A child custody hearing could be the most important part of divorce proceedings for Oklahoma divorcing parents. After the hearing, a judge's final decision might lead to a preferable custody or visitation arrangement, or the decision might leave one parent...
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What are the most common reasons to modify a child custody order?
Former partners in Oklahoma with children typically have child custody orders to determine when each parent spends time with their kids. Sometimes, it's necessary to modify those orders. Requesting a modification to a child custody order Parents might seek to modify...
How the Air Force is changing its approach to child custody
Moving around a lot is part of the job description when enlisting in the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. For Air Force service members in Oklahoma who have children at home, there's always the concern that your service to your country will be to...
How is child custody determined for parents in the Air Force?
Being an Oklahoma parent who is serving in the Air Force isn’t easy. It can be especially challenging if you are divorced or no longer in an unmarried relationship with your child’s other parent. Fortunately, the Air Force is now giving more child custody...
Learning about parallel parenting
When you share children with your ex-spouse after a divorce, you need to come up with some strategies for how you're going to continue to take care of them and how you should make decisions that will affect their welfare, such as where they go to school and what...
What are the statistics on the divorce rate in the United States?
People listening to or reading the news may hear passing mentions about the high divorce rate in the United States. Not all reports provide details about the percentage of marriages that end up legally dissolving. Since divorce is a legal process performed in Oklahoma...
When is a child custody modification appropriate?
When determining child custody arrangements in divorce, the court's primary concern is the child's best interests. But while your initial custody agreement may have worked for a while, it's not uncommon for Oklahoma parents to request a child custody modification when...
How can I establish paternity in Oklahoma?
As an unmarried father, the process of legally seeking custody or visitation rights to your child is known as establishing paternity. Receiving court approval of parental rights can allow you to spend time and build a meaningful relationship with your children. It...
How will military deployment impact my child custody agreement?
When you are a U.S. service member, you don’t always know well ahead of time about an upcoming deployment. You could receive orders to deploy and have only a couple weeks, if that, to prepare. When you are sharing custody of a child, the possibility of a long-term...
Abusive spouses and child custody: what courts often consider
Divorce can be brutal. But for some couples, it may be best for them and their children's safety. Sadly, many mothers in Oklahoma are no strangers to domestic abuse. According to recent reports, the state's average for domestic violence fatalities is 1.57 for every...
