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§10-7502-1.3.
§10-7502-1.3.
A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a proceeding to
terminate parental rights pursuant to Article 5 of the Oklahoma
Adoption Code or an adoption in this state of a minor born in this
state or brought into this state from another state by a prospective
adoptive parent, or by a person who places the minor for adoption in
this state, is governed by the laws of this state, including but not
limited to, the Oklahoma Adoption Code and the Interstate Compact on
the Placement of Children.
B. A permanent relinquishment of a child for adoption or a consent to
adoption, including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial consent
signed by a putative father, will be recognized as valid and given
effect in all proceedings brought pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption
Code in the courts of this state, if the permanent relinquishment or
consent was executed:
1. Before an appropriate official and in the manner prescribed by the
Oklahoma Adoption Code; or
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection I of Section 7503-2.3
and subsection H of Section 7503-2.4 of this title, before an
appropriate official and in the manner prescribed by the law of the
state or country in which the permanent relinquishment or consent was
executed.
C. The laws of this state shall govern when and under which
circumstances a permanent relinquishment of a child for adoption or a
consent to adoption, including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial
consent signed by a putative father, may be revoked or set aside, if:
1. The permanent relinquishment or consent was executed in this state;
or
2. The permanent relinquishment or consent was executed outside of
this state before an appropriate official and in a manner in
compliance with all of the requirements of the Oklahoma Adoption Code.
D. If a permanent relinquishment for adoption or consent to adoption,
including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial consent signed by a
putative father, is executed outside of this state before an official
or in a manner that is not in compliance with all of the requirements
of the Oklahoma Adoption Code, the law of the state in which the
permanent relinquishment or consent was executed shall govern the
circumstances under which the relinquishment or consent may be revoked
or set aside.
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