Oklahoma Adoption Laws Page3

Adoption Laws in Oklahoma Page3

Adopting Parties

• Followings may place a child for adoption:
  Statute: Tit. 10, - § 7503-2.1
  • A parents
  • A legal guardian
  • An agency having license to place a child
  • Department

• Followings may adopt a child :
  Statute: Tit. 10, - § 7503-1.1
  • Both parents jointly iff both are age 21 years or more.
  • An unmarried person.
  • A stepparent.

Putative Fathers

Oklahoma State requires a Putative Father Registry.

• What are the registry requirements to receive notice?
  Statute: Tit. 10, - § 7503-3.1(I)
  • At any time (before or after the birth of child), a putative father will receive the Notice of Plan for Adoption.
  • He must complete the form within thirty days for the date of the notice plan.

• Registry Information :
  Statute: Tit. 10, - § 7506-1.1(D)
  • Name and address of putative father with his social security number.
  • Date of birth of putative father.
  • Name, date, birth place of child.
  • The name of attorney or child placing agency.
  • Registration date.
  • If this registration is related to adjudication by the court, then you must have information like the case number, court name, date of order, any other necessary information etc.

• Paternity Revocation (of claim):
  Statute: Tit. 10, - § 7506-1.2(A)
  • For paternity revocation notice, the putative father has to submit a signed, notarized statement.

• Registry Information Access :
  Statute: Tit. 10, - § 7506-1.1(I)
  Followings may access the registry information:
  • Court (any)
  • A legal agency
  • A person considered by the Dept. of Human Services
  • If a person has good reason to access this information.