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§10-7503-2.5.
§10-7503-2.5.
A. At the time that a written consent to adoption or permanent
relinquishment is acknowledged by a biological parent before a judge
of a court of this state, the judge shall advise the biological
parent:
1. That an adult adopted person born in the State of Oklahoma whose
decree of adoption is finalized after November 1, 1997, may obtain
such person's original certificate of birth;
2. That, if affidavits of nondisclosure have been filed by both
biological parents and have not been revoked by either biological
parent at the time that the request for the original birth certificate
is made by the adult adopted person, the original birth certificate
will not be released to the adult adopted person; and
3. That if an unrevoked affidavit of nondisclosure by only one
biological parent is on file with the State Registrar of Vital
Statistics at the time that the request for the original birth
certificate is made by the adult adopted person, identifying
information regarding the parent who filed the unrevoked affidavit of
nondisclosure will be deleted from the original birth certificate
before it is provided to the adult adopted person. The identity of the
parent who does not have an unrevoked affidavit of nondisclosure on
file, if it is contained in the original birth certificate, will be
disclosed.
B. 1. The judge shall ascertain whether the biological parent wishes
to execute an affidavit of nondisclosure. If so, an affidavit of
nondisclosure form shall be made available to the biological parent by
the court and may be executed in the presence of the judge at the time
the written consent to adoption or relinquishment for adoption is
acknowledged.
2. An affidavit of nondisclosure signed at the time a consent or
relinquishment is acknowledged shall be filed in the adoption action
with the consent or relinquishment for adoption.
3. Affidavit of nondisclosure forms shall also be available in each
district court clerk's office and may be executed and filed by a
biological parent in the court in which an adoption action is pending.
4. An affidavit of nondisclosure may be filed after a final decree of
adoption has been entered.
C. A biological parent who has executed an affidavit of nondisclosure
may revoke the affidavit of nondisclosure at any time by filing a
revocation with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Upon receipt
of a revocation of an affidavit of nondisclosure, the State Registrar
shall attach the revocation to the affidavit of nondisclosure and file
it with the original certificate of birth and other records of the
adoption.
D. The failure to follow any provisions of this section shall not be
grounds to challenge a decree of adoption.
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