Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-307

This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-307, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 43, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 43,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

Duties of support enforcement agency

Official statutory text

A. A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request,

shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under the

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

B. A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing

services to the petitioner shall:

1. Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal

of this state, another state or a foreign country to obtain

jurisdiction over the respondent;

2. Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and

place for a hearing;

3. Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information,

including information as to income and property of the parties;

4. Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and

legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an

initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the

notice to the petitioner;

5. Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and

legal holidays, after receipt of a communication in a record from

the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the

communication to the petitioner; and

6. Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent

cannot be obtained.

C. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests

registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement

or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

1. To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling

order; or

2. If two or more child support orders exist and the identity

of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a

request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having

jurisdiction to do so.

D. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests

registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or

judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts

stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in

dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as

publicly reported.

E. A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or

request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 187

an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current

support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support

enforcement agency of another state pursuant to Section 601-319 of

this title.

F. The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act does not create or

negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary

relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney

for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?

Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.