Tulsa Divorce Information
Must I Pay Oklahoma Child Support for My Spouse's Child From a Previous Marriage?
When we marry a person with a child from a previous marriage, we take on the normal obligations that one has to those with whom we live. Though we all have moral obligations to those we live with and even to those people around us, there is a big difference in Tulsa, Oklahoma between having […] Read more »How Do Oklahoma Courts Determine Which Parent Gets Children on Holidays?
Oklahoma courts encourage divorcing spouses to work together to resolve all issues in their Tulsa divorce, including all matters of child custody and visitation. Usually, if parents can work together amicably, the parties are happier with the resultant visitation agreement hammered out between them. Parents often have differing values and ideas regarding what holidays are […] Read more »What Documentation Do I Need During a Tulsa Child Custody Dispute?
A Tulsa child custody dispute is one of the most contentious areas between divorcing spouses in Oklahoma. Emotions run high during any Tulsa divorce, but when we feel that our children’s well being may be jeopardized by our ex-spouse, our emotions can run between anxiety and outright fear, especially if substances are being abused by […] Read more »Is Child Support Mandatory in Oklahoma Joint Custody?
Oklahoma joint custody and mandatory child support payments are not necessary one and the same under Tulsa family law. In determining the amount of support that a parent owes a child in Oklahoma, custody by itself is not a determining factor. Instead, Tulsa uses child support guidelines. (Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 118) Oklahoma Joint […] Read more »Can I Get an Oklahoma Child Support Modification if the Other Parent Got a Better Job?
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a divorce court will continue to maintain jurisdiction over a divorce with children involved long past the date that the divorce decree is granted. The court can issue an Oklahoma child support modification, or other orders such as a change in custody, if the circumstances warrant it. In Tulsa, a court can […] Read more »