MATTER OF B.K.

No. 114,486.

398 P.3d 323 (2017)

2017 OK 58

In the MATTER OF B.K., Adjudicated Deprived Child. Lafarah Williams, Appellant/Respondent, v. State of Oklahoma, Appellee/Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Decided: FILED June 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linque Hilton Gillett , LINQUE HILTON GILLET LAW OFFICE, P.L.L.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Appellant/Respondent.

Jaclyn Rivera , Assistant District Attorney, OKLAHOMA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Appellee/Petitioner.

Tracey D. Jordan Esaw , Assistant Public Defender, OKLAHOMA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for the Minor Child B.K.


¶ 1 A single question is presented for decision on certiorari review: did the Legislature intend 10A O.S.2011, § 1-4-904(B)(13)1 to be the exclusive ground for termination in cases where a parent has a "diagnosed cognitive disorder" or can such a disorder be a "condition" leading to a deprived adjudication...

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