Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-702

A. 1. When paternity of an alleged or adjudicated deprived

child has not been established, the court, within six (6) months

after the filing of a deprived petition, shall either establish

paternity or defer the issue of paternity establishment to the

appropriate administrative or district court for any child for whom

paternity has not been legally established according to the Uniform

Parentage Act.

2. When paternity is at issue, an alleged father and mother of

the child named in a deprived petition shall be given notice in the

petition and summons that paternity may be established in the

deprived action. Oklahoma Child Support Services shall proceed with

paternity establishment for any case deferred to the administrative

or other district court division under this subsection.

3. After the establishment of paternity, the court shall

address current child support pursuant to subsection B of this

section. In addition, the court may:

a. order the father to pay child support for past months

when no child support order was in effect according to

the provisions of Section 83 of Title 10 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or

b. reserve or refer the issue of prior support to

Oklahoma Child Support Services.

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4. The order establishing paternity shall be filed as a

separate document and shall not be confidential. The court clerk of

the district court where the paternity order has been filed shall

provide, upon request, a copy of the order establishing paternity to

a representative of Oklahoma Child Support Services. A court order

for the release of the order establishing paternity or other

information contained in the court record pertaining to paternity

and child support shall not be required. The order may be captioned

with a different case style in order to establish and enforce a

child support order in an action other than the deprived proceeding.

B. 1. Each parent of any child named in a deprived petition

shall be given notice in the petition and summons that child support

may be ordered or modified in the deprived action.

2. Within six (6) months after the filing of a deprived

petition, the court shall address the issue of child support or

defer the issue of establishment or enforcement of child support to

the appropriate administrative or district court. Oklahoma Child

Support Services shall proceed with the establishment or enforcement

of child support orders for any case deferred to the administrative

or other district court division under this subsection; provided,

Oklahoma Child Support Services shall enforce all child support

orders entered by the court.

3. a. If there is an existing order for child support, the

existing order shall remain in effect unless the court

finds the existing order is not in the best interests

of the child or children involved.

b. The court shall use the child support guidelines as

provided for in Sections 118 and 119 of Title 43 of

the Oklahoma Statutes in determining the amount each

parent is to pay for care and maintenance of a child

and issue an order describing the finding of the

court.

c. The court may deviate from the child support

guidelines when it is determined necessary in order

for the parent to meet the obligations of a court-

imposed individualized service plan or for other

reasons as the court deems appropriate. If the court

deviates from the amount of child support indicated by

the child support guidelines, the court shall make

specific findings of fact supporting such action.

d. Each parent shall be individually ordered to pay his

or her percentage of the total monthly child support

obligation including parents who reside together.

e. The court shall order the parent to provide medical

insurance whenever the parent has insurance available

through employment or other group plan, regardless of

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ion.

d. Each parent shall be individually ordered to pay his

or her percentage of the total monthly child support

obligation including parents who reside together.

e. The court shall order the parent to provide medical

insurance whenever the parent has insurance available

through employment or other group plan, regardless of

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whether insurance is available at the time the order

is entered.

f. The child support order shall contain an immediate

income assignment provision pursuant to Section 115 of

Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

g. A child support computation form as provided for in

Section 120 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall

be completed by the court, counsel of record, or may

be referred to Oklahoma Child Support Services for

completion. Upon being signed by the judge, the

computation form shall be incorporated as a part of

the child support order.

h. (1) A standard child support order form shall be used

in the deprived action. The form shall be

prescribed by Oklahoma Child Support Services and

shall be published by the Administrative Office

of the Courts.

(2) The child support order shall be filed as a

separate document and shall not be confidential.

(3) The court clerk of the district court where the

child support order has been filed shall provide,

upon request, a copy of the support order to a

representative of Oklahoma Child Support

Services. A court order for the release of the

child support order or other information

contained in the court record pertaining to child

support shall not be required.

(4) The order may be captioned with a different case

style in order to enforce the child support order

in an action other than the deprived proceeding.

i. The child support order may be modified upon a

material change in circumstances.

j. The child support order may be enforced by any method

allowed by law.

k. After a deprived action is dismissed, the most recent

child support order entered in the deprived action

shall remain in full force and effect, unless the

judge presiding over the deprived action orders

otherwise. If there was no prior administrative or

district court case, the deprived action child support

order shall be docketed and filed in a new district

court family division action and enforced for current

child support and arrearages. If the judge presiding

over the deprived action modified a preexisting child

support order or if there was an existing

administrative or district court case, the child

support order entered in the deprived action shall be

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filed in the existing case and enforced for current

child support and arrearages. The child support order

may be modified after being docketed in district

court.

C. All child support payments shall be paid through the

Oklahoma Centralized Support Registry as provided for in Section 413

of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. When a child’s custody is changed from one parent or

caretaker to another pursuant to the Oklahoma Children’s Code, the

change in custody shall transfer child support payments to the new

caretaker unless the caretaker is receiving foster care payments or

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families payments for the care of the

child. Child support payments to the caretaker shall terminate when

the child no longer resides with the caretaker.

E. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules

necessary to implement the provisions of this section.