Oklahoma Statutes
Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code
§10A-1-4-203. Emergency custody hearing – Affidavit – Notice to relatives.

A. Within the next two (2) judicial days following the child being taken into protective or emergency custody, the court shall conduct an emergency custody hearing. At the hearing, information may be provided to the court in the form of oral or written reports, affidavits or testimony. Any information having probative value may be received by the court regardless of its admissibility under the Oklahoma Evidence Code. At the hearing the court shall:

1. Determine whether facts exist that are sufficient to demonstrate to the court there is reasonable suspicion that the child is in need of immediate protection due to abuse or neglect, or that the circumstances or surroundings of the child are such that continuation of the child in the child's home or in the care or custody of the parent, legal guardian, or custodian would present an imminent danger to the child;
2. Advise the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child in writing of the following:
3. Determine custody of the child and order one of the following:
4. Order the parent, legal guardian, or custodian to complete an affidavit listing the names, addresses, and phone numbers of any parent, whether known or alleged, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, half-sibling, and first cousin and any comments concerning the appropriateness of the potential placement of the child with the relative. If no such relative exists, the court shall require the parent, legal guardian, or custodian to list any other relatives or persons with whom the child has had a substantial relationship or who may be a suitable placement for the child;
5. Direct the parent, legal guardian, or custodian to furnish the Department with a copy of the child's birth certificate within fifteen (15) days from the hearing if a petition is filed, unless otherwise extended by the court; and
6. In accordance with the safety or well-being of any child, determine whether reasonable efforts have been made to:
B. The office of the State Court Administrator shall create an affidavit form and make it available to each court responsible for conducting emergency custody hearings. The affidavit form shall contain a notice to the parent, legal guardian, or custodian that failure to identify a parent or relative in a timely manner may result in the child being permanently placed outside of the home of the child's parent or relative. The affidavit form shall also advise the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the penalties associated with perjury and contempt of court. The original completed affidavit shall be filed with the court clerk no later than five (5) days after the hearing or as otherwise directed by the court and a copy shall be provided to the Department.
C. 1. The Department shall, within thirty (30) days of the removal of a child, exercise due diligence to identify relatives. Notice shall be provided by the Department to the following adult relatives: all grandparents, all parents of a sibling of the child, where the parent has legal custody of the sibling, and other adult relatives of the child, including relatives suggested by the parents, as the court directs. The notice shall advise the relatives:
2. Relatives shall not be notified if notification would not be in the best interests of a child due to past or current family or domestic violence. The Department may promulgate rules in furtherance of the provisions of this subsection.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 113, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 173, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.

Oklahoma Statutes Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code §10A-1-4-203. Emergency custody hearing – Affidavit – Notice to relatives.

Oklahoma Statutes
Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code
§10A-1-4-203. Emergency custody hearing – Affidavit – Notice to relatives.