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Fathers are Critical to Child Well-Being

Child Custody, Custody, Family Law, Parental Equality

Empirical studies have consistently shown that children suffer emotionally, academically, and developmentally when they don’t have a close relationship with their father post-divorce during childhood. Math, reading, social skills and emotionality are affected based on the post-divorce relationship children have...

Can a Parent’s Rights be Terminated in a Step-Parent Adoption?

Child Custody, Child Support

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...

Is Bedwetting a Sign of Child Abuse?

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law

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...

Can a Family Law Court Terminate a Parent’s Rights?

Adoption, Child Custody, Family Law, Parental Equality

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...

Defending a False Allegation of Abuse In Divorce or Custody Cases

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law

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...

Your Stress is Hurting Your Children

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Parental Equality, Self-Care

“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...

Parental Equality in Custody Cases Advances in OK House

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Parental Equality

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...

It’s Time for Oklahoma to Step Up for Dads

Child Custody, Family Law, Parental Equality

In an anecdotal study by the website Custody X Change, custody time between dads and children was evaluated with each state ranked. Oklahoma came in 49th. It wasn’t surprising to me as someone who has been litigating custody cases to find...