Oklahoma Statutes
Title 43. Marriage and Family
§43-17. Punishment for violations.

Any person violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the first conviction, and for any second or subsequent conviction by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

Laws 1941, p. 170, § 2.

Structure Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 43. Marriage and Family

§43-1. Marriage defined.

§43-2. Consanguinity.

§43-3. Who may marry.

§43-3.1. Recognition of marriage between persons of same gender prohibited.

§43-4. License required.

§43-5. Application - Fees - Issuance of license and certificate.

§43-5.1. Premarital counseling.

§43-6. License - Contents.

§43-7. Solemnization of marriages.

§43-7.1. Refusal to solemnize or recognize marriage by religious organization officials - Definitions.

§43-8. Endorsement and return of license.

§43-9. Records - Return of original.

§43-10. Evidence before issue of license.

§43-11. Copy of record - Admission as evidence.

§43-14. Penalty for performing unlawful marriage.

§43-15. Miscellaneous offenses - Penalties.

§43-16. Soliciting in or near court house or grounds prohibited.

§43-17. Punishment for violations.

§43-18. Injunction against violations.

§43-20. Computation of time.

§43-101. Grounds for divorce.

§43-102. Residence of plaintiff or defendant.

§43-103. Venue for any action for divorce, annulment of a marriage or legal separation.

§43-104. Personal jurisdiction in certain divorce actions.

§43-104.1. District court referees.

§43-105. Petition and summons.

§43-106. Response.

§43-107.1. Actions where minor child involved - Delayed final order - Waiver - Completion of educational program - Exceptions.

§43-107.2. Actions where minor child involved - Court-ordered educational program.

§43-107.3. Appointment of guardian ad litem - Referral to mediation or counseling - Definitions - False accusations of child abuse or neglect.

§43-107.4. Motion for an emergency custody hearing.

§43-108. Parties in equal wrong - Custody of children - Disposition of property.

§43-109. Awarding custody or appointing guardian - Joint custody – Domestic violence, stalking, or harassment – Court considerations.

§43-109.1. Custody during parents' separation.

§43-109.2. Paternity determination.

§43-109.3. Custody, guardianship or visitation cases - Evidence of domestic abuse.

§43-109.4. Grandparental visitation rights.

§43-109.5. Voluntary relinquishment of physical custody –Presumption.

§43-109.6. Certain information and records to be available to both custodial and noncustodial parent.

§43-110. Automatic temporary injunction – Temporary orders.

§43-110.1. Shared parenting - Policy.

§43-110.1a. Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation Program – Policy – Definitions.

§43-110.2. Blood, saliva, urine or any other tests – Child custody or visitation.

§43-111. Indirect contempt for disobedience of certain orders relating to divorce or separate maintenance actions.

§43-111.1. Minimum visitation between noncustodial parent and child – Domestic violence or stalking – Failure to pay child support - Enforcement of visitation order.

§43-111.1A. Standard visitation schedule – Advisory guidelines.

§43-111.2. Civil action for child stealing.

§43-111.3. Duty to facilitate visitation - Interference with visitation rights of noncustodial parent - Motion for enforcement.

§43-111.4. Protection of child from child abuse or neglect or domestic violence by parent – Suspension of visitation.

§43-112. Care and custody of children.

§43-112.1A. Definitions - Child support - Parental rights and duties – Actions and jurisdiction.

§43-112.2. Evidence of ongoing domestic abuse or child abuse - Determinations relating to convicted sex offenders - Presumption.

§43-112.2A. Parent's right to change child's residence.

§43-112.3. Notice of proposed relocation or change of residence.

§43-112.4. No duty to maintain stepchildren.

§43-112.5. Custody or guardianship - Order of preference - Death of custodial parent - Preference of child - Evidence of domestic abuse - Registered sex offenders.

§43-112.6. Awarding of attorney fees and costs – Victim of domestic violence or stalking.

§43-112.7. Modification of custody - Military deployment.

§43-112A. Central case registry on IV─-D cases and child support orders.

§43-113. Preference of child – Record of interview.

§43-114. Interest on court-ordered past-due child support payments and payments of suit monies.

§43-115. Order for child support or modification of order - Provision for income assignment.

§43-116. Security, bond or other guarantee for child support.

§43-117. Modification, suspension or termination of order for income assignment.

§43-118. Child support guidelines.

§43-118.1. Review of child support orders - Disclosure of financial status.

§43-118.2. Employer sponsored health care coverage.

§43-118.3. Request for wage and tax information.

§43-118.4. Assignment or transfer of child support benefits – Attorney fees.

§43-118A. Definitions.

§43-118B. Computation of gross income - Imputed income - Self-employment income - Fringe benefits - Social Security Title II benefits.

§43-118C. Deductions from gross income for qualified other children.

