§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 […]
§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.
§10-7700-503. 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; or […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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. […]
§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 […]
§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 […]