{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-810","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-810","heading":"Permanency meeting and reports","body":"\n\nA. 1. When a child has been in out-of-home care for twelve\n\n(12) months or longer, the court may require that the Department of\n\nHuman Services facilitate a meeting held no later than thirty (30)\n\ndays prior to the permanency hearing to discuss recommendations\n\nregarding the child's permanency plan that will be reported to and\n\nreviewed by the court.\n\n2. The court may direct that the assigned guardian ad litem,\n\nwhich may be a court-appointed special advocate, if any, a judicial\n\ncase manager, or the Department make arrangements for the meeting.\n\nThe foster parents of the child or a representative of a group home\n\nwhere the child is placed, the parents of the child, or the parents'\n\nattorney, a postadjudication review board member, the guardian ad\n\nlitem who has been appointed to the case, the child, and others as\n\nappropriate, and the child's attorney shall be contacted to assist\n\nin the preparation of the report; provided, however, persons\n\ndetermined not to require reasonable efforts pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Section 1-4-809 of this title shall not be required to\n\nattend.\n\nB. 1. Prior to a permanency hearing, the Department shall\n\nprepare a report regarding the child for court review and shall\n\nprovide a copy of the report to the court and the parties not less\n\nthan three (3) judicial days prior to the permanency hearing.\n\n2. The report shall include the proposed permanency plan by the\n\nDepartment, the efforts by the Department to effectuate the\n\npermanency plan for the child, address the options for the permanent\n\nplacement of the child, and examine the reasons for excluding higher\n\npriority options.\n\n3. Unless a permanency hearing has been conducted, the\n\nDepartment, as applicable, shall contact the foster parents or group\n\nhome of the child, the parents of the child, or the parents'\n\nattorney, a postadjudication review board member, the guardian ad\n\nlitem, or the court appointed special advocate who has been\n\nappointed to the case, and the child's attorney to assist in the\n\npreparation of the report.\n\nC. The up-to-date and accurate report shall also contain, but\n\nnot be limited to, the following information, if relevant:\n\n1. Efforts and progress demonstrated by the child's parent to\n\ncomplete an individual treatment and service plan;\n\n2. Status of the child, including the child's behavioral,\n\nphysical, and emotional health;\n\n3. A recommendation regarding whether the child's current\n\npermanency goal should be continued or modified, the reasons\n\ntherefor, and the anticipated date for meeting the goal; and\n\n4. A recommendation regarding whether the placement of the\n\nchild should be extended and the reasons for the recommendation.\n\nD. The child's attorney, the parents or parents' attorney, the\n\nfoster parent or group home representative, the postadjudicatory\n\nreview board member, the guardian ad litem, or the court appointed\n\nspecial advocate of the child may submit additional informational\n\nreports to the court for review.","path":["OK Code","Title 10A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os10A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"f78523cf8af2fef51899b80e4d2025a38279af0fc2d2dab750c459ba999d2f89","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-809","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-811"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}