Legal Information: Oklahoma
Updated:
November 18, 2022If my child was conceived from rape, can the offender's rights be terminated?
If your child was conceived as the result of rape, you can file a petition to terminate the offender’s parental rights. If, after a hearing, the judge determines that your child was conceived as a result of rape, the offender’s rights can be terminated.1
In addition, the other parent’s rights can be terminated based on a conviction in criminal court of rape, or rape by instrumentation, regardless of whether or not it resulted in your child being conceived.2
1 10A O.S. § 1-4-904(11)
2 10A O.S. § 1-4-904(8)(b)
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