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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 699 By: Pederson
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to permanency hearings; ame nding 10A
66	66	O.S. 2021, Section 1 -4-812, which relates to
67	67	determination of eligibility of fos ter parent to
68	68	adopt; requiring court to give priority to foster
69	69	parent for adoption of child under c ertain
70	70	circumstances; providing exceptions for requirement
71	71	to consider relative for custo dy of child; and
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77	77	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
78	78	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -4-812, is
79	79	amended to read as follows:
80	80	Section 1-4-812. A. During any permanency hearing , if it is
81	81	determined by the court that a child sho uld be placed for adoption,
82	82	the foster parent of the child shall be considered eligible to adopt
83	83	the child, if the foster parent meets established eligibility
84	84	requirements pursuant to this section.
85	85	B. If the child has resided with a foster parent for at l east
86	86	one (1) year, the court shall give great weight first priority to
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140	140	child by blood or marriage who is willing, able, a nd eligible to
141	141	adopt the child. Provided, however, the court shall not be required
142	142	to consider a relative as legal guardian of the child if:
143	143	1. The relative did not attempt to care for or obtain custody
144	144	of the child within si x (6) months of the child bei ng removed from
145	145	the custody of the pare nt if the removal was known to the rel ative;
146	146	2. The goal of the current permanency or concurrent plan
147	147	formulated by the Department of Human Services is adoption; and
148	148	3. The federal and state Indian Child Welfare Acts are not
149	149	applicable to the child.
150	150	C. In making such determination, the court shall consider
151	151	whether the child has be come integrated into the foster family to
152	152	the extent that the child ’s familial identity is with the foster
153	153	family, and whether the foster family is able and willing
154	154	permanently to treat the child as a member of the family. The court
155	155	shall consider, withou t limitation:
156	156	1. The love, affection, and other emotional ties existing
157	157	between the child and the relative s of the child, and the child ’s
158	158	ties with the foster family;
159	159	2. The capacity and disposition of the child ’s relatives as
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161	161	affection, and guidance and to continue the educat ion of the child;
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213	213	3. The length of time a child ha s lived in a stable,
214	214	satisfactory foster home and the desirability of the child ’s
215	215	continuing to live in that environme nt;
216	216	4. The physical and mental health of the relatives of the child
217	217	as compared with that of the foster fa mily;
218	218	5. The experiences of th e child in the home, school, and
219	219	community, both when with the parents from whom the child was
220	220	removed and when with the foster family;
221	221	6. The age and preference of the child;
222	222	7. The long-term best interests of the child; a nd
223	223	8. Any other factor conside red by the court to be relevant to a
224	224	particular placement of the child.
225	225	SECTION 2. This act shall bec ome effective November 1, 2023.
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