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Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-603: Order of adjudication finding child to be deprived

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 10A

A. If the court finds that:

1. The factual allegations in a petition filed by the state

alleging that a child is deprived are supported by a preponderance

of the evidence;

2. Such allegations are sufficient to support a finding that

the child is deprived; and

3. It is in the best interests of the child that the child be

declared to be a deprived child and made a ward of the court,

then the court shall sustain the petition, and shall make an order

of adjudication finding the child to be deprived and shall adjudge

the child as a ward of the court.

B. The order of adjudication shall include a statement that

advises the parent that failure to appear at any subsequent hearing

or comply with any requirements of the court may result in the

termination of parental rights to the child.

C. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the court shall

enter a dispositional order pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-

4-707 of this title.

D. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the parent or

other legal custodian shall register with the court clerk within two

(2) days of the adjudication and provide a valid, current address or

other place where the parent or other legal custodian may be served

with a summons. In the event that the address or place where the

parent or legal custodian may be served a summons changes during the

course of the litigation, the parent or other legal custodian shall

have the obligation of filing a change of address form with the

clerk. In the event that an amended petition or motion is filed,

the address listed on the form of the court clerk shall constitute

the last-known address of the parent or other legal custodian unless

the state has actual knowledge of the parent or other legal

custodian’s location.

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