Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-93
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Notice of hearing of petition to be given by certified mail
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and by publication in newspaper.
When the petition mentioned in 10 O.S. 1971, Section 92, is
filed the court shall fix a day for the hearing thereof, which day
shall be not less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children Page 52
from the date of the filing of the petition. Notice of the hearing
of the petition shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, delivery restricted to addressee only, to the parents of
the minor, if living, to the guardian of the minor, if one has been
appointed, or to the person who has custody of the minor if such
person is other than parent or guardian of the minor, and if both of
the minor's parents are dead, the court may order that notice be
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, delivery
restricted to addressee only, to other relatives of the minor;
provided, however, that no notice shall be sent to a person who
endorses on the petition that notice of the day of the hearing is
waived. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in some
newspaper printed in the county where such petition is filed, and if
there be none, then in some legal newspaper having a general
circulation in the county one time, at least ten (10) days prior to
the day set for the hearing of the said petition. Before the court
may enter an order conferring majority rights in the hearing
provided for herein, proof must be presented to the court at said
hearing that notice was given to all persons entitled thereto as
provided herein.
When the petition mentioned in 10 O.S. 1971, Section 92, is
filed the court shall fix a day for the hearing thereof, which day
shall be not less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children Page 52
from the date of the filing of the petition. Notice of the hearing
of the petition shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, delivery restricted to addressee only, to the parents of
the minor, if living, to the guardian of the minor, if one has been
appointed, or to the person who has custody of the minor if such
person is other than parent or guardian of the minor, and if both of
the minor's parents are dead, the court may order that notice be
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, delivery
restricted to addressee only, to other relatives of the minor;
provided, however, that no notice shall be sent to a person who
endorses on the petition that notice of the day of the hearing is
waived. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in some
newspaper printed in the county where such petition is filed, and if
there be none, then in some legal newspaper having a general
circulation in the county one time, at least ten (10) days prior to
the day set for the hearing of the said petition. Before the court
may enter an order conferring majority rights in the hearing
provided for herein, proof must be presented to the court at said
hearing that notice was given to all persons entitled thereto as
provided herein.
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