Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-561-203
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Intent to abandon rights and responsibilities to
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child.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a parent
or guardian of a child or an individual with whom a child has been
placed for adoption may not transfer custody of the child to another
person with the intent, at the time of the transfer, to abandon the
rights and responsibilities concerning the child.
B. A parent or guardian of a child or an individual with whom a
child has been placed for adoption may transfer custody of the child
to another person with the intent, at the time of the transfer, to
abandon the rights and responsibilities concerning the child only
through:
1. Adoption or guardianship;
2. A judicial award of custody;
3. Placement by or through a child-placing agency; or
4. Any other judicial or tribal action.
C. A person may not receive custody of a child or act as an
intermediary in a transfer of custody of a child, if the person
knows or reasonably should know the transfer violates the
requirements of subsection A of this section. Such prohibition does
not apply if the person, as soon as practicable after the transfer,
notifies the Department of Human Services or the appropriate law
enforcement entity of the transfer, or takes appropriate action to
establish custody under the requirements of subsection B of this
section.
D. A person in violation of this section shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
E. Violation of subsection A of this section is not established
solely because a parent or guardian who transfers custody of a child
does not regain custody.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a parent
or guardian of a child or an individual with whom a child has been
placed for adoption may not transfer custody of the child to another
person with the intent, at the time of the transfer, to abandon the
rights and responsibilities concerning the child.
B. A parent or guardian of a child or an individual with whom a
child has been placed for adoption may transfer custody of the child
to another person with the intent, at the time of the transfer, to
abandon the rights and responsibilities concerning the child only
through:
1. Adoption or guardianship;
2. A judicial award of custody;
3. Placement by or through a child-placing agency; or
4. Any other judicial or tribal action.
C. A person may not receive custody of a child or act as an
intermediary in a transfer of custody of a child, if the person
knows or reasonably should know the transfer violates the
requirements of subsection A of this section. Such prohibition does
not apply if the person, as soon as practicable after the transfer,
notifies the Department of Human Services or the appropriate law
enforcement entity of the transfer, or takes appropriate action to
establish custody under the requirements of subsection B of this
section.
D. A person in violation of this section shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
E. Violation of subsection A of this section is not established
solely because a parent or guardian who transfers custody of a child
does not regain custody.
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