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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 248 By: Hamilton
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61	61	AS INTRODUCED
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63	63	An Act relating to termination of parental rights;
64	64	amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7503-2.6, which
65	65	relates to extrajudicial co nsent; authorizing
66	66	execution of certain extrajudicial consent; and
67	67	providing an effective date .
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71	71	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
72	72	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7503-2.6, is
73	73	amended to read as follo ws:
74	74	Section 7503-2.6. A. 1. A mother or putative father at least
75	75	sixteen (16) years of age, of a minor born out of wedlock who is not
76	76	an Indian child, as defined by the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfa re
77	77	Act, may execute an extrajudicial consent before a notary public in
78	78	which the mother or putative father waives any legal interest in the
79	79	minor, disclaims any legal rights with resp ect to the minor, and
80	80	consents to the adoption of the minor. An extrajud icial consent may
81	81	be executed by a mother or putative father before or after the birth
82	82	of the minor.
83	83	2. A man who is the legal husband of the mother of a mi nor who
84	84	is not an Indian child, as defined by the Oklahoma India n Child
85	85	Welfare Act, may execute an extrajudicial consent before a notary
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137	137	public in which he waives any legal interest in the minor, disclaims
138	138	any legal rights with respect to the minor, and c onsents to the
139	139	adoption of the minor. An extrajudicial consent may be executed by
140	140	the father only after the birth of the minor.
141	141	B. The extrajudicial conse nt shall contain:
142	142	1. The date, place, and time of the execution of the consent;
143	143	2. The name, current mailing address, teleph one number, date of
144	144	birth, and social security number of the mother or putative father
145	145	executing the consent;
146	146	3. Instructions tha t the consent is revocab le for any reason
147	147	for fifteen (15) days after the execution of the consent, the manner
148	148	in which it may be revoked, and that thereafter the c onsent is
149	149	irrevocable, except upon the specific grounds specified in Section
150	150	7503-2.7 of this title;
151	151	4. A statement that the mother or putative father is executing
152	152	the document voluntarily and is unequivocally c onsenting to the
153	153	adoption of the minor, and that the mother or putative father
154	154	understands that the consent is final, and except for fra ud or
155	155	duress or the other grounds set forth in Section 7503-2.7 of this
156	156	title, may not be revoked for any reason more than fif teen (15) days
157	157	after execution of the document;
158	158	5. A statement that the mother or putative father executing
159	159	consent is represente d by counsel or has waived the right to
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212	212	6. A statement that the mother or putative father understands
213	213	that the execution of the extrajudicia l consent does not terminate
214	214	any duty of the pers on executing the extrajudicial consent to
215	215	support the mother or the minor until the adoption is completed;
216	216	7. A statement that the mother or putative father executing the
217	217	consent is not a member of an Indian tribe an d that the minor is
218	218	not, through her or him, eligible for membership in an Indian tribe;
219	219	8. A statement that the mother or putative father believes that
220	220	the adoption of the minor is in t he minor’s best interests;
221	221	9. A statement that the mother or putative father has been
222	222	advised that an adult adopted person born in Oklahoma, whose decree
223	223	of adoption is finalized after November 1, 1997, may obtain a copy
224	224	of such person’s original certificate of bir th unless affidavits of
225	225	nondisclosure have been filed pursuant to Section 7503-2.5 of this
226	226	title and that the consenting mother or putative father may file an
227	227	affidavit of nondisclosure;
228	228	10. A statement that the mother or putative father has not
229	229	received or been promised any money or any thing of value for the
230	230	extrajudicial consent, except for payment s authorized by law; and
231	231	11. A statement that the mother or putative father is not under
232	232	the influence of alcohol or medication or other substance that
233	233	affects his competence at the time of the signing of the
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286	286	C. An extrajudicial co nsent shall be revocable for any reason
287	287	for fifteen (15) calendar days after the execution of the consent
288	288	before the notary public. To For a putative father to revoke the
289	289	extrajudicial consent, the consenting person must file a notice of
290	290	revocation and an intent to claim paternity, an acknowledgem ent of
291	291	paternity, or a notice of his desire to receive notice of adoption
292	292	proceedings or proceedings to terminate his parental rights, with
293	293	the Paternity Registry of the Department of Human Services pursuant
294	294	to Section 7506-1.1 of this title, and must prov ide a copy of this
295	295	notice to the birth mother at the time of filing the notice with the
296	296	Paternity Registry of the Department of Human Servic es.
297	297	D. The execution of an ex trajudicial consent does not
298	298	extinguish any duty of the mother or putative father to support the
299	299	mother or the minor until the adoption is completed.
300	300	E. Where no notice of revocation is filed in the time period
301	301	specified in subsection C of this section, the execu tion of the
302	302	extrajudicial consent s hall operate as a waiver of the consenting
303	303	person’s right to notice and participation in any adoption
304	304	proceedings or termination of parental rights proceedings regarding
305	305	the minor referenced in the extrajudicial consent.
306	306	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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