Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-5-103
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-5-103, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 10A, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 10A,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Time for filing petition - Briefing schedule –
Official statutory text
Priority basis expediting of adjudication.
A. All appeals of cases involving deprived or allegedly
deprived children, including termination of parental rights, shall
be initiated by filing a petition in error in the Supreme Court
within thirty (30) days of the order appealed from. The record on
appeal shall be completed within sixty (60) days from the date of
the order.
B. The briefing schedule is established as follows:
1. Appellant's brief in chief shall be filed twenty (20) days
after the trial court clerk notifies all parties that the record is
complete and such notice has been filed in the office of the Clerk
of the Supreme Court;
2. Appellee's answer brief shall be filed fifteen (15) days
after the appellant's brief in chief is filed; and
3. Appellant's reply brief may be filed within ten (10) days
after the appellee's answer brief is filed.
C. 1. Adjudication of the appeals described in this section
shall be expedited by the Supreme Court and a decision shall be
rendered on a priority basis in all cases.
2. The term “priority basis” as used in this section means that
a decision shall be filed within six (6) months from the date the
briefing is completed.
A. All appeals of cases involving deprived or allegedly
deprived children, including termination of parental rights, shall
be initiated by filing a petition in error in the Supreme Court
within thirty (30) days of the order appealed from. The record on
appeal shall be completed within sixty (60) days from the date of
the order.
B. The briefing schedule is established as follows:
1. Appellant's brief in chief shall be filed twenty (20) days
after the trial court clerk notifies all parties that the record is
complete and such notice has been filed in the office of the Clerk
of the Supreme Court;
2. Appellee's answer brief shall be filed fifteen (15) days
after the appellant's brief in chief is filed; and
3. Appellant's reply brief may be filed within ten (10) days
after the appellee's answer brief is filed.
C. 1. Adjudication of the appeals described in this section
shall be expedited by the Supreme Court and a decision shall be
rendered on a priority basis in all cases.
2. The term “priority basis” as used in this section means that
a decision shall be filed within six (6) months from the date the
briefing is completed.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.