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10 OK Stat § 10-7700-203 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-203. Application of established parent-child relationship.

|Unless parental rights are terminated, a parent-child relationship established under the Uniform Parentage Act applies for all purposes, except as otherwise provided by the laws of this state. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-204 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-204. Presumption of paternity.

|A. A man is presumed to be the father of a child if: |1. He and the mother of the child are married to each other and the child is born during the marriage;2. He and the mother of the child were married to each other and the child is born within three hundred (300) days after the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, dissolution of marriage or after decree of separation;3. Before the birth of the child, he and the mother of the child married each other in apparent compliance with law, even if the attempted marriage is or could be declared invalid, and the child is born during the invalid marriage or within three hundred (300) days after its termination by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, a decree of separation, or dissolution of marriage;4. After the birth of the child, he and the mother of the child married each other in apparent compliance with law, whether or not the marriage is or could be declared invalid, and he voluntarily asserted his paternity of the child, and:a.the assertion is in a record with the State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records or the Department of Human Services,b.he agreed to be and is named as the child’s father on the child’s birth certificate, orc.he promised in a record to support the child as his own; or5. For the first two (2) years of the child’s life, he resided in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as his own.B. A presumption of paternity established under this section may be rebutted only by an adjudication under Article 6 of the Uniform Parentage Act.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-301. Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity.

|The mother of a child and a man claiming to be the genetic father of the child may sign an acknowledgment of paternity with intent to establish the man’s paternity. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-302. Requirements of acknowledgment – Void and voidable acknowledgment.

|A. An acknowledgment of paternity shall: |1. Be in a record and on the form prescribed by the Department of Human Services pursuant to Section 20 of this act;2. Be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his paternity;3. State that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:a.does not have a presumed father, or has a presumed father whose full name is stated, andb.does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father;4. State whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man’s claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and5. State that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances and is barred after two (2) years.B. An acknowledgment of paternity shall be void if it:1. States that another man is a presumed father, unless a denial of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed father is filed with the State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records; or2. States that another man is an acknowledged or adjudicated father.C. An acknowledgment of paternity is voidable if it falsely denies the existence of a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father of the child.D. A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate an acknowledgment of paternity.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-303. Denial of paternity - Validity.

|A presumed father may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if: |1. An acknowledgment of paternity signed, or otherwise authenticated, by another man is filed pursuant to Section 20 of this act;2. The denial is in a record, and is signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury;3. The presumed father has not previously:a.acknowledged his paternity, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to Section 15 of this act or successfully challenged pursuant to Section 16 of this act, orb.been adjudicated to be the father of the child; and4. The denial is signed not later than two (2) years after the birth of the child.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-304 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-304. Execution of acknowledgment and denial – Effective date – Execution by minors.

|A. An acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of paternity may be executed separately or simultaneously. If the acknowledgment and denial are both necessary, neither is valid until both are executed. |B. An acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity may be signed before the birth of the child.C. Subject to subsection A of this section, an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity takes effect on the birth of the child or the execution of the document, whichever occurs later.D. An acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity signed by a minor is valid if it is otherwise in compliance with the Uniform Parentage Act.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-305 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-305. Effect of acknowledgment or denial.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 15 and 16 of this act, a valid acknowledgment of paternity signed by both parents is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent. |B. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 15 and 16 of this act, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father when executed in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-306. No filing fee.

|The State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records shall not charge for filing an acknowledgment of paternity, denial of paternity, rescission of acknowledgment of paternity, or rescission of denial of paternity. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-307 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-307. Rescission of acknowledgment or denial.

|A. A signatory may sign a rescission of acknowledgment of paternity or sign a rescission of denial of paternity before the earlier of: |1. Sixty (60) days after the effective date of the acknowledgment; or2. The date of the first hearing, in a proceeding to which the signatory is a party, before a court to adjudicate an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding that establishes support.B. A signatory who was a minor at the time of execution of the acknowledgment may rescind an acknowledgment of paternity within sixty (60) days of reaching the age of eighteen.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-308 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-308. Proceeding to challenge acknowledgment – Commencement – Burden of proof.

