Family Law
Court Revokes Oklahoma Protective Order Issued by County Judge
An Oklahoma appeals court said a district court abused its discretion in a protective order involving threats alleged during an international online chat. The appeals court said district courts must consider whether an allegation indicates a credible threat before granting an order of protection from domestic abuse. The decision suggests attorneys for protective order defense in Oklahoma can rely on the state's appeals courts to carefully review lower courts that rubber stamp petitions for domestic restraining orders. Read more »Oklahoma Child Support Collection Agency Offers August Amnesty
Before you contact the Oklahoma child support collection agency, you may do well to contact an Tulsa child support attorney to explore your options. Read more »Wirth Law Exposé Led to End of Oklahoma Parenting Time Penalty
Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services child support calculations financially penalized some non-custodial parents for spending time with their children until this Tulsa law firm exposed practice in blog posts and letter to Oklahoma news outlets. Read more »Can a Mother Demand a Paternity Test of a Biological Father in Oklahoma Before a Child is Born?
A Tulsa child custody lawyerexplains how a mother can compel an alleged father to undergo a court-ordered paternity test by filing a petition to establish paternity even before a child is born. Read more »Can a Biological Father File a Petition to Establish Paternity in Oklahoma Before a Child is Born?
Prompt Actions Help In Contested Paternity News of a pregnancy can be a cause for great joy, and at the same time may trigger deep anxiety. One source of anxiety prior to the birth of a child involves acknowledgement of paternity and contesting paternity. A petition to establish paternity filed in an Oklahoma court can […] Read more »Parenting Classes Now Required in Oklahoma Divorce
A Tulsa divorce attorney advises parents anticipating a no fault divorce to be prepared to attend parenting classes now required under a new Oklahoma law. Read more »Oklahoma Parenting Penalty Hurts Families, Erodes Trust in Law
It has been five years since the Oklahoma DHS concluded the legislature accidentally passed a law that penalizes parents for parenting. DHS' illogical interpretation of parenting time adjustments does not encourage troubled parents to work out reasonable solutions. If DHS refuses to read the law as intended, lawmakers need to clarify their intent. Read more »Oklahoma DHS Child Support Computations Defy Common Sense
Part 2: An Exercise in Bureaucratic Nonsense UPDATE: In April 2015, an Oklahoma judge found that DHS had overstated interest on back child support obligations of some non-custodial parents. Learn how DHS calculated interest why some parents could get refunds for interest on back child support here. UPDATE: In May, 2015, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin […] Read more »Oklahoma DHS Child Support Form Penalizes Shared Parenting
An Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services child support form penalizes certain parents for parenting by applying an increase when no adjustment is indicated. A Tulsa child support lawyer says the practice is illogical and legislators should step in if the DHS refuses to interpreted the law as they intended it to be read. Read more »Oklahoma DHS Child Support Computation Form Error Calculator
This calculator estimates how much excess child support might be collected if parenting time adjustments are calculated using Oklahoma DHS forms. Read more »Gay Marriage Case Clouds Oklahoma Same-Sex Divorce Law
As of July 18, 2014, federal courts have made it clear: Oklahoma’s prohibition on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The 10th Circuit Court affirmed a lower court’s decision that cited a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case, U. S. v. Windsor (2013), as the basis for striking Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage. The decision was only a […] Read more »New Oklahoma No-Fault Divorce Law Mandates Parenting Classes
A new Oklahoma divorce law requires some divorcing parents of minor children to take a new class about the impact of divorce on children. Read more »Girl in State Custody Begs Judge 'Let Me Go Home'
According to a Massachusetts judge, the parents of a Connecticut teenager did terrible things to their daughter. First, they took her to the hospital seeking medical treatment for a bad case of the flu. Then, when state workers seized custody of the teen, the parents talked publicly about the state’s seizure of their teenaged child. […] Read more »A Dirty Oklahoma Home Might Not Indicate Child Neglect
Parents’ housekeeping skills often become the subject of debate in child custody cases. An Oklahoma Child Protective Services employee or an embattled spouse might argue that pet hair from household pets, the smell of farm animals, dusty surfaces and – especially – mice or bugs are evidence of child neglect. A new study by Johns […] Read more »How to Voluntarily Transfer Child Custody in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Child Custody Can Now Be Delegated Without a Court Order A new Oklahoma law adopted in 2014 now allows parents to sign voluntary agreements that transfer custody of a child to another person. The non-judicial delegation of parental custody by power of attorney can last as little as 24 hours or as long as […] Read more »Client Review: Tulsa Grandparents Rights Attorney
Tulsa child custody attorneys at Wirth Law Office understand grandparents rights. The grandparents rights attorneys helped keep a child in the family after the death of a parent. Read more »Oklahoma Courts: How to Save Text Messages for Legal Purposes
The spread of smartphone technology has dramatically increased the frequency with which people use text messages for legal purposes in Oklahoma civil cases and criminal trials. Yet litigants who need to show the contents of text messages in court can face several hurdles. The simplest hurdle is often merely preserving the contents of text messages. […] Read more »'Fairness in Fault Act' Would Make Oklahoma Divorce Attorneys Rich
An Oklahoma bill that could make divorce lawyers wealthy and force some children to remain in homes where one parent wants to leave inched forward Feb. 20, 2014, when the Government Modernization Committee voted 5-3 in favor of the measure. House Bill 1548 would prohibit no-fault divorce in cases where either party objects to a […] Read more »Lawmakers Seek to Complicate Oklahoma Divorce Procedures
Where love and commitment aren’t enough to hold a marriage together, a couple of Oklahoma legislators have a better idea. They want to make laws to keep unhappy couples together. Rep. Arthur Hulbert of Fort Gibson has proposed a bill that would double the minimum time it takes for couples to get a divorce. Another […] Read more »Memphis Man's Social Media "Like" Leads to Arrest on Restraining Order
A Memphis man has reportedly been arrested for “liking” a photo posted on a social media site depicting a woman who had a restraining order against him. The fact that a person can be charged with violating a protective order for responding to an implicit invitation to “like” a social media post seems strange enough. […] Read more »Client Review: Tulsa Child Custody Attorney
This mother says the day a child custody lawyer in Tulsa at Wirth Law Office helped her win custody of her child was the happiest day of her life. Read more »Foster Parents Exhonerated
Wirth Law Office prevailed in an administrative review on behalf of foster parents who had been accused of child neglect. The matter involved appeal of a Child Welfare Services staff report to the District Attorney. An Oklahoma Department of Human Services representative reviewed appellate material provided by Wirth Law Office along with Child Protective Services […] Read more »Client Review: Family Lawyer
Tulsa family lawyers at Wirth Law Office turned a difficult family law case into a victory for Kenneth Cohn. Now he recommends Wirth Law Office to his friends. Read more »Tulsa Child Support Modification Attorney
When A Child Support Order No Longer Fits Modification of terms to reflect changes of circumstance can significantly change the impact of a child support order. The family law attorneys at Wirth Law Office provide up-to-date expertise for parents seeking modification of child support orders. Parents seek a Tulsa child support modification for many reasons, […] Read more »Tulsa Child Neglect Attorney
Because Parental Relationships Matter To be accused of Tulsa child neglect is any parent’s worst nightmare. It can come as a surprise, leaving you stunned and confused. You answer a knock on the door and a stern social worker is standing there, backed up by a couple of down-to-business police officers. It’s a child services […] Read more »
