HB 2092 Summary

• Amends 10 O.S. 2011, Section 7505-4.2 regarding the Oklahoma Adoption Code and parental consent requirements for adoption

• Adds new exception (Subsection P) allowing adoption without consent from a non-custodial parent when the child is under 12 years old and adoption eligibility is based on paragraph 2 of Section 7503-1.1, unless the parent can prove adoption would not be in the child's best interests

• Maintains existing exceptions to parental consent including cases involving abuse, neglect, abandonment, failure to support, incarceration, and failure to establish substantial relationships with the child

• Becomes effective November 1, 2013