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A. The Juvenile Division of the Trial Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction regarding the adoption of any person who resides or is domiciled within the jurisdiction of the Court, is unmarried, less than eighteen (18) years of age, unless special circumstances exist, and either:

1. An Osage Nation member; or

2. Is eligible for enrollment in the Osage Nation and is the biological child of an Osage Nation member; or

3. Whose case has been transferred to the Juvenile Division of the Trial Court from the courts of a state or a tribe which has assumed jurisdiction over said child.

B. The Juvenile Division of the Trial Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the courts of any other sovereign having lawful authority regarding the adoption by or of any other child or adult who is:

1. A bona fide resident of or domiciled within the jurisdiction of the Court; or

2. Between two adults who submit to the jurisdiction of the Court regardless of residence or domicile; or

3. An Osage Nation member.