I’ve taken the parenting course but husband has not and will not. What options do I have in Oklahoma?

While I usually discourage people considering divorce to look to any grounds besides "irreconcilable differences,"* some circumstances may justify...

It will become child abandonment when he hasn’t seen the child in 12 of the preceding 14 months

What or how do I get legal paperwork that I am full custody parent?

If he hasn’t had visitation in 12 of the last 14 months, you can pursue termination of parental rights for abandonment.

I got divorced in Feb of this year and we are now back together. Is there a form I can file to dismiss the divorce?

You can file a motion to vacate the judgment, or you can get remarried. An attorney can help you prepare the paperwork if you want to do this...

If I filed for a PO and don't show for the hearing can I get in trouble?

If you file for a PO and don't make the court date, then the PO will be dropped and you may be assessed the costs. If you don't want the PO, you...

My husband is abusive to me and my children. Can I leave the state and go to an out of state homeless shelter with kids?

If you leave the state, it will take six months until the new state has jurisdiction of the children under UCCJEA for determining custody issues,...

What happens is someone files charges against someone for stolen ring & pawns it & is already on a deferred sentence ?

If the person accused of the crime is already on deferred sentence and is accused of another crime, then the DA's office has the option to...

Can my daughter be emancipated at 16?

Emancipation of a minor is a bit of a tricky subject. In Oklahoma, emancipation means conferring most adult rights on a minor--the big one being...

Voluntary dismissal Pursuant to ?

I moved this over to General Practice, as your question is about voluntary dismissal of a civil case in Oklahoma district courts. If it's something...

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I would avoid it entirely until your deferred sentence is up, but I feel obliged to explain why. Oklahoma just passed medical marijuana, and the...