SECTION 340:75-6-85.5. Supervision only cases

(a)   The court may order, per Section 1-4-707 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the child placed under the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) protective supervision:

(1)   in the home of the parent or legal guardian with whom the child was residing at the time the events or conditions arose that brought the child within the jurisdiction of the court; or

(2)   with the noncustodial parent, when available, upon completion of a home assessment.

(b)   In supervision only cases, the court may issue written orders specifying:

(1)   when the noncustodial parent assumes custody, reunification services be provided to the parent or legal guardian from whom the child was or is being removed;

(2)   services be provided solely to the parent who is assuming physical custody of the child to allow the parent to later obtain legal custody without court supervision;

(3)   services be provided to both parents, in which case the court at a subsequent hearing, determines which parent, if either, will have custody of the child;

(4)   the alleged father must cooperate with establishing paternity as a condition for the child's continued placement, when the child is ordered into the home of a father whose paternity has not been established;

(5)   a person residing in the home, vacate the child's home indefinitely or for a specified period within 48 hours of the order;

(6)   that the child's parent or legal guardian prevent a particular person from having contact with the child;

(7)   conduct to be followed by any person living in the home that is in the child's best interests;

(8)   the order placing the child under DHS supervision in the child's own home remains in effect for a one-year period with extension or reduction of the supervision period in appropriate circumstances; and

(9)   when a child cannot be placed in the parent's home, placement of the child in a relative's temporary custody.

[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 3067, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1044, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 839, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1550, eff 9-15-17]