{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7505-1.5","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7505-1.5","heading":"Visitation agreements between child, adoptive parents","body":"and birth relative.\n\nA. If a child has resided with a birth relative before being\n\nadopted, the adoptive parents and that birth relative may enter into\n\nan agreement pursuant to the provisions of this section regarding\n\ncommunication with, visitation of or contact between the child,\n\nadoptive parents and the birth relative after or during pendency of\n\nthe adoption proceedings.\n\nB. For purposes of this section, \"birth relative\" means a\n\nparent, stepparent, grandparent, great grandparent, brother, sister,\n\nuncle or aunt of a minor adoptee. This relationship may be by blood\n\nor marriage. For an Indian child, birth relative includes members\n\nof the extended family as defined by the laws or customs of the\n\nIndian child's tribe or, in the absence of laws or customs, shall be\n\na person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and who is the\n\nIndian child’s great-grandparent, grandparent, aunt or uncle,\n\nbrother or sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, niece, nephew,\n\nfirst or second cousins, or stepparent, as provided in the Indian\n\nChild Welfare Act, United States Code, Title 25, Section 1903.\n\nC. 1. An agreement regarding communication with, visitation of\n\nor contact between the child, adoptive parents and a birth relative\n\nis not legally enforceable unless the terms of the agreement are\n\ncontained in a written court order entered in accordance with this\n\nsection.\n\n2. An order must be sought and shall be filed in the adoption\n\naction.\n\n3. The court shall not enter a proposed order unless the terms\n\nof the order have been approved in writing by the prospective\n\nadoptive parents, and the birth relative who desires to be a party\n\nto the agreement.\n\nD. The court shall not enter a proposed order unless the court\n\nfinds that the communication, visitation or contact between the\n\nchild, the adoptive parents and the birth relative as agreed upon\n\nand contained in the proposed order would be in the child's best\n\ninterests and poses no threat to the safety of the child or\n\nintegrity of the adoptive placement.\n\nE. Failure to comply with the terms of an agreed order\n\nregarding communication, visitation or contact that has been entered\n\nby the court pursuant to this section shall not be grounds for:\n\n1. Setting aside an adoption decree;\n\n2. Revocation of a written consent to an adoption after that\n\nconsent has become irrevocable; or\n\n3. An action for citation of indirect contempt of court.\n\nF. 1. An agreed order entered pursuant to the provisions of\n\nthis section may be enforced or modified by filing a petition or\n\nmotion with the court that includes a certified copy of the order\n\ngranting the communication, contact or visitation, but only if the\n\npetition or motion is accompanied by an affidavit with supporting\n\ndocumentation that the parties have mediated or attempted to mediate\n\nany dispute under the agreement or that the parties agree to a\n\nproposed modification.\n\n2. The prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney fees\n\nand costs.\n\n3. The court shall not modify an agreed order pursuant to this\n\nsection unless it finds that the modification is necessary to serve\n\nthe best interests of the child, and:\n\na. the modification is agreed to by the adoptive parent\n\nand the birth relative, or\n\nb. exceptional circumstances have arisen since the agreed\n\norder was entered that justify modification of the\n\norder.","path":["OK Code","Title 10"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os10.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"3fcf15191ad9cf08098efa52b2b00e151c60a3e7a71590e2912256b1254876b6","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7505-1.4","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7505-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}