Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-561-102: Definitions

As used in this act:

1. “Child” means an unemancipated individual under eighteen

(18) years of age;

2. “Child-placing agency” means a person with authority under

the laws of this state to identify or place a child for adoption.

Child-placing agency does not include a parent of the child;

3. “Custody” means the exercise of physical care and

supervision of a child;

4. “Intercountry adoption” means an adoption or placement for

adoption of a child who resides in a foreign country at the time of

adoption or placement, which includes an adoption finalized in the

child’s country of residence or in a state;

5. “Parent” means an individual recognized as a parent under

the laws of this state;

6. “Person” means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit

entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision,

agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity;

7. “Record” means information:

a. inscribed on a tangible medium, or

b. stored in an electronic or other medium and

retrievable in perceivable form; and

8. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any

other territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the

United States, including a federally recognized Indian tribe.