Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-571-108

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Court order – Requirements – Custody or visitation

Official statutory text

conditions – Warrant for physical custody.

A. If a petition is filed under this act, the court may enter

an order that shall include:

1. The basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction;

2. The manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were

given to the persons entitled to notice of the proceeding;

3. A detailed description of each party's custody and

visitation rights and residential arrangements for the child;

4. A provision stating that a violation of the order may

subject the party in violation to civil and criminal penalties; and

5. Identification of the child's country of habitual residence

at the time of the issuance of the order.

B. If, at a hearing on a petition under this act or on the

court's own motion, the court after reviewing the evidence finds a

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credible risk of abduction of the child, the court shall enter an

abduction prevention order. The order shall include the provisions

required by subsection A of this section and measures and

conditions, including provisions in subsections C, D, and E of this

section, that are reasonably calculated to prevent abduction of the

child, giving due consideration to the custody and visitation rights

of the parties. The court shall consider the age of the child, the

potential harm to the child from an abduction, the legal and

practical difficulties of returning the child to the jurisdiction if

abducted, and the reasons for the potential abduction, including

evidence of domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse or neglect.

C. An abduction prevention order may include one or more of the

following:

1. An imposition of travel restrictions that require that a

party traveling with the child outside a designated geographical

area provide the other party with the following:

a. the travel itinerary of the child,

b. a list of physical addresses and telephone numbers at

which the child can be reached at specified times, and

c. copies of all travel documents;

2. A prohibition of the respondent directly or indirectly:

a. removing the child from this state, the United States,

or another geographic area without permission of the

court or the petitioner's written consent,

b. removing or retaining the child in violation of a

child custody determination,

c. removing the child from school or a child-care or

similar facility, or

d. approaching the child at any location other than a

site designated for supervised visitation;

3. A requirement that a party register the order in another

state as a prerequisite to allowing the child to travel to that

state;

4. With regard to the child's passport:

a. a direction that the petitioner place the child's name

in the United States Department of State's Child

Passport Issuance Alert Program,

b. a requirement that the respondent surrender to the

court or the petitioner's attorney any United States

or foreign passport issued in the child's name,

including a passport issued in the name of both the

parent and the child, and

c. a prohibition upon the respondent from applying on

behalf of the child for a new or replacement passport

or visa;

5. As a prerequisite to exercising custody or visitation, a

requirement that the respondent provide:

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a. to the United States Department of State Office of

Children's Issues and the relevant foreign consulate

or embassy, an authenticated copy of the order

detailing passport and travel restrictions for the

child,

b. to the court:

(1) proof that the respondent has provided the

information in subparagraph a of paragraph 5 of

subsection C of this section, and
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a. to the United States Department of State Office of

Children's Issues and the relevant foreign consulate

or embassy, an authenticated copy of the order

detailing passport and travel restrictions for the

child,

b. to the court:

(1) proof that the respondent has provided the

information in subparagraph a of paragraph 5 of

subsection C of this section, and

(2) an acknowledgment in a record from the relevant

foreign consulate or embassy that no passport

application has been made, or passport issued, on

behalf of the child,

c. to the petitioner, proof of registration with the

United States Embassy or other United States

diplomatic presence in the destination country and

with the Central Authority for the Hague Convention on

the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, if

that Convention is in effect between the United States

and the destination country, unless one of the parties

objects, and

d. a written waiver under the Privacy Act, Section 552a

of Title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, with

respect to any document, application, or other

information pertaining to the child authorizing its

disclosure to the court and the petitioner; and

6. Upon the petitioner's request, a requirement that the

respondent obtain an order from the relevant foreign country

containing terms identical to the child custody determination issued

in the United States.

D. In an abduction prevention order, the court may impose

conditions on the exercise of custody or visitation that:

1. Limit visitation or require that visitation with the child

by the respondent be supervised until the court finds that

supervision is no longer necessary and order the respondent to pay

the costs of supervision;

2. Require the respondent to post a bond or provide other

security in an amount sufficient to serve as a financial deterrent

to abduction, the proceeds of which may be used to pay for the

reasonable expenses of recovery of the child, including reasonable

attorney fees and costs if there is an abduction; and

3. Require the respondent to obtain education on the

potentially harmful effects to the child from abduction.

E. To prevent imminent abduction of a child, a court may:

1. Issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child under

Section 9 of this act or the laws of this state other than this act;

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2. Direct the use of law enforcement to take any action

reasonably necessary to locate the child, obtain return of the

child, or enforce a custody determination under this act or the laws

of this state other than this act; or

3. Grant any other relief allowed under the laws of this state

other than this act.

F. The remedies provided in this act are cumulative and do not

affect the availability of other remedies to prevent abduction.

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