Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “A. Pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Children's Code, the finding that a child is delinquent, in need of supervision or deprived shall not deprive the parents of the child of their parental rights, but a court may terminate the rights of a parent to a child in the following situations. The paramount consideration in proceedings concerning termination of parental rights shall be the health, safety and best interests of the child: 5. A finding that: a. the child has been adjudicated to be deprived, and b. such condition is caused by or contributed to by acts or omissions of the parent, and c. - termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child, and d. the parent has failed to show that the condition which led to the adjudication of a child deprived has been corrected although the parent has been given not less than the time specified by Section .... 13 ~A finding that all of the following exist: a. the child has been adjudicated deprived, and b. custody of the child has been placed outside the home of a natural or adoptive parent, guardian or extended family member, and c. the parent whose rights are sought to be terminated has a mental illness or mental deficiency, as defined by Section 6-201 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, which renders the parent incapable of adequately and appropriately exercising parental rights, duties and responsibilities, and d. the continuation of parental rights would result in harm or threatened harm to the child, a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomason v. State

2. “(t)hese include, but are not limited to, adequacy of notice of either commencement of proceedings, or the conditions in need of remediation, or the terms of the service plan, or the consequences of failure to correct the conditions leading to the deprived adjudication.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2007 OK CIV APP 97 - In Re SA

3. “adjudicated deprived children who have been in [DHS] custody for fifteen (15) of the most recent twenty-two (22) months, and who were in out-of-home placement in [DHS] custody as of November 17, 1997,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 OK CIV APP 75 - In Re MJ