MATTER OF D.D.F.

No. 70785.

801 P.2d 703 (1990)

IN the Matter of D.D.F. and S.D.F., Minor Children. MICHAEL F., Appellant, v. STATE of Oklahoma, ex rel, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and D.D.F. and S.D.F., Minor Children, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randal D. Morley, Tulsa, for appellant.

William D. LaFortune, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tulsa, for appellee, the State.

Renee Waisner, Asst. Public Defender, Tulsa, for appellees, minor children.

Michael F., pro se.


SUMMERS, Justice:

Three questions are presented on certiorari in this Juvenile proceeding to terminate a father's parental rights: (1) Did the father knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to a jury trial? (2) Was he afforded effective assistance of counsel? (3) Is the trial court's order terminating his parental rights supported by the evidence and the law? We answer all three in the affirmative, and affirm the lower...

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