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Okla. Stat. § 7510-1.2

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 10. Children

Chapter 75. Oklahoma Adoption Code

Article 10. Subsidized Adoptions Programs

Part 1. Oklahoma Adoption Assistance Act


§ 7510-1.2. Definitions


As used in the Oklahoma Adoption Assistance Act:


1. "Child" means any person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years who is in the court-ordered custody of the Department of Human Services or a federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act [FN1] and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act; [FN2] and


2. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.


CREDIT(S)


Laws 1982, c. 200, § 2; Laws 1996, c. 297, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from Title 10, § 60.26 by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Laws 2001, c. 434, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 445, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.


[FN1] 25 U.S.C.A. § 1901 et seq.


[FN2] Title 10, § 40 et seq.

 


Source:

Laws 1977, c. 39, § 2.

10 O.S.1981, § 60.13a.