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10 OK Stat § 10-7505-7.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7505-7.1. Appeals.

|A. An appeal may be taken from any final order, judgment, decree, or any order determining a minor eligible for adoption without terminating parental rights rendered pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption Code to the Supreme Court by any person aggrieved thereby, in the manner provided for appeals from the court as provided in this section. |B. In an appeal concerning the adoption of a minor or the termination of parental rights for adoption purposes, or any order determining a minor eligible for adoption without terminating parental rights, the appellant's designation of record shall be filed in the trial court within ten (10) days after the date of the judgment or order. Appellee's counter designation of record shall be filed in the trial court ten (10) days after appellant's designation of record is filed in the trial court.C. All appeals of cases concerning the adoption of a minor or the termination of parental rights for adoption purposes, or an order determining that a minor is eligible for adoption which does not terminate parental rights, shall be initiated by filing a petition in error in the Supreme Court within thirty (30) days of the filing of the order, judgment, or decree appealed from. The record on appeal shall be completed within thirty (30) days from the filing of the petition in error. Any response to the petition in error shall be filed within twenty (20) days from the filing of the petition in error.D. The briefing schedule is established as follows:1. Appellant's brief in chief shall be filed twenty (20) days after the trial court clerk notifies all parties that the record is complete and such notice has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court;2. Appellee's answer brief shall be filed fifteen (15) days after the appellant's brief in chief is filed; and3. Appellant's reply brief may be filed within ten (10) days after the appellee's answer brief is filed.E. Any appeal when docketed should have priority over all cases pending on said docket. Adjudication of appeals and any other proceedings concerning the adoption of the minor described in this section shall be expedited by the Supreme Court.F. The pendency of an appeal shall not suspend the order of the district court regarding a minor, nor shall it remove the minor from the custody of that court or of the person, institution, or agency to whose care such minor has been committed, unless the Supreme Court shall so order.Added by Laws 1957, p. 26, § 19. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 10, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 366, § 39, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.19 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 30, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7505-7.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7505-7.2. Limitations on challenge to adoption or termination of parental rights - Effect of appeal - Best interests of child.

|A. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph 3 of subsection B of Section 7503-2.7 of this title: |1. When an interlocutory or final decree of adoption has been rendered, a decree terminating parental rights cannot be challenged on any ground, either by a direct or a collateral attack, more than three (3) months after its rendition. The minority of the natural parent shall not operate to prevent this time limit from running; and2. No adoption may be challenged on any ground either by a direct or collateral attack more than three (3) months after the entry of the final adoption decree regardless of whether the decree is void or voidable, and the minority or incompetence of the natural parent shall not operate to prevent this time limit from running.B. In any challenge on any ground either by a direct or collateral attack, the court shall not enter a decision which is contrary to the best interests of the adopted minor.Added by Laws 1971, c. 316, § 2, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 340, § 25, emerg. eff. June 9, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 297, § 9, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 58 of this title by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 28, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.18b of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 31, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7505-8.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7505-8.1. Adoption dissolution statistics to be published.

|A. Whenever the Department of Human Services publishes statistics on successful adoptions, the Department shall also include statistics on adoption dissolutions, including the average number of months between the finalization of adoptions and the effective date of dissolutions. |B. For purposes of this section, "adoption dissolutions" means adoptions which dissolve after the adoption is finalized and prior to the time the adopted child reaches eighteen (18) years of age.Added by Laws 2009, c. 277, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
10 OK Stat § 10-7506-1.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7506-1.2. Revocation of notice of intent to claim paternity - Removal of registrant's name from registry.

|A. A putative father may revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity at any time by submitting a signed, notarized statement revoking the notice of intent to claim paternity. |B. If a court determines that the registrant is not the father of the child, the court shall order that the Department remove the registrant's name from the registry. On receipt of an order providing for the removal of the registrant's name, the Department shall remove the name from the registry.Added by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 42, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7507-1.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7507-1.1. Adult adoptions.

|An adult person may be adopted by any other adult person, with the consent of the person to be adopted or his guardian, if the court shall approve, and with the consent of the spouse, if any, of an adoptive parent, filed in writing with the court. The provisions of Sections 9 through 36 of this act shall not apply to the adoption of a competent adult person. A petition therefor shall be filed with the district court in the county where the adoptive parents reside. After a hearing on the petition and after such investigation as the court deems advisable, if the court finds that it is to the best interests of the people involved, a decree of adoption may be entered which shall have the legal consequences stated in Section 37 of this act. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 26, § 21. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 43, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.21 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7508-1.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7508-1.1. Records retention.

