DHS EX REL. OVERSTREET v. OVERSTREET

No. 97,179.

78 P.3d 951 (2003)

2003 OK 87

STATE of Oklahoma, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ex rel. Patricia Ann OVERSTREET, Appellant, v. Quinton Harold OVERSTREET, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

October 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John O. Walton, Assistant District Attorney, Ardmore, OK, for appellant.

Wallace Coppedge, Little, Little, Little, Windel, Coppedge, Oliver, & Gallagher, Tishomingo, OK, for appellee.


WINCHESTER, J.

¶ 1 The issue before us is one of first impression, that is, whether the termination of parental rights also terminates the duty to support. The legal issue and facts of this appeal are similar to those before us in Lindsay v. McCabe, 2003 OK 86, 78 P.3d 956, also decided today. The current law on this issue, found in 10 O.S.2001, § 7006-1.3(B)(1), and enacted in 1994, provides that termination of parental...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases