Oklahoma Family Law for Men
What are the New Tulsa County Court House Operating Procedures? (May 18-29, 2020)
There is now a new response, some new requirements for procedures for entrance to the courthouse, which begins on May 18th. And it goes as far as to say that in response to the expected influx of visitors they're placing all of these new requirements for an initial two week period between May 18th and May 29th. So, this is only applicable for the first two weeks starting next week on May 18th. Read more »What Happens if you Don’t Report Child Abuse?
If you have reasonably suspected or known that child abuse is occurring for a period of six or more months, then it's a felony. If, however, you don't report and you've got reason to believe that there's suspected child abuse, up until that six month mark, is only a misdemeanor to knowing and willfully fail to make that report and it requires a prompt reporting. So how quickly you bring it to the attention of the authorities is important to determine whether or not they will prosecute you for this crime. Read more »What is Child Abuse?
Now we all know what child abuse is. It's pretty obvious. And we all have a duty to report it if we witness any of it or believe or suspect that it's occurring. Child abuse is harm or threat of harm to the safety or wellbeing of a child. It includes non-accidental injury. It can include accidental injury, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation. Sexual abuse includes rape, incest, or lewd, indecent proposals. Sexual exploitation includes allowing a child to engage in child prostitution or enabling them to engage in inappropriate sexual acts. Neglect means failure to provide food, housing, medical treatment, or anything the child might need or failure to protect them from some dangerous condition. Read more »
