Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1170

A. For the purposes of this subsection and Sections 1171.2

through 1171.4 of this title:

1. “Arrearage” means the total amount of unpaid support

obligations;

2. “Delinquency” means any payment under an order for support

which becomes due and remains unpaid;

3. “Income” or “earnings” means any form of payment to an

individual regardless of source including, but not limited to,

wages, salary, commission, compensation as an independent

contractor, workers' compensation, disability, annuity and

retirement benefits, and any other payments made by any person,

private entity, federal or state government, any unit of local

government, school district, or any entity created by law;

4. “Disposable income” means income or earnings less any

amounts required by law to be withheld, including, but not limited

to, federal, state, and local taxes, Social Security, and public

assistance payments;

5. “Obligor” means the person who is required to make payments

under an order for support;

6. “Person entitled” or “obligee” means the person to whom a

duty of support is owed as designated in the support order or as

otherwise specified by the court;

7. “Payor” means any person or entity paying monies, income, or

earnings to an obligor. In the case of a self-employed person, the

“payor” and “obligor” may be the same person;

8. “Support order” means an order for the payment of child

support issued by a district court or the Department of Human

Services;

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9. “Income assignment” is a provision of a support order which

directs the obligor to assign a portion of the monies, income, or

periodic earnings due and owing to the obligor to the person

entitled to the support or to another person designated by the

support order or assignment for payment of support or arrearages or

both. The assignment shall be in an amount which is sufficient to

meet the periodic support arrearages or other maintenance payments

or both imposed by the court order or administrative order. The

income assignment shall be made a part of the support order;

10. “Child support” means and includes all payments or other

obligations due and owing to the person entitled by the obligor

pursuant to a child support order, including but not limited to

medical insurance or health care premiums and other medical

expenses, current child care obligations, child care arrearages and

any fixed child care obligations and such other expenses and

requirements as specified in Section 118 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma

Statutes; and

11. “Notice of income assignment” means the standardized form

prescribed by the United States Secretary of Health and Human

Services that is required to be used in all cases to notify a payor

of an order to withhold for payment of child support and other

maintenance payments.

B. For the purposes of prejudgment garnishments, “judgment

creditor” includes prejudgment garnishors.