{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7700-607","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7700-607","heading":"Two-year limitation in proceedings with presumed","body":"father - Exception.\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this\n\nsection, a proceeding brought by a presumed father, the mother, or\n\nanother individual to adjudicate the parentage of a child having a\n\npresumed father shall be commenced not later than two (2) years\n\nafter the birth of the child.\n\nB. A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child\n\nrelationship between a child and the child's presumed father may be\n\nmaintained at any time in accordance with Section 7700-608 of this\n\ntitle if the court, prior to an order disproving the father-child\n\nrelationship, determines that:\n\n1. The presumed father and the mother of the child neither\n\ncohabited nor engaged in sexual intercourse with each other during\n\nthe probable time of conception; and\n\n2. The presumed father never openly held out the child as his\n\nown.\n\nC. A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child\n\nrelationship between a child and the child's presumed or\n\nacknowledged father may be maintained at any time if the court\n\ndetermines that the biological father, presumed or acknowledged\n\nfather, and the mother agree to adjudicate the biological father's\n\nparentage in accordance with Sections 7700-608 and 7700-636 of this\n\ntitle. If the presumed or acknowledged father or mother is\n\nunavailable, the court may proceed if it is determined that diligent\n\nefforts have been made to locate the unavailable party and it would\n\nnot be prejudicial to the best interest of the child to proceed\n\nwithout that party. In a proceeding under this section, the court\n\nshall enter an order either confirming the existing father-child\n\nrelationship or adjudicating the biological father as the parent of\n\nthe child. A final order under this subsection shall not leave the\n\nchild without an acknowledged or adjudicated father.\n\nD. A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child\n\nrelationship between a child and the child's presumed or\n\nacknowledged father may be maintained at any time before the child\n\nis eighteen (18) years of age on the basis of fraud as defined in\n\nSection 7700-102 of this title. A party bringing a challenge under\n\nthis section has the burden of proving fraud by clear and convincing\n\nevidence. Upon a finding of fraud, the court shall conduct a best-\n\ninterest hearing to determine if genetic testing should be ordered\n\npursuant to Section 7700-608 of this title. Court-ordered genetic\n\ntesting shall be performed prior to an order of nonparentage under\n\nSections 7700-621 and 7700-631 of this title. Any genetic test\n\nperformed shall be in accordance with Sections 7700-501 through\n\n7700-511 of this title.\n\n1. The cost of the genetic testing to disprove parentage shall\n\nbe advanced by the individual challenging parentage;\n\n2. In a court order of nonparentage, a noncustodial parent has\n\nno right to reimbursement for child support and medical support\n\npayments made under a child support order; and\n\n3. The court shall order the State Department of Health,\n\nDivision of Vital Records, to amend the birth record of the child,\n\nif appropriate.","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":"57f110cb0618624d0100d5642dd616232dd910e45ba3b9f943de545d65f9c6f3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7700-606","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10-10-7700-608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}