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10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-302. Amendment of petition – Postadjudication petition.

|A. No pleading subsequent to the petition alleging a child to be deprived is required, and the filing of any motion or pleading shall not delay the holding of the adjudicatory hearing. |B. The court shall liberally allow the petition to be amended at any time to add, modify, or supplement factual allegations that form the basis for the cause of action up until seven (7) days prior to the adjudicatory hearing. The court may grant leave to amend the petition upon a showing of good cause after that date and prior to the adjudicatory hearing. The court may allow amendment of the petition to conform with the evidence at any time prior to the adjudicatory ruling of the court. In all cases in which the court has granted leave to amend based on new evidence or new allegations, the court shall permit the respondent a reasonable and adequate opportunity to prepare as may be required to insure a full and fair hearing. The court shall not amend the adjudicatory category prayed for in the petition.C. In any case in which the allegations contained within the original petition have been sustained and a child is found to be a deprived child, if the state subsequently alleges new facts, or different conditions are discovered to be sufficient, if sustained, to support a finding that the child is a deprived child, then the state may file a subsequent petition entitled "Postadjudication Petition". This section shall not apply if the jurisdiction of the juvenile court has been terminated prior to the new allegations.D. All procedures and hearings required for an original petition are applicable to a postadjudication petition filed under this section. The postadjudication petition shall be filed in the same case as the original petition.Added by Laws 1977, c. 259, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1977. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 17, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1103.1 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 22, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-3.3 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 230, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-303. Summons - Contents – Waiver of service.

|A. 1. Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall schedule a hearing and shall issue a summons requiring the parents, legal guardian, custodian, the child if the child is twelve (12) or more years of age, and any other persons the court determines to be proper or necessary parties to the proceedings to appear personally before the court at the date, time, and place stated in the summons. The court may endorse upon the summons an order directing the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person having the physical custody or control of the child to bring the child to the hearing. |2. The summons shall be attached to a copy of the petition and shall advise the parties of the right to counsel, including the right of the child’s parent or legal guardian to court-appointed counsel if indigent.3. The summons shall state the relief requested, including notice that child support may be ordered or modified and that the child’s paternity, if at issue, may be established.4. The summons shall also contain, in type at least as large as the balance of the document, the following or substantially similar language: "FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS OR TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE ADJUDICATION OF THIS CHILD (OR THESE CHILDREN) AS DEPRIVED CHILDREN AND MAY ULTIMATELY RESULT IN LOSS OF CUSTODY OF THIS CHILD OR THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD."B. A party other than the child may waive service of summons in writing or by voluntary appearance at the hearing. A child’s counsel may waive service of summons on the child’s behalf.C. If it subsequently appears that a person who should have been served was not served and has not entered an appearance, the court shall immediately order the issuance of a summons which shall be served on the person.Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 104, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 259, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1981, c. 238, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Laws 1988, c. 318, § 2, emerg. eff. July 6, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 238, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 342, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 18, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1104 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 353, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 421, § 9, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 23, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-3.4 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 231, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-305 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-305. Failure to appear without reasonable cause - Consent to adjudication - Contempt - Warrants.

|A. Failure of a person summoned as provided in this part to respond or appear without reasonable cause constitutes the person's consent to an adjudication of the child to be deprived. |B. If any person summoned as provided in this part fails to respond or appear without reasonable cause, such person may be held in contempt of court.C. In case the summons cannot be served, or the parties served fail to obey the same, or in any case when it shall be made to appear to the judge that the service will be ineffectual, that the health, safety, or welfare of the child requires that the child should be brought into the custody of the court, a warrant may be issued against the parent, legal guardian, custodian of the child, or the child.Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 106, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 20, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1106 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 353, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 421, § 11, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 25, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-3.6 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 233, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-401 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-401. Discovery and court rules concerning juvenile proceedings – Exchange of information – Protective order.

|A. The provisions of the Oklahoma Discovery Code and the Rules for District Courts of Oklahoma do not apply to juvenile proceedings except as provided by this section. |B. The court may order the parties to exchange information that is not work product and not privileged, including:1. The assessment and investigation records of the Department of Human Services; provided, all information that identifies the reporter of alleged child abuse or neglect shall be redacted;2. Law enforcement reports;3. Any video or audio recording of an interview with the child alleged to be deprived;4. Any exhibit any party intends to introduce at trial; and5. The names of any witnesses any party may call and a synopsis of the expected testimony.C. The court may in its discretion enter a scheduling order, order mediation, and conduct status and settlement conferences as needed during deprived proceedings.D. All information produced, exchanged, or used during the pendency of the deprived action is confidential and shall be subject to a protective order. The disclosure or use of the information for any other purpose is prohibited except as permitted by law.Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 117, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-501 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-501. District attorney to act as petitioner.

