Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-205
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Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction - Controlling order
Official statutory text
A. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support
order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order
if the order is the controlling order and:
1. At the time of the filing of a request for modification,
this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee,
or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
2. Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the
individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order
is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the
tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to
modify its order.
B. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support
order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:
1. All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a
record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another
state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is
an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the
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child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction; or
2. Its order is not the controlling order.
C. If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support
order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law
substantially similar to the Act which modifies a child support
order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall
recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of
the other state.
D. A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an
initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify
a support order issued in that state.
E. A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending
resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order
if the order is the controlling order and:
1. At the time of the filing of a request for modification,
this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee,
or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
2. Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the
individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order
is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the
tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to
modify its order.
B. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support
order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:
1. All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a
record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another
state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is
an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 180
child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction; or
2. Its order is not the controlling order.
C. If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support
order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law
substantially similar to the Act which modifies a child support
order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall
recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of
the other state.
D. A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an
initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify
a support order issued in that state.
E. A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending
resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
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