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Originally Posted By Paula

STEPPARENT ADOPTION: CONSENT AND WAIVER BY PARENT


I, , am the birth father of , who was born on at Hospital in ,Oklahoma. I do hereby relinquish rights to and custody of this child, , and do consent to the adoption by the Petitioner, , with full knowledge of the legal effect of the stepparent adoption.

I understand my legal rights as a parent and I understand that I do not have to sign this consent and release of my parental rights. I acknowledge that this consent is being given knowingly, freely, and voluntarily. I further acknowledge that my consent is not given under fraud or duress. I understand that in signing this consent I am permanently giving up all of my parental rights to and interest in this child. I voluntarily permanently relinquish all my parental rights to this child.

I do now, of my own free will, consent and release and give up completely and permanently my parental rights to this child, for the purpose of adoption.

I waive any further notice of the adoption proceeding.

I am aware that the adoptive stepparent may be liable for child support in the event of a later divorce, and could be liable for the actions of the adoptee. The adoptee’s inheritance may also be affected.

Dated:
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Witness:
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Ss.
COUNTY OF

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day of , 20 , personally appeared (principal), (witness), and (witness), whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument in their respective capacities, and all of said persons being by me duly sworn, the principal declared to me and to the said witnesses in my presence that the instrument is his or her consent and waiver, and that the principal has willingly and voluntarily made and executed it as the free act and deed of the principal for the purposes therein expressed, and the witnesses declared to me that they were each eighteen (18) years of age or over, and that neither of them is related to the principal by blood or marriage, or related to the petitioner by blood or marriage.

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