IN RE F.H.G.

No. 109494. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 1.

271 P.3d 100 (2011)

2012 OK CIV APP 15

In the Matter of F.H.G.; G.R.G.; S.G.; H.M.R.; and S.D.R., Children Under 18 Years of Age: Lemont Gardner, Appellant, v. State of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 1.

Certiorari Denied January 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Nelson , Tulsa, OK, for Appellant.

Tim Harris , District Attorney, Mary Elizabeth Walters , Assistant District Attorney, Tulsa, OK, for Appellee.

Renee Waisner , Public Defender's Office, Tulsa, OK, for Minor Children.


CAROL M. HANSEN, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant, Lemont Gardner (Father), seeks review of the trial court's order terminating his parental rights to F.H.G., G.R.G., and S.W.G. (Children). We reverse because neither the jury's verdict nor the trial court's judgment made all the findings necessary for termination, including the finding termination was in Children's best interest.

¶ 2 A parent has a basic fundamental right, protected by the United States and...

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