Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-2-110: Abandonment of child in voluntary placement
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- OK Code
- Title 10A
A. For a child in a voluntary foster care placement pursuant to
an agreement between the parent, legal guardian or custodian of the
child and the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the
Department of Human Services if the division determines that such
child has been abandoned pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-4-
904 of this title, such Division may complete a written report of
recommendations to the Division of Children and Family Services
within the Department. Such report shall specify that the child has
been abandoned and shall recommend that the Division of Children and
Family Services request the district attorney to file a petition
alleging the child to be deprived. If the court determines that the
child has been abandoned, reasonable efforts to provide for the
return of the child to the child's own home shall not be required.
Then the court shall conduct a permanency hearing within thirty (30)
days of such determination pursuant to the provision of Section 1-4-
811 of this title.
B. If the child is subsequently adjudicated deprived, the
Developmental Disabilities Services Division and the Division of
Children and Family Services shall cooperate and collaborate with
regard to the welfare, health and safety of the child in a permanent
placement pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Children's
Code.
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