The Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry is a registry established by the Oklahoma Human Services for adult adoptees and individuals separated from birth family members through termination of parental rights proceedings. It allows these individuals and their birth family relatives to indicate their willingness to have their identity and whereabouts disclosed to one another.
If an adoptee and one of his birth family members both register, a “match” between the adoptee and a birth family member can result in a reunion. The same applies to individuals and their relatives separated by a termination of parental rights proceeding. Adoptees can also request their non-identification summary by signing up on the Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry.
In the State of Oklahoma adoption records are sealed, which does not allow disclosure of any identifying information from an adoption record or the actual documents. However, the registry does allow adoptees to request non-identifying information, which provides a summary of the medical and social history contained in the adoption record. OKDHS does not have records of all adoptions in the State of Oklahoma. Therefore, staff review every inquiry prior to signing up on the registry in order to determine if the agency has a record for the adoptee.
The Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry is a registry established by OKDHS for adult adoptees and individuals separated from birth family members through termination of parental rights proceedings. It allows these individuals and their birth family relatives to indicate their willingness to have their identity and whereabouts disclosed to one another. If an adoptee and birth family member both register, a “match” between the adoptee and birth family member can result in a reunion. The same applies to individuals and their relatives separated by a termination of parental rights proceeding.
You may register if you or a relative were placed for adoption in Oklahoma. You may also register if you were separated from birth family members as a result of termination of parental rights proceedings in Oklahoma. If the person you are seeking has also registered with the Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry, you may have access to your relative’s name, address and other identifying information if all agree. You can make contact at your own discretion.
The registry is totally voluntary and you may withdraw your willingness to be reunited with birth family members at any point. OKDHS will protect your privacy, if you choose not to have contact with birth family members.
OKDHS can act as a third party intermediary if you are not comfortable with arranging the reunion yourself. You also need to specify in your notarized registry affidavit whether or not we can release your name, address or phone number, and to which relatives.
Any person 18 years or older who was adopted in Oklahoma and their birth relatives. Also, any person 18 years or older who was separated by termination of parental rights proceedings in Oklahoma and their birth family members.
Yes. OKDHS has a Confidential Intermediary Search program that provides search services for eligible persons to locate their birth relatives. There is a $400 fee for the first search and a $200 fee for each additional search. You must be registered on the Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry for six months before requesting a search. The person who is the subject of the search must sign an agreement that they wish to be found. If they do not wish to be found, their identity will not be disclosed. There is no refund for the search fee, regardless of the outcome of the search.
Complete the Oklahoma Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry form. It must be notarized before you mail it. You must submit one of the following as proof of your identity:
Photocopy of your current driver’s license,
Photocopy of your Social Security Card or
Photocopy of your birth certificate.
If you move, it is essential that you notify us of your new address and phone number so we can notify you if a relative contacts OKDHS. Request the form via email at OklahomaReunionRegistry@okdhs.org.
Yes. There is a $20 registration fee. The fee must be included with your completed, notarized Oklahoma Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry form. Make your check or money order only payable to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Reunion Registry.
OKDHS does not have records of all adoptions in the State of Oklahoma. Therefore, staff review every inquiry prior to signing up on the registry in order to determine if the agency has a record for the adoptee. Forms for the program are not made available online for this reason, but are made available upon inquiry based upon an individual’s eligibility.
Confidential Intermediary Search Program
An additional service of the Mutual Consent Voluntary Program is the Confidential Intermediary Search Program. Oklahoma Human Services administers a search program that allows individuals who were separated from their birth family members through adoption and termination of parental rights proceedings in Oklahoma to have a confidential intermediary search for members of their birth family.
OKDHS administers a Search Program that allows individuals who were separated from their birth family members through adoption or termination of parental rights proceedings in Oklahoma to have a Confidential Intermediary search for members of their birth family.
OKDHS administers a Search Program that allows individuals who were separated from OKDHS will contract with confidential intermediaries who have met eligibility standards, training requirements and have been certified as a confidential intermediary through the OKDHS Search Program. The search is confidential as well as the outcome of the search.
OKDHS administers a Search Program that allows individuals who were separated from
Any adult (age 18 or older) adoptee or person affected by a termination of parental rights proceeding done in Oklahoma;
the legal parent or guardian of any minor of a deceased adopted person;
an adult descendant of a deceased adopted person;
the legal parent or guardian of any minor of a deceased person who’s biological parent’s parental rights were terminated;
an adult descendant of a deceased person who’s biological parent’s parental rights have been terminated;
an adult birth sibling or grandparent of an adult adoptee or of an adult person who has a parent whose parental rights were terminated; or
the sibling of a deceased biological parent whose parental rights were terminated.
an adult adoptee or adult who’s parent’s parental rights were terminated, who has a minor biological sibling in the same adoptive family or other placement whose location is known to the adult adoptee, or an adult who’s parents parental rights were terminated; or
the biological relative of a birth parent who has filed an affidavit of non-disclosure with the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
You must be registered with the Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry for 6 months prior to requesting a search. You must make application for a search by completing the Request for Search Form. This document must be sent to the Search Program Administrator, along with the fee for the search before a search can be initiated. You may request the form by contacting OklahomaReunionRegistry@okdhs.org. This is the content for your accordion.
Yes, there is a $400 fixed fee for all initial searches for any 1 eligible person. There is a $200 fee for any additional searches by the same requester. The search fee is non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the search, even if the person being searched for is not found. All fees are waived for siblings who were separated through OKDHS adoptions. The person requesting a search must be registered with the Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry for 6 months prior to requesting a search. There is a $20 registration fee for the Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry.
The OKDHS Search Program recognizes that while some people may have a strong desire to establish contact with birth family members, others do not. It is an individual and totally voluntary decision. All parties must consent in writing before contact is initiated. If the person being sought does not want contact, none will be initiated.
The OKDHS Search Program can have a search done simply to contact your relative to obtain medical history or physical description information without you having any contact with your relative.
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