Given the length of his sentence, his parental rights are seriously limited. The question of whether or not to take the child(ren) to visit in...

From the sounds of things, you may be able to proceed with a step-parent adoption. If you attempt to change your son’s last name, you will need to...

Agree with Mr. Rozmiarek. While the Oklahoma Statutes say that this is not good service, the best thing for you to do is bring the paperwork to a...

Agree with Mr. Wagner. Just wanted to add that, because there’s no reach-back through the UIFSA, and because neither alleged mother nor child lives...

I’m seeing a few points where you may run into foundational issues—“a few years ago” could put the events on the wrong side of statutes of...

Agree with Mr. Wagner. Oklahoma does not have a mechanism for a putative father to unilaterally remove himself from a child’s birth certificate,...

You can hire private counsel if you can afford to do so. The fact that you had a preliminary hearing in an Oklahoma court tells me that you’re...

Not knowing what stage of the divorce you’re in, your options are basically: 1) seek mediation;2) hire a lawyer to push things forward; or 3) ask...

DV Advocates don’t have a seat at the table in mediation. I’m also unsure what you mean by “file for duress,” but the appellate window for a direct...

The first thing which would happen is that a bench warrant would issue, and if you’re pulled over by either TPD or a TCSO deputy, you would go to...