1. A. A petition for adoption shall be verified by the petitioner, and shall specify:

   1. 1. The full names, ages and places of residence of the petitioner or petitioners and, if married, the place and date of the marriage;
   2. 2. When the petitioner acquired or intends to acquire custody of the minor and from what person or agency custody is to be acquired;
   3. 3. The date, place of birth, gender and race of the minor;
   4. 4. The name used for the minor in the proceeding and, if a change in name is desired, the new name requested;
   5. 5. That it is the desire of the petitioner that the relationship of parent and minor be established between the petitioner and the minor;
   6. 6. A full description and statement of value of all property owned or possessed by the minor, if any; and
   7. 7. The name or relationship of the minor to any individual who has executed a consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or a permanent relinquishment to the adoption, and the name or relationship to the minor of any individual whose consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or permanent relinquishment may be required, and any fact or circumstance that may excuse the lack of consent;
   8. 8. That a previous petition by the petitioner to adopt has or has not been made in any court, and its disposition;
   9. 9. A description of any previous court order, litigation or pending proceeding known to the petitioner concerning custody of or visitation with the minor or adoption of the minor and any other fact known to the petitioner and needed to establish the jurisdiction of the court;
   10. 10. The county in which the minor is currently residing, the places where the minor has lived within the last five (5) years and the name and present addresses, if known, of the persons with whom the minor has lived during that period, and the name of any person, if known, not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of the minor or claims to have custody or visitation rights with respect to the minor; and
   11. 11. A statement that to the best of the petitioner's actual knowledge and belief, as of the date of filing, the minor is or is not an Indian child, as defined by the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, and identification of the minor's known or suspected Indian tribe, if any.
2. B. Any written consent, extrajudicial consent for adoption or permanent relinquishment required by the Oklahoma Adoption Code may be attached to the petition, or may be filed, after the filing of the petition.

Laws 1957, SB 184, p. 24, § 12; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 1356, c. 122, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1241, c. 366, § 24, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Renumbered from 10 O.S. § 60.12 by Laws 1997, HB 1241, c. 366, § 58, eff. November 1, 1997.