Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-603
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Order of adjudication finding child to be deprived
Official statutory text
A. If the court finds that:
1. The factual allegations in a petition filed by the state
alleging that a child is deprived are supported by a preponderance
of the evidence;
2. Such allegations are sufficient to support a finding that
the child is deprived; and
3. It is in the best interests of the child that the child be
declared to be a deprived child and made a ward of the court,
then the court shall sustain the petition, and shall make an order
of adjudication finding the child to be deprived and shall adjudge
the child as a ward of the court.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 105
B. The order of adjudication shall include a statement that
advises the parent that failure to appear at any subsequent hearing
or comply with any requirements of the court may result in the
termination of parental rights to the child.
C. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the court shall
enter a dispositional order pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-
4-707 of this title.
D. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the parent or
other legal custodian shall register with the court clerk within two
(2) days of the adjudication and provide a valid, current address or
other place where the parent or other legal custodian may be served
with a summons. In the event that the address or place where the
parent or legal custodian may be served a summons changes during the
course of the litigation, the parent or other legal custodian shall
have the obligation of filing a change of address form with the
clerk. In the event that an amended petition or motion is filed,
the address listed on the form of the court clerk shall constitute
the last-known address of the parent or other legal custodian unless
the state has actual knowledge of the parent or other legal
custodian’s location.
1. The factual allegations in a petition filed by the state
alleging that a child is deprived are supported by a preponderance
of the evidence;
2. Such allegations are sufficient to support a finding that
the child is deprived; and
3. It is in the best interests of the child that the child be
declared to be a deprived child and made a ward of the court,
then the court shall sustain the petition, and shall make an order
of adjudication finding the child to be deprived and shall adjudge
the child as a ward of the court.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 105
B. The order of adjudication shall include a statement that
advises the parent that failure to appear at any subsequent hearing
or comply with any requirements of the court may result in the
termination of parental rights to the child.
C. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the court shall
enter a dispositional order pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-
4-707 of this title.
D. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the parent or
other legal custodian shall register with the court clerk within two
(2) days of the adjudication and provide a valid, current address or
other place where the parent or other legal custodian may be served
with a summons. In the event that the address or place where the
parent or legal custodian may be served a summons changes during the
course of the litigation, the parent or other legal custodian shall
have the obligation of filing a change of address form with the
clerk. In the event that an amended petition or motion is filed,
the address listed on the form of the court clerk shall constitute
the last-known address of the parent or other legal custodian unless
the state has actual knowledge of the parent or other legal
custodian’s location.
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