Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-316
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Special rules of evidence and procedure
Official statutory text
A. The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an
individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the
establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or
the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child.
B. An affidavit, a document substantially complying with
federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in
any of them, which would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if
given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty of
perjury by a party or witness residing outside this state.
C. A copy of the record of child support payments certified as
a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be
forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts
asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were
made.
D. Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and
for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child,
furnished to the adverse party at least ten (10) days before trial,
are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed
and that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary.
E. Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this state to
a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier, or other
electronic means that do not provide an original record may not be
excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of
transmission.
F. In a proceeding under this act, a tribunal of this state
shall permit a party or witness residing outside this state to be
deposed or to testify under penalty of perjury by telephone,
audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated
tribunal or other location. A tribunal of this state shall
cooperate with other tribunals in designating an appropriate
location for the deposition or testimony.
G. If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to
answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating,
the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
H. A privilege against disclosure of communications between
spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this act.
I. The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband
and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under
this act.
J. A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true
copy, is admissible to establish parentage of the child.
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individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the
establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or
the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child.
B. An affidavit, a document substantially complying with
federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in
any of them, which would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if
given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty of
perjury by a party or witness residing outside this state.
C. A copy of the record of child support payments certified as
a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be
forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts
asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were
made.
D. Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and
for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child,
furnished to the adverse party at least ten (10) days before trial,
are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed
and that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary.
E. Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this state to
a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier, or other
electronic means that do not provide an original record may not be
excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of
transmission.
F. In a proceeding under this act, a tribunal of this state
shall permit a party or witness residing outside this state to be
deposed or to testify under penalty of perjury by telephone,
audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated
tribunal or other location. A tribunal of this state shall
cooperate with other tribunals in designating an appropriate
location for the deposition or testimony.
G. If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to
answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating,
the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
H. A privilege against disclosure of communications between
spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this act.
I. The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband
and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under
this act.
J. A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true
copy, is admissible to establish parentage of the child.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 191
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