Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-103
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Venue for any action for divorce, annulment of a marriage
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or legal separation.
A. The venue of any action for divorce, annulment of a marriage
or legal separation may be in the following counties:
1. An action for divorce or annulment of a marriage may be
filed in the county in which the petitioner has been a resident for
the thirty (30) days immediately preceding the filing of the
petition or in the county in which the respondent is a resident;
provided, the action may be assigned for trial in any county within
the judicial district by the chief judge of the district; and
2. An action for legal separation may be brought in the county
in which either party is a resident at the time of the filing of the
petition.
B. The court may, upon application of a party, transfer an
action for divorce, annulment of marriage or legal separation at any
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time after filing of the petition to any county where venue would be
proper under subsection A of this section if the requirements of
subsection C or D of this section are met.
C. The court shall grant a party’s application for change of
venue when the other party is not a resident of this state at the
time the application for change of venue is filed, or the plaintiff
has departed from this state and has been absent for more than six
(6) months preceding the date the application for change of venue is
filed, and transfer is requested to the county where the applying
party resides in this state.
D. The court shall grant a party’s application for change of
venue when the court determines that it is an inconvenient forum
under the circumstances and the court in another county is a more
appropriate forum consistent with the factors in subsection B of
Section 551-207 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and
Enforcement Act after substitution of the word "county" for the word
"state" in such section of the act, and transfer is requested to the
county where the applying party resides in the state.
A. The venue of any action for divorce, annulment of a marriage
or legal separation may be in the following counties:
1. An action for divorce or annulment of a marriage may be
filed in the county in which the petitioner has been a resident for
the thirty (30) days immediately preceding the filing of the
petition or in the county in which the respondent is a resident;
provided, the action may be assigned for trial in any county within
the judicial district by the chief judge of the district; and
2. An action for legal separation may be brought in the county
in which either party is a resident at the time of the filing of the
petition.
B. The court may, upon application of a party, transfer an
action for divorce, annulment of marriage or legal separation at any
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 20
time after filing of the petition to any county where venue would be
proper under subsection A of this section if the requirements of
subsection C or D of this section are met.
C. The court shall grant a party’s application for change of
venue when the other party is not a resident of this state at the
time the application for change of venue is filed, or the plaintiff
has departed from this state and has been absent for more than six
(6) months preceding the date the application for change of venue is
filed, and transfer is requested to the county where the applying
party resides in this state.
D. The court shall grant a party’s application for change of
venue when the court determines that it is an inconvenient forum
under the circumstances and the court in another county is a more
appropriate forum consistent with the factors in subsection B of
Section 551-207 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and
Enforcement Act after substitution of the word "county" for the word
"state" in such section of the act, and transfer is requested to the
county where the applying party resides in the state.
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