|A. All records of any adoption finalized in this state shall be maintained for ninety-nine (99) years by the child-placing agency, entity, organization or person arranging or facilitating the adoption. |B. Child-placing agencies, attorneys, or other entities that facilitate adoptions who cease to operate or to practice in this state shall transfer their adoption records to the Department of Human Services, Adoption Division, or, after giving notice to the Department of Human Services, to a transferee agency that is assuming responsibility for the preservation of the agency's adoption records.Added by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 44, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 371, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
10 OK Stat § 10-7509-1.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7509-1.1. Conditions for discharges of infants from medical facilities.

|A. It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma that when an infant will be placed for adoption, a discharge of the infant from a medical facility shall be made as soon after birth as is medically prudent to facilitate the placement that has been arranged. |B. It shall be unlawful for any physician, hospital, or any other person or entity to condition discharge of an infant from a medical facility on the payment of any expense or to require a temporary order from a court before discharging an infant. Upon receipt of a written authorization of the birth mother, a medical facility shall release an infant to the person or agency designated in the written authorization.C. Any physician, hospital, or any other person or entity that violates the provisions of subsection B of this section shall be liable in a civil action for compensatory and punitive damages, shall be subject to injunctive remedies and a judgment for the payment of an aggrieved person's attorney fees and court costs. In addition, upon proof before any State of Oklahoma licensing board or agency, that any physician, hospital, or other person or entity has violated the provisions of this section, said person's or entity's license or charter to practice a profession or conduct business operations within this state may be suspended.Added by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 47, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 35, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7509-1.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7509-1.2. Confidential index of birth and adoptive names.

|In order to facilitate the updating of medical and social information received pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption Act and for the operation of the mutual consent voluntary registry and the confidential intermediary search programs, the office of the court clerk in each county of this state shall create a confidential index that cross-references an adoption of a child by both the child's birth name and adoptive name. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 36, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7509-1.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7509-1.3. Invalidation or revocation of final decree of adoption.

|If a person, attorney or licensed child-placing agency is investigated by law enforcement for suspected fraud or trafficking in children, the final decree of adoption shall not be invalidated or revoked. Provided, however, if an adoptive parent is investigated for suspected fraud or trafficking, the final decree of adoption may be invalidated or revoked by the court upon good cause shown. |Added by Laws 2016, c. 74, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-1.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-1.1. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Adoption Assistance Act". |Added by Laws 1982, c. 200, § 1. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 48, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.25 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 445, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-1.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-1.2. Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Adoption Assistance Act: |1. “Child” means any person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years who is in the court-ordered custody of the Department of Human Services or a federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act; and2. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.Added by Laws 1982, c. 200, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.26 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 434, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 445, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.NOTE: Laws 2001, c. 415, § 15 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-1.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-1.3. Program of assistance for children not eligible for federally funded adoption assistance benefits.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall establish and administer an ongoing program of adoption assistance for eligible special needs children in the legal custody of the Department or a federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, who are not eligible for federally funded adoption assistance benefits. Adoption assistance benefits under this program shall be provided out of funds appropriated to the Department for the maintenance of children in foster care or made available to it from other sources. |B. Adoption assistance benefits under this program may include Medicaid coverage, a monthly adoption assistance payment, reimbursement of nonrecurring adoption expenses, special services, or any combination of such benefits.C. To comply with 42 U.S.C., Section 471(a)(14) of the Social Security Act and 45 C.F.R., Section 1356.21(n), the Department shall limit the number of children under the responsibility of the Department, who remain in substitute care for a period over twenty-four (24) months, to no more than thirty percent (30%) of the children in care during any fiscal year.Added by Laws 1982, c. 200, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 13, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.27 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 37, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 445, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2008, c. 159, § 5, emerg. eff. May 12, 2008.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-1.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-1.4. Eligibility for adoption assistance - Factors for determination.

|A child may be determined by the Department of Human Services to be eligible for adoption assistance pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption Assistance Act if, in accordance with rules promulgated by the Commission for Human Services, the Department has determined that: |1. The child cannot or should not be returned to the home of his or her parents;2. There exists a specific factor or condition because of which it is reasonable to conclude that the child cannot be placed for adoption without providing adoption assistance; and3. A reasonable, but unsuccessful, effort has been made to place the child with appropriate adoptive parents without providing adoption assistance except when it would be against the best interests of the child because of such factors including, but not limited to, the existence of significant emotional ties with prospective adoptive parents while the child was in the care of such parents as a foster child.Added by Laws 1982, c. 200, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 14, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.28 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 396, § 20, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 445, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-1.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-1.6. Denial of assistance - Hearing.

|An adoptive parent or parents whose application for adoption assistance on behalf of a child has been denied by the Department of Human Services may request an administrative hearing within thirty (30) days of the date of the denial. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 200, § 6. Renumbered from § 60.30 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 445, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-2.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-2.1. Department of Human Services to contract or join with adoption exchange - Information to be provided - Definitions.

