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answered on Jan 3, 2014
Legal aid should be able to assist you unless you do not qualify for their services. If legal aid cannot help you, check with non-profit organizations that facilitate adoption such as Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City or Heritage Family Services in Tulsa.
My husband and I have been together for 2 years and he wants to adopt my daughter. Her father is on the birth certificate and I have a current order for child support but he has not paid a penny. I have went out of my way to keep in contact with him, but he never returns her calls or even... View More 
answered on Dec 8, 2013
You should consult with an adoption agency in Oklahoma or an attorney familiar with Oklahoma adoption law. We don't have enough information to be more specific.
answered on Dec 7, 2013
You should talk to an adoption agency or an attorney familiar with Oklahoma's adoption procedures and requirements.
answered on Sep 30, 2013
No. There is no provision in the Oklahoma Statutes for a person who has been adopted to "unadopt" themselves. If your wanting merely to change your name, there are methods of so doing within the Statutes.
I have had this child for 12 weeks and DHS is looking to allow either an aunt or ex-aunt to adopt him. Aunt has an issue that concerns me.
answered on Apr 23, 2011
I believe you can Petition to Adopt the child so long as DHS consents to your application.
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