|A. After the period for rescission under Section 7700-307 of this title has expired, a signatory of an acknowledgment of paternity may commence a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment only: |1. On the basis of duress or material mistake of fact within two (2) years after the acknowledgment is executed; or2. On the basis of fraud at any time in accordance with subsection D of Section 7700-607 of this title.B. After the period for rescission under Section 7700-307 of this title has expired, a signatory of a denial of paternity may commence a proceeding to challenge the denial only:1. On the basis of fraud, duress or material mistake of fact; and2. Within two (2) years after the denial is executed.C. A party challenging an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity has the burden of proof, which shall be by clear and convincing evidence.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 151, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-309 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-309. Proceeding to challenge acknowledgment or denial – Procedure.

|A. Every signatory to an acknowledgment of paternity and any related denial of paternity shall be made a party to a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial. |B. For the purpose of challenging an acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment or denial.C. Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, the court shall not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support.D. A proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity shall be conducted in the same manner as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under Article 6 of the Uniform Parentage Act.E. At the conclusion of a proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, the court shall order the State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, to amend the birth record of the child, if appropriate.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-310 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-310. Ratification of unchallenged acknowledgment prohibited.

|A court or administrative agency conducting a judicial or administrative proceeding is not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-311 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-311. Full faith and credit.

|A court of this state shall give full faith and credit to an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity effective in another state if the acknowledgment or denial has been signed and is otherwise in compliance with the law of the other state. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-312 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-312. Forms for acknowledgment and denial of paternity – Rescission form – Effect of modification of forms.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall prescribe forms for the acknowledgment of paternity and the denial of paternity, which shall be filed with the State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, pursuant to Section 1-311.3 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. The rescission of the acknowledgment of paternity shall be prescribed by the Department of Human Services and made available at the same locations as the acknowledgment of paternity form provided for in Section 1-311.3 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. A valid acknowledgment of paternity, rescission of acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-313 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-313. Release of copies of acknowledgment or denial of paternity.

|The State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records shall release copies of the acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity to a signatory of the acknowledgment or denial and to courts and to the agency designated to administer a statewide plan for child support in accordance with Title IV, Part D, of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C., Section 651 et seq. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-314 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-314. Rules.

|The Department of Human Services shall promulgate and adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Article. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-501 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-501. Scope of article.

|This article governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, whether the individual: |1. Voluntarily submits to testing; or2. Is tested pursuant to an order of the court or the Department of Human Services.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-502 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-502. Order for genetic testing – Order for in utero testing not allowed.

|A. In a civil action in which paternity is a relevant fact and at issue, except as otherwise provided in this Article and Article 6 of the Uniform Parentage Act, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request is made by a party to the proceeding to determine parentage. |B. The Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Division may order genetic testing only if there is no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father.C. If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or the Department of Human Services may not order in utero testing.D. If two or more men are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-503 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-503. Requirements of testing – Objection to calculation - Retesting.

|A. Genetic testing shall be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by: |1. The American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions;2. The American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a successor to its functions; or3. An accrediting body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.B. A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one or more samples, or a combination of samples, of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual undergoing genetic testing.C. Based on the ethnic or racial group of an individual, the testing laboratory shall determine the databases from which to select frequencies for use in calculation of the probability of paternity. If there is disagreement as to the testing laboratory’s choice, the following rules apply:1. The individual objecting may require the testing laboratory, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the report of the test, to recalculate the probability of paternity using an ethnic or racial group different from that used by the laboratory;2. The individual objecting to the testing laboratory’s initial choice shall:a.if the frequencies are not available to the testing laboratory for the ethnic or racial group requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled in a manner recognized by accrediting bodies, orb.engage another testing laboratory to perform the calculations; and3. The testing laboratory may use its own statistical estimate if there is a question regarding which ethnic or racial group is appropriate. If available, the testing laboratory shall calculate the frequencies using statistics for any other ethnic or racial group requested.D. If, after recalculation using a different ethnic or racial group, genetic testing does not conclusively identify a man as the father of a child under Section 27 of this act, an individual who has been tested may be required to submit to additional genetic testing.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-504 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-504. Report of testing – Chain of custody.

