ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
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Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

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ICPC STATE Pages

Oklahoma

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central · Phone: (405) 522-3947 · Fax: (405) 522-2433

Oklahoma Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

Home study for adoption conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

Home study for relatives conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

After TPR, relatives are no longer relatives and a foster care or adoptive home study must be requested:

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

OKLAHOMA DEFINITION OF RELATIVE INCLUDES ANYONE THAT MEETS KINSHIP RELATIONSHIP CRITERIA:
(b) Kinship relationships. Kinship relationships are identified in (1) through (5) of this subsection.
(1) Related by blood. Maternal and paternal blood relatives considered as kinship, including half-blood relatives, are:
(A) siblings;
(B) grandparents including those denoted by prefixes of great and great-great;
(C) aunts and uncles including those denoted by prefixes of great and great-great or by degree of relationship;
(D) nieces and nephews including those denoted by prefixes of grand and great-grand; and
(E) cousins.
(2) Related by marriage. Relationships created by marriage, as described in (1) of this subsection, whether by common-law or ceremony include:
(A) step-relations; and
(B) the previous relationship designation prior to the termination of the marriage by death or divorce.
(3) Related by adoption. Relatives by adoption as described in (1) and (2) of this subsection are considered kinship.
(4) Related by emotional tie or bond. An emotional tie or bond exists when a child or the child’s parent acknowledges and accepts a person as part of the extended family or in the family’s close network of friends and relationships. Individuals with whom a child in OKDHS custody establishes a relationship after the child’s out-of-home placement may be considered as a non-relative kinship placement after an assessment of the child’s case.
(A) When the child is in protective or OKDHS emergency custody, OKDHS gives priority to the child’s noncustodial parent for placement, unless the placement is not in the child’s best interests.
(B) When the child cannot be placed with the noncustodial parent, the child’s placement is made, per 10A O.S. § 1-4-204. ■ 9
(5) Parent not considered kinship. A kinship placement does not include:
(A) the child’s custodial or noncustodial parent with whom the child is placed or to whom the child is returned; or
(B) a parent whose parental rights are terminated.

Relatives must be licensed:

Proof of Paternity is required:

Yes: Paternity Results, Birth Certificate of Legal Acknowledgement of Paternity document

Oklahoma considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):

1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
3rd Degree (great grandmother, great grandfather, great aunt, great uncle, grand-niece, grand nephew, second cousin)
4th Degree (great, great-grandmother, great, great-grandfather, great, great aunt, great, great aunt, great, great uncle, great grand-niece, great grand nephew, third cousin)
Godmother, Godfather
Other

OKLAHOMA DEFINITION OF RELATIVE INCLUDES ANYONE THAT MEETS KINSHIP RELATIONSHIP CRITERIA: (b) Kinship relationships. Kinship relationships are identified in (1) through (5) of this subsection. (1) Related by blood. Maternal and paternal blood relatives considered as kinship, including half-blood relatives, are: (A) siblings; (B) grandparents including those denoted by prefixes of great and great-great; (C) aunts and uncles including those denoted by prefixes of great and great-great or by degree of relationship; (D) nieces and nephews including those denoted by prefixes of grand and great-grand; and (E) cousins. (2) Related by marriage. Relationships created by marriage, as described in (1) of this subsection, whether by common-law or ceremony include: (A) step-relations; and (B) the previous relationship designation prior to the termination of the marriage by death or divorce. (3) Related by adoption. Relatives by adoption as described in (1) and (2) of this subsection are considered kinship. (4) Related by emotional tie or bond. An emotional tie or bond exists when a child or the child’s parent acknowledges and accepts a person as part of the extended family or in the family’s close network of friends and relationships. Individuals with whom a child in OKDHS custody establishes a relationship after the child’s out-of-home placement may be considered as a non-relative kinship placement after an assessment of the child’s case. (A) When the child is in protective or OKDHS emergency custody, OKDHS gives priority to the child’s noncustodial parent for placement, unless the placement is not in the child’s best interests. (B) When the child cannot be placed with the noncustodial parent, the child’s placement is made, per 10A O.S. § 1-4-204. ■ 9 (5) Parent not considered kinship. A kinship placement does not include: (A) the child’s custodial or noncustodial parent with whom the child is placed or to whom the child is returned; or (B) a parent whose parental rights are terminated.