Title: State ex rel. Dept. of Human Services v. Hovis
Citation: 1994 OK 2, 65OBJ234, 867 P.2d 1260
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: January 11, 1994

State ex rel. Dept. of Human Services v. Hovis Annotate this Case State ex rel. Dept. of Human Services v. Hovis 1994 OK 2 867 P.2d 1260 65 OBJ 234 Case Number: 82535 Decided: 01/11/1994 Supreme Court of Oklahoma STATE OF OKLAHOMA EX REL. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PETITIONER, v. THE HONORABLE RICHARD HOVIS, ASSOCIATE DISTRICT JUDGE, KIOWA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, AND THE HONORABLE RICHARD R. CLARKE, SPECIAL DISTRICT JUDGE, TULSA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, RESPONDENT. ORDER ¶1 Original jurisdiction is assumed and the following order is issued: In cases where a transfer is properly made according to the provisions of 43A Supp. 1992 § 5-504 (A) from a district court with jurisdiction over the child, the transferee court must accept the transferred cause, assume jurisdiction and perform all duties required under the act, 43A O.S.Supp. 1992 §§ 5-501 et seq. /s/ Robert E. Lavender ¶2 LAVENDER, V.C.J., and HARGRAVE, ALMA WILSON, KAUGER, SUMMERS, WATT, JJ., concur. ¶3 OPALA, J., concurs in part, dissents in part. ¶4 HODGES, C.J., and SIMMS, J., dissent.