§43-118D. Computation of child support as percentage of parents' combined gross income - Prospective adjustment - Transportation expenses - Support order summary form.

§43-118E. Parenting time adjustment - Reduction in child support obligation.

§43-118F. Medical support order for health care coverage.

§43-118G. Actual annualized child care expenses.

§43-118H. Deviation from guidelines child support amount.

§43-118I. Modification of child support orders.

§43-119. Computation of child support obligations.

§43-119.1. Legislative review of child support guidelines and schedule of basic child support obligations.

§43-120. Child support forms.

§43-120.1. Short title.

§43-120.2. Definitions.

§43-120.3. Appointment of parenting coordinator – Party agreement – Authority - Meetings - Parental rights - Removal.

§43-120.4. Report of decision.

§43-120.5. Fees - Appointment.

§43-120.6. Qualifications.

§43-120.7. Court expert - Procedures.

§43-121. Restoration of maiden or former name - Alimony - Division of property.

§43-122. Effect of divorce.

§43-123. Remarriage and cohabitation - Appeal from judgment.

§43-124. Bigamy a felony.

§43-125. Validation of decrees annulling marriage or granting divorce.

§43-126. Remarriage within six months as ground for annulment.

§43-127. Time when judgments in divorce actions become final - Effect of appeal.

§43-128. Avoidance of marriage of incompetents.

§43-129. Alimony without divorce.

§43-130. Evidence.

§43-131. Residency in divorce cases.

§43-132. Parties may testify.

§43-133. Setting aside of divorce decrees upon petition of parties.

§43-134. Alimony payments - Designation of support and property payments - Termination of support - Cohabitation by former spouse - Modification of support - Active military pay - Disposable retired or retainer military pay.

§43-135. Lien for arrearage in child support payments.

§43-136. Mailing of alimony and support payments - Evidence of support payments - Income assignment fee.

§43-137. Past due payments operate as judgments – Cessation of lien after period of years – Duration of arrearage payment.

§43-138. Recording of costs in child support enforcement cases - Assessment against nonprevailing party.

§43-139. Legal right to child support.

§43-139.1. Revocation, suspension, nonissuance, or nonrenewal of license or placement of obligor on probation as remedy for noncompliance with support order.

§43-140. Problem-solving court program - Participation by obligors of state child support plan.

§43-150. Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.

§43-150.1. Definitions.

§43-150.2. Custodial responsibility – Jurisdiction - Residency.

§43-150.3. Deployed parent - Exercise of visiting rights by third party.

§43-150.4. Deployment orders - Copy to nondeploying parent.

§43-150.5. Expedited hearing.

§43-150.6. Temporary custody orders - Deploying parent privilege.

§43-150.7. Permissible court orders.

§43-150.8. Court-ordered visitation - Appearance at hearing - Rebuttable presumptions.

§43-150.9. Notification of completion of deployment.

§43-150.10. Bad faith - Penalties.

§43-201. Mutual obligations.

§43-202. Duty to support.

§43-203. Separate property.

§43-204. Contracts.

§43-205. Relations cannot be altered by contract - Separation agreements.

§43-206. Mutual consent as consideration for separation agreement.

§43-207. Manner of holding property - Inventory of separate property.

§43-208. Liability for acts and debts of spouse - Curtesy and dower abolished.

§43-209.1. Joint and several liability of husband and wife.

§43-209.2. Parent's liability for value of child's necessaries.

§43-210. Liability on abandonment or separation by agreement.

§43-211. Management, sale or encumbrance of property of one by the other, when.

§43-212. Contracts binding on both - Liability for acts - Suits and proceedings.

§43-213. Order set aside, when.

§43-214. Rights of married women.

§43-215. Agreement respecting rights acquired under community property law - Recording - Limitation barring action to recover interest.

§43-410. Short title.

§43-413. Payment of support through registry.

§43-420. Short title.

§43-421. Authorization of public or private agencies to provide registry - Maximum fee.

§43-422. Participant logs.

§43-423. Court order for participation in registry program.

§43-424. Forms for petition and court order - Modification of visitation rights.

§43-425. Court to hear applications for participation in registry within certain time.

§43-551-101. Short title.

§43-551-102. Definitions.

§43-551-103. Proceedings governed by other law.

§43-551-104. Application to Indian tribes.

§43-551-105. International application of act.

§43-551-106. Effect of child custody determination.

§43-551-107. Priority.

§43-551-108. Notice to persons outside state.

§43-551-109. Appearance and limited immunity.

§43-551-110. Communication between courts.

§43-551-111. Taking testimony in another state.

§43-551-112. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.

§43-551-201. Initial child custody jurisdiction.

§43-551-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

§43-551-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination.

§43-551-204. Temporary emergency jurisdiction.