|Except as otherwise provided by this Code, the district attorney shall prepare and prosecute every hearing and proceeding within the purview of the Oklahoma Children's Code, and shall act as petitioner in all cases; provided, counsel for the Department of Human Services may, with consent of the district attorney, represent the interests of the state in proceedings involving a child in the permanent legal custody of the Department. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 43, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 421, § 26, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 55, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-8.4 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 235, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 188, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-502 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-502. Jury trial.

|A. A parent entitled to service of summons, the state or a child shall have the right to demand a trial by jury on the sole issue of termination of parental rights only in the following circumstances: |1. When the initial petition to determine if a child is deprived also contains a request for termination of parental rights in which case the court shall determine if the child should be adjudicated deprived and, if so, the jury shall determine if parental rights should be terminated; or2. When, following a hearing in which the child is adjudicated deprived, a request for termination of parental rights is filed by the state or the child.B. The demand for a jury trial shall be granted unless waived, or the court on its own motion may call a jury to try any termination of parental rights case. Such jury shall consist of six (6) persons. A party who requests a jury trial and fails to appear in person for such trial, after proper notice and without good cause, may be deemed by the court to have waived the right to such jury trial, and the termination of parental rights shall be by nonjury trial unless another party demands a jury trial or the court determines on its own motion to try the case to a jury.Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 110, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 259, § 11, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1986, c. 179, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1992, c. 298, § 23, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 22, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1110 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 473, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Renumbered from § 7003-3.8 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 236, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 278, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 1, § 4, emerg. eff. March 18, 2011; Laws 2016, c. 243, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.NOTE: Laws 2010, c. 398, § 1 repealed by Laws 2011, c. 1, § 5, emerg. eff. March 18, 2011.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-504 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-504. Alternative dispute resolution.

|A. At any stage of the proceedings, the court may order, or the parties may voluntarily participate in an alternative dispute resolution process which may include: |1. Family group conferencing;2. Mediation; or3. A settlement conference.B. If a court orders an alternative dispute resolution process, a party who does not wish to participate may file a motion objecting to the order. Any resolution agreed to by the parties through an alternative dispute resolution process shall not be binding on the court.Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 118, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-507 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-507. Admissibility of evidence.

|In any proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to Section 1-2-101 of this title or in any proceeding where such a report or any contents of the report are sought to be introduced into evidence, such report, contents, or other fact related thereto or to the condition of the child or victim who is the subject of the report shall not be excluded on the ground that the matter is or may be the subject of a physician-patient privilege or similar privilege or rule against disclosure. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 43, § 4, emerg. eff. March 18, 1965. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 85, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1995, c. 353, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 848 of Title 21 by Laws 1995, c. 353, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 91, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7113 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 240, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-508 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-508. Immunity for testimony – Records – Statements during evaluation or treatment.

|A. At any stage of a proceeding under the Oklahoma Children’s Code: |1. The parent or legal guardian, the child’s attorney, or the district attorney’s office may apply for use immunity for a parent or legal guardian for in-court testimony. The in-court testimony of an immunized parent or legal guardian shall not be used against that parent or legal guardian in a criminal prosecution; provided, however, that the parent or legal guardian may be prosecuted for perjury that occurs during the testimony of the parent or legal guardian in a deprived proceeding;2. The child’s attorney or the district attorney’s office may apply for use immunity for any records, documents, or other physical objects produced by the immunized parent or legal guardian in the deprived proceeding, the production of which was compelled by a court order; or3. The child’s attorney or the district attorney’s office may apply for use immunity for a parent or legal guardian for any statement that a parent or legal guardian makes in the course of a court-ordered psychological evaluation or treatment program to the professional designated by the Department of Human Services or authorized by the court in furtherance of the court’s order. Such immunity shall attach only to those statements made during the course of the actual evaluation or treatment and specifically does not attach to statements made to Department employees, agents, or other representatives in the course of the investigation of alleged child abuse, neglect, or abandonment.B. Any other information available to the professional designated by the Department or authorized by the court to perform the court-ordered evaluation or treatment shall not be the subject of any application or order for immunity.Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 119, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-601. Adjudication hearing.

