{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7505-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7505-3.1","heading":"Contents","body":"A. A petition for adoption shall be verified by the petitioner,\n\nand shall specify:\n\n1. The full names, ages and places of residence of the\n\npetitioner or petitioners and, if married, the place and date of the\n\nmarriage;\n\n2. When the petitioner acquired or intends to acquire custody\n\nof the minor and from what person or agency custody is to be\n\nacquired;\n\n3. The date, place of birth, gender and race of the minor;\n\n4. The name used for the minor in the proceeding and, if a\n\nchange in name is desired, the new name requested;\n\n5. That it is the desire of the petitioner that the\n\nrelationship of parent and child be established between the\n\npetitioner and the minor;\n\n6. A full description and statement of value of all property\n\nowned or possessed by the minor, if any;\n\n7. The name or relationship of the minor to any individual who\n\nhas executed a consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or a\n\npermanent relinquishment to the adoption, and the name or\n\nrelationship to the minor of any individual whose consent,\n\nextrajudicial consent for adoption or permanent relinquishment may\n\nbe required, and any fact or circumstance that may excuse the lack\n\nof consent;\n\n8. That a previous petition by the petitioner to adopt has or\n\nhas not been made in any court, and its disposition;\n\n9. That a copy of the preplacement home study completed\n\npursuant to subsection A of Sections 7505-5.1 and 7505-5.3 of this\n\ntitle is attached to or filed with the petition. If the\n\npreplacement home study has not been completed, the petition shall\n\nspecify that a waiver has been signed by a court pursuant to\n\nsubsection B of Section 7505-5.1 of this title, and that a copy of\n\nthe waiver is attached to or filed with the petition; or shall\n\ninclude a statement regarding why the preplacement home study is not\n\nrequired pursuant to subsection C of Section 7505-5.1 of this title;\n\nor shall specify that the minor is not yet in the physical custody\n\nof the petitioner;\n\n10. Whether any other home study or professional custody\n\nevaluation has been conducted regarding one or both of the\n\npetitioners, whether performed for this adoption or for any other\n\npurpose. If such a study or evaluation has been completed, a copy\n\nof the study or evaluation shall be attached to the petition, if\n\nreasonably available;\n\n11. A description of any previous court order, litigation or\n\npending proceeding known to the petitioner concerning custody of or\n\nvisitation with the minor or adoption of the minor and any other\n\nfact known to the petitioner and needed to establish the\n\njurisdiction of the court;\n\n12. The county in which the minor is currently residing, the\n\nplaces where the minor has lived within the last five (5) years and\n\nthe name and present addresses, if known, of the persons with whom\n\nthe minor has lived during that period, and the name of any person,\n\nif known, not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of\n\nthe minor or claims to have custody or visitation rights with\n\nrespect to the minor; and\n\n13. A statement that to the best of the petitioner's actual\n\nknowledge and belief, as of the date of filing, the minor is or is\n\nnot an Indian child, as defined by the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare\n\nAct, and identification of the minor's known or suspected Indian\n\ntribe, if any. If the minor is an Indian child, as defined by the\n\nOklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, the petition shall specify that\n\nthe requirements of the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act have been\n\nmet pursuant to Sections 40 through 40.9 of this title. In\n\naddition, the attorney shall provide notice to the parents or to the\n\nIndian custodians, if any, and to the tribe that is or may be the\n\ntribe of the Indian child pursuant to Section 40.4 of this title.\n\nB. Any written consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or\n\npermanent relinquishment required by the Oklahoma Adoption Code may\nbeen\n\nmet pursuant to Sections 40 through 40.9 of this title. In\n\naddition, the attorney shall provide notice to the parents or to the\n\nIndian custodians, if any, and to the tribe that is or may be the\n\ntribe of the Indian child pursuant to Section 40.4 of this title.\n\nB. Any written consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or\n\npermanent relinquishment required by the Oklahoma Adoption Code may\n\nbe attached to the petition, or may be filed, after the filing of\n\nthe petition.","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":"0eb418e2512f5ff2e2f4478b557c1223f77facec848d57d1330307b678beb3b2","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7505-2.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7505-3.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}