|A. The Department of Human Services, as funds become available for such purposes, shall contract with or join the Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resources Exchange or any other instate or out-of-state or national adoption exchange for purposes of increasing and promoting the placement and adoption of children who are in the custody of the Department of Human Services and in child-placing agencies. |B. Upon contracting with or joining the Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resources Exchange or any instate or out-of-state or national adoption exchange, the Department and all child-placing agencies shall be required to provide certain information to the Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resource Exchange or any other instate, out-of-state or national adoption exchange specified by the Department.C. For purposes of the Subsidized Adoption Act:1. "Adoption exchange" shall include only those exchanges which provide a monthly updated system, containing a photograph or description of each child whose parental rights have been terminated and is legally available for adoption; and2. "Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resource Exchange" is a private nonprofit corporation incorporated in this state whose membership is composed of child-placing agencies which operates under the direction of a board of directors selected in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation.Added by Laws 1983, c. 328, § 1, emerg. eff. June 28, 1983. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 15, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 366, § 49, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.31 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 39, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-2.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-2.2. Photograph and description of child to be provided to exchange.

|Pursuant to the provisions of Section 60.31 of this title, the Department of Human Services and all child-placing agencies shall be required to provide to the Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resource Exchange or any other instate, out-of-state or national adoption exchange specified by the Department, a recent photograph and description of each child who is legally available for adoption and for whom no adoptive home has been found. Requirements of this section must be completed within ninety (90) days of the date a child has become legally available for adoption or as otherwise required by the adoption exchange. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 328, § 2, emerg. eff. June 28, 1983. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.32 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-2.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-2.3. Exemptions.

|The following persons are exempt from the provisions of Sections 7510-2.1 through 7510-2.5 of this title: |1. Children age twelve (12) years or older who do not choose to be adopted pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption Act;2. Children for whom permanent placement plans have been made that do not include adoption; for example, permanent placement with relatives or long-term foster care;3. Children who, because of medical or psychological reasons as determined by a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist or physician, are not ready for adoption;4. Children who are runaways and whose present location is unknown; and5. Children who are currently in an adoptive placement, pursuant to Section 7505-6.3 of this title.Added by Laws 1983, c. 328, § 3, emerg. eff. June 28, 1983. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 17, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.33 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 40, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-2.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-2.4. Change in status of child listed by exchange.

|Any change in the status of a child listed by the Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resource Exchange or any other instate, out-of-state or national adoption exchange specified by the Department shall be reported by the Department of Human Services or child-placing agency having legal custody of that child to the Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resource Exchange or any other instate, out-of-state or national adoption exchange specified by the Department. The report shall be completed within twenty (20) working days after the change occurs. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 328, § 4, emerg. eff. June 28, 1983. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 18, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.34 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-2.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-2.5. Withdrawal of child from register.

|A child registered with the Oklahoma Children's Adoption Resource Exchange or any other instate, out-of-state or national adoption exchange as legally adoptable shall be withdrawn from the register when the exchange receives written notification from the agency having legal custody that the child has been placed in an adoptive home. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 328, § 5, emerg. eff. June 28, 1983. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 19, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.35 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-3.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-3.1. Short title.

|This part may be known and may be cited as the "Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance". |Added by Laws 1986, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 1986. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 50, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 61 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7510-3.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7510-3.3. Administration of compact - Rules and regulations.

|The Department of Human Services shall be the administrator of the Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. The Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the terms and purposes of this compact. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 126, § 3, emerg. eff. April 11, 1986. Renumbered from § 63 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7603 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7603. Renumbered as § 2203 of Title 27A by Laws 2006, c. 226, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.

§10-7306-2.5. Renumbered as § 2-5-205 of Title 10A by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 188, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-101. Short title.

|Sections 2 through 58 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Parentage Act”. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-103. Scope of act – Choice of law – Jurisdiction of district and administrative courts.

|A. The Uniform Parentage Act applies to determination of parentage in this state. |B. The court shall apply the law of this state to adjudicate the parent-child relationship. The applicable law does not depend on:1. The place of birth of the child; or2. The past or present residence of the child.C. The Uniform Parentage Act does not create, enlarge, or diminish parental rights or duties under other laws of this state.D. The district or administrative courts are authorized to adjudicate parentage under the Uniform Parentage Act.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-201. Establishment of parent-child relationship.

|A. The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by: |1. The woman’s having given birth to the child;2. Adoption of the child by the woman; or3. As otherwise provided by law.B. The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by:1. An unrebutted presumption of the man’s paternity of the child under Section 8 of the Uniform Parentage Act;2. An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under Article 3 of the Uniform Parentage Act, unless the acknowledgment has been timely rescinded or successfully challenged;3. An adjudication of the man’s paternity;4. Adoption of the child by the man; or5. As otherwise provided by law.Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
10 OK Stat § 10-7700-202 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7700-202. Equal rights of marital and nonmarital children.

|A child born to parents who are not married to each other has the same rights under the law as a child born to parents who are married to each other. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.