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Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 1-4-812 (2026)

Determination of eligibility of foster parent to

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adopt. A. During any permanency hearing, if it is determined by the court that a child should be placed for adoption, the foster parent of the child shall be considered eligible to adopt the child, if the foster parent meets established eligibility requirements pursuant to this section. B. If the child has resided with a foster parent for at least one (1) year, the court shall give great weight to the foster parent in the adoption consideration for the child unless there is an existing loving emotional bond with a relative of the child by blood or marriage who is willing, able, and eligible to adopt the child. C. In making such determination, the court shall consider whether the child has become integrated into the foster family to the extent that the child's familial identity is with the foster family, and whether the foster family is able and willing permanently to treat the child as a member of the family. The court shall consider, without limitation:

1. The love, affection, and other emotional ties existing between the child and the relatives of the child, and the child's ties with the foster family; 2. The capacity and disposition of the child's relatives as compared with that of the foster family to give the child love, affection, and guidance and to continue the education of the child; 3. The length of time a child has lived in a stable, satisfactory foster home and the desirability of the child's continuing to live in that environment; 4. The physical and mental health of the relatives of the child as compared with that of the foster family; 5. The experiences of the child in the home, school, and community, both when with the parents from whom the child was removed and when with the foster family; 6. The age and preference of the child; 7. The long-term best interests of the child; and 8. Any other factor considered by the court to be relevant to a particular placement of the child. Added by Laws 1998, c. 414, § 18, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 75, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 46, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-5.6h of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 258, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2013–2019 · leading case: In the Matter of M.K.T., 2016 OK 4.
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In the Matter of M.K.T., 2016 OK 4. · cites it 15× “We hold the circumstances of this case do not warrant reversal of the judge's order based upon 10A O.S. § 1-4-812. We hold appellants failed to satisfy their burden challenging natural father's status as not a member of his tribe.”
Porter v. Comstock ex rel. Dep't of Human Servs., 2013 OK CIV APP 30, 298 P.3d 1203. “The Porters further contend that they are entitled to placement preference based on 10A O.S. 2011 § 1-4-812. However, because the minor children are Indian children, 25 U.”
In the Matter of the Adoption of L.F., 2019 OK CIV APP 40. · cites it 2× “6h now renumbered as 10A O.S. § 1-4-812). ¶19 The Court concluded that although "[p]etitioners could have intervened in the deprived child proceeding to assert their rights as foster parents and press their desire to be adoptive parents, .”
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