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# [Oklahoma Passes Legislation to Help Children Avoid Foster Care](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/oklahoma-passes-legislation-to-help-children-avoid-foster-care)

 Written by [Heidi Bruegel Cox](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/heidi-bruegel-cox) | 5/8/18, 3:00 PM

Oklahoma passed legislation which could improve outcomes for more children. H.B.2858 makes a significant addition to what courts must do at the initial hearing when a child is removed from the parent(s) by the state for drug exposure or allegations of abuse or neglect. Beginning November 1, 2018, courts will be required to tell a parent at the initial hearing that he/she has the right to make a voluntary adoption placement through a licensed child-placing agency. 

 

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