Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-237.5: AFDC payments to adult custodians - Purpose

For purposes of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, public

assistance payments made to an eligible adult custodian in the Aid

to Families with Dependent Children program shall be deemed to be

made for the benefit of a minor child and shall be paid to the adult

having actual and continuous physical custody of the minor child.