§10-7700-610. Joinder of proceedings.
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be joined with a proceeding for adoption, termination of parental rights, child custody or visitation, child support, dissolution of marriage, annulment, legal separation, probate or administration of an estate, or other appropriate proceeding. B. A respondent may not […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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Resource Exchange or any other instate, out-of-state or national adoption exchange as legally adoptable shall be withdrawn from the register when the exchange receives written notification from the agency having legal custody that the child has been placed in an adoptive home.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. […]
§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 […]
§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, § […]
§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.
§10-7510-3.2. Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.
This Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance, hereinafter called “the compact”, is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. FINDINGS The party states find that: (1) In order to obtain adoptive families for children with special needs, prospective adoptive parents […]
§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; or 2. The date of the first hearing, in a proceeding to which the signatory is a party, before a court […]