Family Law
Oklahoma Child Support Laws
Oklahoma child support laws are crafted to ensure that children enjoy adequate financial support from their parents. Like those of every other state, Oklahoma child support laws obligate each parent to support their minor children. Calculating Child Support Each divorced or unmarried parent’s child support obligations are calculated based on their income and their relative […] Read more »What is the Age of Majority in Oklahoma Child Support Law?
Age of Majority: The End of Childhood Supporting our children is our moral and legal duty. However, the law only requires us to support our children monetarily until they reach the age of majority. Okla. Stat. tit. 43 § 112 After that, a child is legally considered to be an adult, and support payments may […] Read more »When Can I File a Child Support Modification in Oklahoma?
Child Support Modification: A Matter of Need The hastily-drafted child support order filed when your divorce became final may not fit your circumstances a few years down the line. Things change. That streak of good income can dry up. Maybe you agreed to change custody arrangements so now you have more overnights. These things can […] Read more »How Does Oklahoma Calculate Child Support Payments?
It is the law. If you have children in Oklahoma you are legally required to financially support them whether you are married or divorced. When a couple decides to divorce, issues of custody and child support must be decided by the parties and approved by the court. Oklahoma child support payments are calculated based on […] Read more »How Can I Collect Delinquent Child Support Payments in Oklahoma?
You Must Support Your Children People fall behind on child support payments for a variety of reasons. Most often, this does not occur intentionally. But the law requires that both parents support their children until they reach the age of majority, which is 18 years of age in Oklahoma. When a parent falls behind, it […] Read more »Refusal of Visitation Due to Abuse and Neglect in Oklahoma
All good parents want to protect their children. Often, the period leading to a divorce and after is fraught with high emotions. The concerns that we have regarding the health and safety of our children become heightened. And while this can be an emotional time for all concerned, when a parent becomes concerned that their […] Read more »Priority of Preferences in Oklahoma Child Custody Cases
In Oklahoma, courts will always strive to place the custody a child with one or both of the parents in a divorce. But what happens when one or both parents are unable to care for the child? One or both parents may be deceased, unable, or unfit to properly care for a child. In that […] Read more »Oklahoma Child Custody Relocation Laws
The Right to Relocate Relocation of a parent after a divorce in Oklahoma can become an issue when children are involved in the move. Though we may wish to always live close to our children, sometimes work or other obligations require us to move. If this happens after a child custody order has been put […] Read more »A Child’s Preference in Oklahoma Custody Disputes
A Child’s Preference Can Influence Custody The best interests of the child is the controlling standard in all court matters concerning child custody and visitation in Oklahoma. In determining what is in the best interests of the child, courts look to a number of factors, including a child’s preference. When a Court Looks at a […] Read more »How Oklahoma Custody Laws Define Best Interests of the Child
Best Interests of the Child Explained Oklahoma courts look at the best interests of the child for guidance in decisions regarding custody and visitation. Because this standard can affect overall direction and particular details of child custody and support, it is important for a divorcing parent to understand what the standard means. In weighing the […] Read more »Oklahoma Child Custody Law
When you are going through a divorce in Oklahoma and have children, it is important to understand Oklahoma child custody laws, visitation and support. All too often, parents become involved in the divorce process without fully understanding their duties and rights under the law regarding their children. If childhood is a fleeting moment in a […] Read more »A Tulsa Attorney's Guide to Oklahoma Family Law
What is Family Law? Oklahoma family law governs the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of family relationships. Family law includes procedures for divorce, of course, and for child custody and support after a divorce. Family law further addresses various circumstances where biological family relationships emerge outside a legal framework — paternity matters, in particular. Guardianships, foster […] Read more »DHS to Start Pocketing a Share of Your Child Support
Oklahoma DHS Child Support Services has announced plans to charge custodial parents a 3 percent fee - per child - for collecting support payments from a non-custodial parent. A Tulsa child support attorney explains. Read more »State Court Defines Primary Physical Custody in Oklahoma Joint Custody Orders
In a landmark child custody ruling, The Oklahoma Supreme Court has decided parents who share share joint custody of a child may not petition to relocate the child unless a court has declared one parent to be the primary physical custodian. A Tulsa child custody attoroIn a landmark child custody ruling, The Oklahoma Supreme Court has decided parents who share share joint custody of a child may not petition to relocate the child unless a court has declared one parent to be the primary physical custodian. explains how the ruling affects parents with various types of child custody in Oklahoma. Read more »Does a Joint Tax Return Make a Common Law Marriage in Oklahoma?
Filing joint tax returns can have serious implications involving common law marriage in Oklahoma. A joint tax return can be enough to tip the scales creating a common law marriage, but a legal divorce might be required to end a common law marriage. Read more »Court Says DHS Overcharged Interest on Back Child Support in Oklahoma
A court says Oklahoma DHS relied on the wrong law for nearly 20 years when it assessed parents 10 percent interest on certain child support accruals. In a published 1993 case, the state appeals court had determined that, when back child support in Oklahoma is accrued before a child support judgment is in place, interest is set according to the state's Civil Procedure, which results in a significantly lower rate than the 10 percent assessed by law on delinquent child support.
Read more »Oklahoma Foster Parents Rights are the Law
Oklahoma's childrens code defines specific rights of foster parents, including the right to information necessary for providing proper care, the right to be notified before a child is relocated and the right to be heard in a judicial proceeding if a foster parent objects to relocation of a foster child. A Tulsa foster parents attorney helps foster families exercise their rights. Read more »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 »
