The Oklahoma Declaration of Kinship Persons is a legal document designed to provide a means for individuals to recognize and acknowledge one another as family members. This document creates a legal relationship between two or more persons, making them “kinship persons.” The document is recognized under Oklahoma state law and is used to recognize relationships between family members such as siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and first cousins. It can also be used to recognize relationships between stepparents, stepchildren, half-siblings, godparents, godchildren, and adoptive parents and children. There are two types of Oklahoma Declaration of Kinship Persons: voluntary and judicial. The voluntary declaration is a document that is signed by two or more individuals, acknowledging their relationship as family members. They must include the names, ages, and addresses of each person, and the document is signed and notarized. The judicial declaration is issued by a court after a hearing. This type of declaration is used when two or more persons cannot agree on the relationship between them, such as in cases of contested paternity or adoption.