Child custody and support in Oklahoma

Custody terms in Oklahoma

Custody and visitation (joint custody allowed)

Parenting class in Oklahoma

• Required in incompatibility divorces with a child under 18: both parents must attend an educational program on the impact of divorce on children (43 Okla. Stat. 101, 107.2(B)).
• In other cases the court may require it.

Child support in Oklahoma

Child support follows Oklahoma's guidelines. Estimate it with the official calculator, and contact the state's child support agency for help setting up or collecting it.

Good to know

• With minor children there is a 90-day minimum wait after filing. (43 O.S. 107.1)
• Parents in an incompatibility divorce must take a class on divorce's impact on children; it includes reconciliation as an option. (43 O.S. 107.2(B))

Children in a Oklahoma divorce: what the process includes

1. Custody

   The court's orders use Oklahoma's term for custody: custody and visitation (joint custody allowed).

2. Parenting class

   Take the parenting class described above if Oklahoma requires it in your case.

3. Child support

   Estimate it first: the official calculator

4. The child support agency

   For help setting up or collecting support, contact the state's child support agency.

Questions about custody and child support in Oklahoma

More about divorce in Oklahoma

• All Oklahoma divorce laws
• Serving divorce papers in Oklahoma
• Divorce timeline estimator for Oklahoma
• Divorce checklist for Oklahoma
• How to file for divorce without a lawyer
• Served with divorce papers: what to do

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