiding Judge.
This appeal challenges the correctness of an order terminating the parental rights of the natural mother based upon the finding of abandonment, the complaint being that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the finding.
The father’s verified application was bottomed on the provision of 10 O.S.1976 Supp. § 1130(A)(2) authorizing termination of parental rights in event of a “finding that a parent who is entitled to custody of the child has abandoned it for one (1) year.” The trial court found that “there have been several one-year periods of abandonment between…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bishop v. BenearSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
- Wright v. FitzgibbonsMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- In re the Adoption of PotterWashington Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In the Matter of McNeelySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- In Re Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions for Juvenile CasesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- In Re Adoption of O.L.P.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2001
- In re Amendments to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions for Juvenile CasesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
- In the Matter of McNeelySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
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