¶ 1 We granted certiorari to determine: 1) whether a judicially developed exception to the Federal and Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Acts — known as the "existing Indian family exception" — remains viable; and 2) whether evidence of the refusal to support the mother during the pregnancy is sufficient to warrant adoption without the father's consent under 10 O.S.2001 § 7505-4.2.
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IN THE MATTER OF BABY BOY L.
No. 99,815.
103 P.3d 1099 (2004)
2004 OK 93
In THE MATTER OF BABY BOY L., a minor child. Tiffany Leatherman, Appellee, v. Christopher Yancey, Appellant.
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December 7, 2004.
December 7, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Gerald E. Kelley, Oklahoma City, OK, for Appellee.
Jerry L. Colclazier, Amie Rose Colclazier, Seminole, OK, for Appellant.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
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