MATTER OF S.T.G.

No. 75840.

806 P.2d 636 (1991)

In the Matter of S.T.G., an Alleged Deprived Child. K.G., Appellant, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

February 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. McKinney, Asst. Public Defender, Oklahoma City, for Child.

Gary A. Taylor, Steven A. Novick, Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Robert H. Macy, Dist. Atty., Stephen L. Sullins, Asst. Dist. Atty., Oklahoma City, for appellee, State of Okl.


ALMA WILSON, Justice:

The resolution of this appeal depends upon the construction of one word in 10 O.S.Supp.1990, § 1130(A)(5)(a). At issue is the definition of the term "abuse" in a statute permitting the immediate termination of parental rights where the child involved has been adjudicated deprived.

S.T.G. came to the attention of child welfare authorities on January 7, 1990, after the Department of Human...

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