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Rule 8.2. Decrees, Orders or Judgments Affecting Indian children--Compliance with Certain Laws

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 12. Civil Procedure

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 12. Civil Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2.--Appendix. Rules for District Courts of Oklahoma (Refs & Annos)
T. 12, Ch. 2, App., Rule 8.2
Rule 8.2. Decrees, Orders or Judgments Affecting Indian children--Compliance with Certain Laws
All decrees of adoption, divorce or separate maintenance where custody of a minor Indian child or children is given to a third party, all orders of adjudication in juvenile proceedings, termination of parental rights and all final orders in Habeas Corpus and guardianship of the person proceedings resulting in the adjudication of status, custody or wardship of minor children, shall contain a finding of compliance with 25 U.S.C.A. 1901 et seq. (Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978) and 43 ยง 551.101 et seq. (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act).
The trial court shall in all such proceedings make findings of fact as to the child's correct, full legal name and date of birth and all instruments memorializing such decrees, orders and judgments shall recite the findings required hereby. See 25 U.S.C.A. 1901 et seq. (Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978).

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Adopted effective March 6, 1984. Amended effective January 15, 1985. Amended July 1, 2013, effective August 1, 2013.
District Courts Rule 8.2, 12 O. S. A. Ch. 2, App., OK ST DIST CTS Rule 8.2
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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