|A. A report of genetic testing shall be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this Article will be admitted as evidence of paternity without the need for foundation testimony or other proof of authenticity or accuracy. |B. Documentation from the testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:1. The names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken;2. The names of the individuals who collected the specimens;3. The places and dates the specimens were collected;4. The names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and5. The dates the specimens were received.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-505 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-505. Identification of father - Rebuttal.

|A. Under the Uniform Parentage Act, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this Article and the results disclose that the man has: |1. At least a ninety-nine-percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and2. A combined paternity index of at least 100 to 1.B. A man identified under subsection A of this section as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this Article which:1. Excludes the man as a genetic father of the child; or2. Identifies another man as the possible father of the child.C. Except as otherwise provided in Section 32 of this act, if more than one man is identified by genetic testing as the possible father of the child, the court shall order them to submit to further genetic testing to identify the genetic father.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-506 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-506. Payment of costs of testing.

|A. Subject to assessment of costs under Article 6 of the Uniform Parentage Act, the cost of initial genetic testing shall be advanced by the Department of Human Services in a proceeding in which the Department is providing services. |B. In cases in which the Department of Human Services is not providing services, the cost of initial genetic testing shall be advanced:1. By the individual who made the request;2. As agreed by the parties; or3. As ordered by the court.C. In cases in which the cost is advanced by the Department of Human Services, the Department may seek reimbursement from a man who is identified as the father.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-507 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-507. Advance payment for additional testing.

|If the previous genetic testing identified a man as the father of the child under Section 27 of this act, the court or the Department of Human Services may not order additional testing unless the party challenging the test provides advance payment for the testing. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 29, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-508 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-508. Specimen from potential father unavailable – Additional sources of specimens for testing.

|A. Subject to subsection B of this section, if a genetic-testing specimen is not available from a man who may be the father of a child, for good cause and under circumstances the court considers to be just, the court may order the following individuals to submit specimens for genetic testing: |1. The parents of the man;2. Brothers and sisters of the man;3. Other children of the man and their mothers;4. Other relatives of the man necessary to complete genetic testing; and5. Any other custodians of genetic material.B. Issuance of an order under this section requires a finding that a need for genetic testing outweighs the legitimate interests of the individual sought to be tested.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-509 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-509. Testing of deceased individual.

|For good cause shown, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 31, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-510 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-510. Testing of identical brother – Use of nongenetic evidence.

|A. The court may order genetic testing of a brother of a man identified as the father of a child if the man is commonly believed to have an identical brother and evidence suggests that the brother may be the genetic father of the child. |B. If each brother satisfies the requirements as the identified father of the child under Section 27 of this act without consideration of another identical brother being identified as the father of the child, the court may rely on nongenetic evidence to adjudicate which brother is the father of the child.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-511 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-511. Release of genetic test report.

|Release of the report of genetic testing for parentage is controlled by Section 237 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 33, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-601. Proceeding authorized.

|A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child. The proceeding is governed by the applicable rules prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of Oklahoma. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 34, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-602 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-602. Standing to maintain proceeding.

|Subject to Article 3 of the Uniform Parentage Act and Sections 40 and 42 of this act, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: |1. The child;2. The mother of the child;3. A man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;4. The Department of Human Services; or5. A representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-603 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-603. Parties to proceeding.

|The following individuals may be joined as parties in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage: |1. The mother of the child; and2. A man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-604 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-604. Personal jurisdiction.

|A. An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual. |B. A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in Section 601-201 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes are fulfilled.C. Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 37, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.