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§10-7505-3.1.


§10-7505-3.1.
   
   A. A petition for adoption shall be verified by the petitioner, and
   shall specify:
   
   1. The full names, ages and places of residence of the petitioner or
   petitioners and, if married, the place and date of the marriage;
   
   2. When the petitioner acquired or intends to acquire custody of the
   minor and from what person or agency custody is to be acquired;
   
   3. The date, place of birth, gender and race of the minor;
   
   4. The name used for the minor in the proceeding and, if a change in
   name is desired, the new name requested;
   
   5. That it is the desire of the petitioner that the relationship of
   parent and child be established between the petitioner and the minor;
   
   6. A full description and statement of value of all property owned or
   possessed by the minor, if any;
   
   7. The name or relationship of the minor to any individual who has
   executed a consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or a permanent
   relinquishment to the adoption, and the name or relationship to the
   minor of any individual whose consent, extrajudicial consent for
   adoption or permanent relinquishment may be required, and any fact or
   circumstance that may excuse the lack of consent;
   
   8. That a previous petition by the petitioner to adopt has or has not
   been made in any court, and its disposition;
   
   9. That a copy of the preplacement home study completed pursuant to
   subsection A of Sections 7505-5.1 and 7505-5.3 of this title is
   attached to or filed with the petition. If the preplacement home study
   has not been completed, the petition shall specify that a waiver has
   been signed by a court pursuant to subsection B of Section 7505-5.1 of
   this title, and that a copy of the waiver is attached to or filed with
   the petition; or shall include a statement regarding why the
   preplacement home study is not required pursuant to subsection C of
   Section 7505-5.1 of this title; or shall specify that the minor is not
   yet in the physical custody of the petitioner;
   
   10. Whether any other home study or professional custody evaluation
   has been conducted regarding one or both of the petitioners, whether
   performed for this adoption or for any other purpose. If such a study
   or evaluation has been completed, a copy of the study or evaluation
   shall be attached to the petition, if reasonably available;
   
   11. A description of any previous court order, litigation or pending
   proceeding known to the petitioner concerning custody of or visitation
   with the minor or adoption of the minor and any other fact known to
   the petitioner and needed to establish the jurisdiction of the court;
   
   12. The county in which the minor is currently residing, the places
   where the minor has lived within the last five (5) years and the name
   and present addresses, if known, of the persons with whom the minor
   has lived during that period, and the name of any person, if known,
   not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of the minor or
   claims to have custody or visitation rights with respect to the minor;
   and
   
   13. A statement that to the best of the petitioner's actual knowledge
   and belief, as of the date of filing, the minor is or is not an Indian
   child, as defined by the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, and
   identification of the minor's known or suspected Indian tribe, if any.
   
   B. Any written consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or
   permanent relinquishment required by the Oklahoma Adoption Code may be
   attached to the petition, or may be filed, after the filing of the
   petition.
   

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