Family court; raising burden of proof. Effective date.

SB 1760 modifies Oklahoma family court procedures for cases where a child is alleged to be deprived. It requires courts to hold nonjury trials for these determinations and specifies that the state must prove its case by showing facts are "more likely true than not" (preponderance of evidence), not a lower standard. The bill sets strict deadlines: courts must hold initial hearings within 90 days of a petition, and emergency custody must end after 180 days unless safety concerns are documented. These changes directly affect children in foster care cases, their parents, and the courts handling these proceedings.