1. A. The following persons are eligible to adopt a child:

   1. 1. A husband and wife jointly if both spouses are at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
   2. 2. Either the husband or wife if the other spouse is a parent or a relative of the child;
   3. 3. An unmarried person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
   4. 4. A married person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who is legally separated from the other spouse.
2. B. No person shall be denied the opportunity to become an adoptive parent and the placement of a child for adoption shall not be denied nor delayed on the basis of the adoptive parent's refusal, unwillingness, or lack of support to enable the child to engage in a gender transition.

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 November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Renumbered from 10 O.S. § 60.3 by Laws 1997, HB 1241, c. 366, § 58, eff.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 June 11, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2026, HB 3586, c. 176, § 2, eff. November 1, 2026 (superseded document available).