Legal Opinion
Matter of Del Moral Rodriguez
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 15, 1976No. 48417PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Vice Chief Justice.
The question presented for our determination is whether the provisions of the Oklahoma statutes which require publication to obtain jurisdiction over the natural mother, when her whereabouts' are unknown, in an action to terminate her parental rights as a prerequisite to adoption proceedings are unconstitutional as applied to indigent persons under the due process and equal protection provisions of the state and federal constitutions.
The appellants, Juan and Josephiiie Del Moral, filed a verified petition in the Juvenile Division of the District Court of Oklahoma…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grissom v. Dade CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Ex Parte HelscelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
3Cited by5 opinions
- Matter of RichSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Kiddie v. KiddieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- In Re Visitation Rights of FoxSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- In re Caroline R.New York Surrogate's Court · 1979
- Matter of RichSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979