|A. The court shall hold an adjudication hearing following the filing of a petition alleging that a child is deprived. The hearing shall be held not more than ninety (90) calendar days following the filing of the petition. The child and the child’s parents, guardian, or other legal custodian shall be entitled to not less than twenty (20) days’ prior notice of the hearing. |B. 1. The child shall be released from emergency custody in the event the adjudication hearing is delayed beyond ninety (90) days from the date the petition is filed unless the court issues a written order with findings of fact supporting a determination that:a.there exists reasonable suspicion that the health, safety, or welfare of the child would be in imminent danger if the child were returned to the home, andb.there exists either an exceptional circumstance to support the continuance of the child in emergency custody or the parties and the guardian ad litem, if any, agree to such continuance.2. If the adjudicatory hearing is delayed pursuant to this subsection, the emergency custody order shall expire unless the hearing on the merits of the petition is held within one hundred eighty (180) days after the actual removal of the child.C. The release of a child from emergency custody due to the failure of an adjudication hearing being held within the time frame prescribed by this section shall not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the child and the parties or authority to enter temporary orders the court deems necessary to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the child pending the hearing on the petition.D. At the adjudication hearing, if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child, the court shall:1. Accept a stipulation by the child’s parent, guardian, or other legal custodian that the facts alleged in the petition are true and correct;2. Accept a stipulation by the child’s parent, guardian, or other legal custodian that if the state presented its evidence supporting the truth of the factual allegations in the petition to a court of competent jurisdiction, such evidence would be sufficient to meet the state’s burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the factual allegations are true and correct; or3. Conduct a nonjury trial to determine whether the state has met its burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the factual allegations in the petition are true and correct.E. 1. A decision determining a child to be deprived in a nonjury trial shall be based on sworn testimony.2. The child, as a party to the proceeding, shall be given the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and to present a case in chief if desired.Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 120, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-602 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-602. Allegations of petition not supported by evidence.

|If the court finds that the factual allegations of the petition are not supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the court shall order the petition dismissed and shall order the child discharged from any custody. The child's parents, guardian or other legal custodian shall also be discharged from any restriction or other previous temporary order. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 113, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 26, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1113 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 30, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-4.4 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 241, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-603 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-603. Order of adjudication finding child to be deprived.

|A. If the court finds that: |1. The factual allegations in a petition filed by the state alleging that a child is deprived are supported by a preponderance of the evidence;2. Such allegations are sufficient to support a finding that the child is deprived; and3. It is in the best interests of the child that the child be declared to be a deprived child and made a ward of the court,then the court shall sustain the petition, and shall make an order of adjudication finding the child to be deprived and shall adjudge the child as a ward of the court.B. The order of adjudication shall include a statement that advises the parent that failure to appear at any subsequent hearing or comply with any requirements of the court may result in the termination of parental rights to the child.C. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the court shall enter a dispositional order pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-4-707 of this title.D. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the parent or other legal custodian shall register with the court clerk within two (2) days of the adjudication and provide a valid, current address or other place where the parent or other legal custodian may be served with a summons. In the event that the address or place where the parent or legal custodian may be served a summons changes during the course of the litigation, the parent or other legal custodian shall have the obligation of filing a change of address form with the clerk. In the event that an amended petition or motion is filed, the address listed on the form of the court clerk shall constitute the last-known address of the parent or other legal custodian unless the state has actual knowledge of the parent or other legal custodian’s location.Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 114, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 21, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1986, c. 286, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 302, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 299, § 9, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 10, § 1, emerg. eff. March 21, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 290, § 40, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 27, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1114 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 421, § 13, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 31, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-4.5 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 242, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.NOTE: Laws 1992, c. 298, § 25 repealed by Laws 1993, c. 10, § 16, emerg. eff. March 21, 1993.
10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-701 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-1-4-701. Reimbursements and costs by parents able to pay.

|A. Upon notice to the parent or other person legally obligated to support the child and upon an opportunity to be heard and a finding of financial ability to pay, the court may order the parent or other person to: |1. Reimburse the Department of Human Services, in whole or in part, for any costs and expenses incurred by the Department in providing any services or authorizing actions taken pursuant to the Oklahoma Children's Code for the child including, but not limited to, all or some part of placement services, medical care and mental health services of a child, as authorized by law;2. Reimburse any law enforcement agency, in whole or in part, for any costs or expenses incurred by the law enforcement agency for protective custody services or other authorized actions taken pursuant to the Oklahoma Children's Code; and3. Reimburse the court fund, in whole or in part, for any disbursements made from the court fund in conjunction with the case, including, but not limited to, court-appointed attorney fees, expert witness fees, sheriff's fees, witness fees, transcripts and postage.B. The court may order the terms and conditions of the payment of costs and expenses described in subsection A of this section. When any parent is financially able but has willfully failed to pay the costs and reimbursements as ordered by the court pursuant to this section, the parent may be held in indirect contempt of court and, upon conviction, shall be punished pursuant to Section 566 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 121, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 302, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 290, § 43, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 46, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1121 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 353, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 407, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 198, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 58, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-8.7 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 243, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.