Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-139
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Legal right to child support
Official statutory text
The Legislature finds and declares that child support is a basic
legal right of the state's parents and children, that mothers and
fathers have a legal obligation to provide financial support for
their children and that child support payments can have a
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 121
substantial impact on child poverty and state welfare expenditures.
It is therefore the Legislature's intent to encourage payment of
child support to decrease overall costs to the state's taxpayers
while increasing the amount of financial support collected for the
state's children by authorizing the district courts of this state
and the Department of Human Services to order the revocation,
suspension, nonissuance or nonrenewal of any recreational license or
permit, or permit including, but not limited to, a hunting and
fishing license or other authorization issued pursuant to the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, Section 1-101 et seq. of Title
29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and certificates of title for vessels
and motors and other licenses of registration issued pursuant to the
Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section 4001 et seq. of
Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or to order probation for a
parent who is in noncompliance with an order for support for at
least ninety (90) days or failing, after receiving appropriate
notice to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to paternity or
child support proceedings.
legal right of the state's parents and children, that mothers and
fathers have a legal obligation to provide financial support for
their children and that child support payments can have a
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 121
substantial impact on child poverty and state welfare expenditures.
It is therefore the Legislature's intent to encourage payment of
child support to decrease overall costs to the state's taxpayers
while increasing the amount of financial support collected for the
state's children by authorizing the district courts of this state
and the Department of Human Services to order the revocation,
suspension, nonissuance or nonrenewal of any recreational license or
permit, or permit including, but not limited to, a hunting and
fishing license or other authorization issued pursuant to the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, Section 1-101 et seq. of Title
29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and certificates of title for vessels
and motors and other licenses of registration issued pursuant to the
Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section 4001 et seq. of
Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or to order probation for a
parent who is in noncompliance with an order for support for at
least ninety (90) days or failing, after receiving appropriate
notice to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to paternity or
child support proceedings.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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