Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7502-1.3
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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
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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.
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
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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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