Oklahoma Family Law for Men
What Is a Guardian Ad Litem?
A GAL is a person appointed by the court to protect the best interests of a child pursuant to the provisions of Title 43. Read more »Hiring a Parenting Coordinator: What You Must Know
A parenting coordinator is a third-party professional, and it is an attorney who will negotiate conflicts between you and the other parent. Read more »How to Get Back on the Offense in Your Custody Battle
Look for all of those manic episodes and show the court exactly what's triggering her to act the way she is. Read more »Can a Tulsa Father Get Full Custody of His Child?
Oklahoma courts are just as likely to grant full custody to a father now as to the mother. Read more »Is Financial Disclosure Required for Divorce in Oklahoma?
Financial disclosure is fundamental to the divorce process and is required under Oklahoma law. Read more »What is a Parenting Coordinator and When Do I Need One?
What is a Parenting Coordinator? If you are unfamiliar with the divorce process in Oklahoma, you may not have heard about parenting coordinators. A parenting coordinator can be assigned to cases in which communication is difficult because of the level of contentiousness in the divorce. One can also be assigned in cases in which it […] Read more »What Are the Grounds for Emergency Custody in Oklahoma?
Most of the time, getting an emergency custody order is a function of a reported emergency situation that endangers a child. Read more »Can I Get My Ex-Wife’s Tax Returns After Our Oklahoma Divorce is Settled?
An ex-spouse may not want to share their tax information, but the law provides you with an option to get that information every year. Getting that information can be crucial to a reduction or even an elimination of alimony payments. You should request this from your ex every year. Read more »If I’m Paying Child Support, Do I Get Visitation Rights?
The answer is not necessarily. You do get visitation rights if a court has established your physical custody rights. Read more »Do I Get Any Visitation Rights to My Infant?
If you are an unwed father, that mother can hold out and give no opportunity to see that child until you do establish your rights. Read more »Can I Sign Away My Rights to Not Pay Child Support?
A guardianship will not viscerate your requirement to pay child support. Only an adoption will, which terminates your rights. Read more »What Happens if I Violate a Protective Order?
The important thing to note is that if you violate a protective order, it could also have effects on your child custody rights. Read more »Do Unwed Fathers Have Visitation Rights?
If you're an unwed father, and you have not gone to the district court, and established your parental rights, then you are subject to the whim of the mother. Read more »Can I Deny a Genetic Test?
If you were to deny conducting a genetic test, the court could find you in default and establish you as the father in any event. Read more »Do I Owe Child Support During the Pregnancy?
A court could order you to pay some of the costs associated with the actual pregnancy after the child is born. Read more »How Do I Not Pay Child Support?
Child support is deemed to be an essential part of being a parent in relationships that are not still together. Read more »Does a Protective Order Affect My Custody Rights?
There's a statute specifically on point here in Oklahoma, that states that a protective order cannot be used to effect a change in custody. Read more »Who Gets to Claim the Kid on Taxes?
Now this is something that could be determined by an Oklahoma court and often is in a divorce or a paternity case. Read more »Does a Father Pay Child Support With 50/50 Custody?
If you have 50/50 physical custody, you are receiving a childcare credit for your time, which will reduce the amount of child support paid. Read more »Can I Get a DNA Test Paid for by DHS Child Support?
The answer is yes, they will pay for substantially most of the costs of a genetic test in the DHS administrative court. Read more »Can She Have Her New Boyfriend Sign My Childs Birth Certificate?
In the state of Oklahoma, the hospital is not going to question mom if a gentleman is present and signs the birth certificate. Read more »How Long Do Fathers Have to Pay Child Support?
Child support does end when the child turns the age of majority, whichever comes later up to a certain age, which is 19 years old. Read more »
Do Unwed Fathers Have Any Rights to Their Children?
You have no rights as an unwed father to your biological children, until you apply to a district court to establish them. Read more »
Can Fathers Apply for Child Support?
Dads have to have significant custodial rights and physical custody rights, which would provide them the chance to apply for child support. Read more »Can I Be Ordered to Pay Child Support Without a DNA Test?
If you do not appear, and a default order is entered, it could be difficult for you to correct that even if you're not the father. Read more »
