We often get asked questions about termination of parental rights and how or if it can happen. In the State of Oklahoma, a parent’s rights can be terminated in two instances. The first being if the District Attorney of a...
It is not uncommon to have a parent going through a divorce or custody case to raise the issue of their observance of regressive behaviors in their children. They often point to behavioral changes, such as bedwetting when they have...
It is not uncommon in our practice to represent a parent fighting to simply maintain a relationship with their children in a divorce or custody action. Too often a parent attempts to eliminate contact between the other parent and their...
Oklahoma law provides that, except in rare occasions, any child shall be entitled to support by the parents until the child reaches eighteen (18) years of age. If a child is regularly enrolled in and attending high school, or an...
Oklahoma law provides that in a divorce or custody proceeding, a victim of domestic violence is entitled to their reasonable attorney fees being paid by the party guilty of the abuse. 43 O.S. § 112.6 is the law, and it’s...
Domestic abuse is a common allegation in divorce and family law cases. Oklahoma law provides that if you are determined to be the victim of domestic violence you are entitled to an attorney fee award from the other party. Some...
I’ve had more than one client utter a version of the statement, “She can have the kids, but she can’t have my dog.” The attachment to our pets doesn’t just go away after the divorce decree is entered, and it’s...
“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.” – Oscar Wilde Divorce is often cited as one of the most stressful events an individual will ever experience. A parent experiencing a...
As I have previously posted, Oklahoma House Bill 1151 is making its way through the Oklahoma legislature, and this week it received a unanimous vote in favor in the Oklahoma House Judiciary Committee. This moves the legislation to the floor...
“Marital restoration is worth the risk of failure.” As a child who grew up in a conservative Christian home and later attended a conservative Christian university, divorce was taboo. Divorce was not an option for married couples without establishing adultery...
