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Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-551-308

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Expedited enforcement of child custody determination

Official statutory text

EXPEDITED ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION

A. A petition under this article must be verified. Certified

copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order

confirming registration must be attached to the petition. A copy of

a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the

original.

B. A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination

must state:

1. Whether the court that issued the determination identified

the jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction

and, if so, what the basis was;

2. Whether the determination for which enforcement is sought

has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court whose decision must

be enforced under this act and, if so, identify the court, the case

number, and the nature of the proceeding;

3. Whether any proceeding has been commenced that could affect

the current proceeding, including proceedings relating to domestic

violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and

adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the

nature of the proceeding;

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4. The present physical address of the child and the

respondent, if known;

5. Whether relief in addition to the immediate physical custody

of the child and attorney's fees is sought, including a request for

assistance from law enforcement officials and, if so, the relief

sought; and

6. If the child custody determination has been registered and

confirmed under Section 27 of this act, the date and place of

registration.

C. Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an

order directing the respondent to appear in person with or without

the child at a hearing and may enter any order necessary to ensure

the safety of the parties and the child. The hearing must be held

on the judicial day after service of the order unless that date is

impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the

first judicial day possible. The court may extend the date of

hearing at the request of the petitioner.

D. An order issued under subsection C of this section must

state the time and place of the hearing and advise the respondent

that at the hearing the court will order that the petitioner may

take immediate physical custody of the child and the payment of

fees, costs, and expenses under Section 34 of this act, and may

schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is

appropriate, unless the respondent appears and establishes that:

1. The child custody determination has not been registered and

confirmed under Section 27 of this act and that:

a. the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under

Article 2 of this act,

b. the child custody determination for which enforcement

is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a

court having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2 of

this act, or

c. the respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was

not given in accordance with the standards of Section

8 of this act, in the proceedings before the court

that issued the order for which enforcement is sought;

or

2. The child custody determination for which enforcement is

sought was registered and confirmed under Section 27 of this act,

but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state

having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2 of this act.

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