IN RE L.M.

No. 109,290. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3.

276 P.3d 1088 (2012)

2012 OK CIV APP 41

In the Matter of L.M., an alleged Deprived Child. Rebecca Mireles and James Moody, Appellants, v. The State of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3.

March 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Michael Haggerty, II , Haggerty Law Office, PLLC, Durant, Oklahoma, for Appellant, Rebecca Mireles.

Whitney Paige Kerr , Durant, Oklahoma, for Appellant, James Moody.

Julie Cuesta Naifeh , District Attorney's Office, Durant, Oklahoma, for Appellee.

Mary Kay Nabors , Durant, Oklahoma, for Minor Child.


WM. C. HETHERINGTON, JR., Judge.

¶ 1 In this consolidated appeal, the biological parents of L.M. appeal a trial court judgment terminating their parental rights based on separate jury verdicts finding: (1) Rebecca Mireles (Mother) has a mental illness, and (2) both James Moody (Father) and Mother have failed to correct the condition which led to L.M.'s deprived status. The termination order as to Mother is REVERSED and REMANDED for a new trial. Because the order...

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