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OCCY board votes to ask attorney general whether jury-trial timing in termination cases raises constitutional questions
Summary
The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth voted to request a formal opinion from the state Attorney General on whether a legislative change limiting jury trials in parental termination cases would conflict with the Oklahoma Constitution, after debate over a compromise six-month scheduling requirement and data gaps that may hide delays.
The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth voted to ask the Oklahoma Attorney General whether limiting or eliminating jury trials in parental-termination cases would require a constitutional amendment, after members debated a compromise in legislation that requires a jury trial to be held within six months of a parent's request.
Deanna Chancellor, chair of the local board, said the six-month compromise in what members referred to as Bill 706 still leaves “a really long time for a young child,” and called for continued work to…
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