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2018 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code
§10A-1-4-803. Placement of child in the custody of the Department of Human Services.
Universal Citation: 10A OK Stat § 10A-1-4-803 (2018)
If the court determines it would be in the best interests of a child, the court may place the child in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services. Whenever a child is in the custody of the Department, the court shall not have the authority to order a specific placement of the child but shall have the authority to approve or disapprove a specific placement if it does not conform to statutory requirements and the best interests of the child.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 127, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
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