Bingham v. Bingham

1 Citing case

  1. State v. Oveerstreet

    78 P.3d 951 (Okla. 2003)   Cited 2 times
    In Overstreet, the statute at issue specifically provided that the termination of parental rights "shall not terminate the duty of either parent to support his or her minor child" until such time as the child is adopted. 78 P.3d at 952 n. 1. (quoting Okla. Stat. tit. 10, ยง 7006-1.3). Alabama's statutes have no language resembling the specific provisions of the statute discussed in Overstreet.

    The case does not discuss termination of parental rights, nor does it construe the statute at issue in this case. DHS also cites Bingham v. Bingham, 1981 OK CIV APP 26, 629 P.2d 1297, to support its position that a parent cannot by his own unilateral conduct, terminate a child's right to parental support. The divorce decree in that case approved a provision that excused an adoptive father from payment of child support and additionally provided that he was without visitation rights.