§43-551-205. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.

§43-551-206. Simultaneous proceedings.

§43-551-207. Inconvenient forum.

§43-551-208. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.

§43-551-209. Information to be submitted to court.

§43-551-210. Appearance of parties and child.

§43-551-301. Definitions.

§43-551-302. Enforcement under Hague Convention.

§43-551-303. Duty to enforce.

§43-551-304. Temporary visitation.

§43-551-305. Registration of child custody determination.

§43-551-306. Enforcement of registered determination.

§43-551-307. Simultaneous proceedings.

§43-551-308. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination.

§43-551-309. Service of petition and order.

§43-551-310. Hearing and order.

§43-551-311. Warrant to take physical custody of child.

§43-551-312. Costs, fees, and expenses.

§43-551-313. Recognition and enforcement.

§43-551-314. Appeals.

§43-551-315. Role of district attorney.

§43-551-316. Role of law enforcement.

§43-551-317. Costs and expenses.

§43-551-401. Application and construction.

§43-551-402. Transitional provision.

§43-601-101. Short title - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

§43-601-102. Definitions

§43-601-103. Tribunals and support enforcement agency.

§43-601-104. Remedies cumulative.

§43-601-105. Application to support proceedings.

§43-601-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident

§43-601-202. Duration of jurisdiction.

§43-601-203. Initiating and responding tribunal of this state.

§43-601-204. Simultaneous proceedings in another state or foreign country

§43-601-205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction - Controlling order

§43-601-206. Request for enforcement of order by tribunal of other state

§43-601-207. Determination of controlling order.

§43-601-208. Child support orders for two or more obligees.

§43-601-209. Credit for payments

§43-601-210. Receipt of evidence from outside the state - Applicable law

§43-601-211. Modification of spousal support order - Request for enforcement to tribunal of another state or foreign country

§43-601-301. Proceedings under this act.

§43-601-302. Action by minor parent.

§43-601-303. Application of law of this state.

§43-601-304. Duties of initiating tribunal

§43-601-305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

§43-601-306. Inappropriate tribunal.

§43-601-307. Duties of support enforcement agency

§43-601-308. Powers of Attorney General.

§43-601-309. Private counsel.

§43-601-310. Duties of state information agency.

§43-601-311. Petition - Contents and accompanying documents

§43-601-312. Sealing of information.

§43-601-313. Costs and fees

§43-601-314. Limited immunity of petitioner

§43-601-315. Nonparentage as defense.

§43-601-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure

§43-601-317. Communications between tribunals

§43-601-318. Assistance with discovery.

§43-601-319. Receipt and disbursement of payments - Payment to enforcement agency of another state or foreign country - Certified statement.

§43-601-401. Petition to establish support order.

§43-601-402. Responding tribunal.

§43-601-501. Recognition of income-withholding order issued in another state.

§43-601-502. Employer obligations.

§43-601-503. Two or more income-withholding orders.

§43-601-504. Employer's civil liability limited.

§43-601-505. Willful noncompliance

§43-601-506. Contest of order.

§43-601-507. Administrative enforcement of orders.

§43-601-601. Registration of order for enforcement.

§43-601-602. Procedure to register order for enforcement

§43-601-603. Effect of registration for enforcement.

§43-601-604. Law, procedures and remedies to be applied

§43-601-605. Notice of registration of order

§43-601-606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order

§43-601-607. Contest of registration or enforcement

§43-601-608. Confirmed order.

§43-601-609. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.

§43-601-610. Effect of registration for modification.

§43-601-611. Modification of child support order of another state

§43-601-612. Recognition of order modified in another state.

§43-601-613. Jurisdiction - Applicability of provisions

§43-601-614. Filing of modified child support order.

§43-601-615. Modification of order made by foreign country that lacks or does not exercise jurisdiction

§43-601-616. Registration of foreign child support orders - Petition for modification.

§43-601-701. Definitions

§43-601-702. Application of article.

§43-601-703. Department of Human Services as designated agency.

§43-601-704. Duties of Department of Human Services

§43-601-705. Direct request for establishment or modification - Direct request for recognition and enforcement

§43-601-706. Registration of support order.

§43-601-707. Contest of a registered convention support order.

§43-601-708. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support orders - Exceptions

§43-601-709. Severability of convention support orders.

§43-601-710. Recognition and enforcement of registered foreign support agreements - Exceptions.

§43-601-711. Residency of obligee – Jurisdiction - Nonrecognition of order.

§43-601-712. Permissible uses of personal information.

§43-601-713. English translation.

§43-601-801. Grounds for rendition.

§43-601-802. Condition of rendition.

§43-601-901. Uniformity of application and construction.

§43-601-902. Application of act

§43-601-903. Severability of act.