"[T]he great majority of jurisdictions . . . agree that judicial termination of parental rights severs the parent-child relationship to the extent that the parent no longer owes a duty to support the child." State Dep't of Human Servs. ex rel. Overstreet v. Overstreet, 78 P.3d 951, 954 (Okla. 2003) (citing in support cases from 19 other states including Erwin v. Luna, 443 So.2d 1242, 1244 (Ala.Civ. App. 1983)).See, e.g., Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 760 n. 11, 102 S.Ct. 1388, 71 L.Ed.2d 599 (1982) ("For a child, the consequences of termination of his natural parents' rights may well be far-reaching.
We answer that under the statutes applicable when the divorce was granted, the termination of parental rights to the child also terminated the husband's child support obligations. The legal issue and facts of this appeal are similar to those before us in State ex rel. Overstreet v. Overstreet, 2003 OK 87, ___P.2d___, also decided today. FACTS