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Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7502-1.3: Laws governing

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A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a proceeding

to terminate parental rights pursuant to Article 5 of the Oklahoma

Adoption Code or an adoption in this state of a minor born in this

state or brought into this state from another state by a prospective

adoptive parent, or by a person who places the minor for adoption in

this state, is governed by the laws of this state, including but not

limited to, the Oklahoma Adoption Code and the Interstate Compact on

the Placement of Children.

B. A permanent relinquishment of a child for adoption or a

consent to adoption, including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial

consent signed by a putative father, will be recognized as valid and

given effect in all proceedings brought pursuant to the Oklahoma

Adoption Code in the courts of this state, if the permanent

relinquishment or consent was executed:

1. Before an appropriate official and in the manner prescribed

by the Oklahoma Adoption Code; or

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection I of Section

7503-2.3 and subsection H of Section 7503-2.4 of this title, before

an appropriate official and in the manner prescribed by the law of

the state or country in which the permanent relinquishment or

consent was executed.

C. The laws of this state shall govern when and under which

circumstances a permanent relinquishment of a child for adoption or

a consent to adoption, including, but not limited to, an

extrajudicial consent signed by a putative father, may be revoked or

set aside, if:

1. The permanent relinquishment or consent was executed in this

state; or

2. The permanent relinquishment or consent was executed outside

of this state before an appropriate official and in a manner in

compliance with all of the requirements of the Oklahoma Adoption

Code.

D. If a permanent relinquishment for adoption or consent to

adoption, including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial consent

signed by a putative father, is executed outside of this state

before an official or in a manner that is not in compliance with all

of the requirements of the Oklahoma Adoption Code, the law of the

state in which the permanent relinquishment or consent was executed

shall govern the circumstances under which the relinquishment or

consent may be revoked or set aside.

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