Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7503-1.1
Eligibility to Adopt
Effective Jun 11, 1998Laws 1957, SB 184, c. 2b, § 3, eff. May 27, 1957; Amended by Laws 1974, HB 1659, c. 297, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1974.; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1241, c. 366, § 8, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Renumbered from 10 O.S. § 60.3 by Laws 1997, HB 1241, c. 366, § 58, eff. November 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 1998, HB 2829, c. 415, § 7, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998 (superseded document available).
The following persons are eligible to adopt a child:
- 1. A husband and wife jointly if both spouses are at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
- 2. Either the husband or wife if the other spouse is a parent or a relative of the child;
- 3. An unmarried person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
- 4. A married person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who is legally separated from the other spouse.
Laws 1957, SB 184, c. 2b, § 3, eff. May 27, 1957; Amended by Laws 1974, HB 1659, c. 297, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1974.; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1241, c. 366, § 8, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Renumbered from 10 O.S. § 60.3 by Laws 1997, HB 1241, c. 366, § 58, eff. November 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 1998, HB 2829, c. 415, § 7, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998 (superseded document available).