Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-602
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Procedure to register order for enforcement
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 601-706 of this
title, a support order or income-withholding order of another state
or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by
sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this
state:
1. A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting
registration and enforcement;
2. Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be
registered, including any modification of the order;
3. A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a
certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the
amount of any arrearage;
4. The name of the obligor and, if known:
a. the obligor's address and social security number,
b. the name and address of the obligor's employer and any
other source of income of the obligor, and
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c. a description and the location of property of the
obligor in this state not exempt from execution; and
5. Except as otherwise provided in Section 601-312 of this
title, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the
person to whom support payments are to be remitted.
B. On receipt of a request for registration, the registering
tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal
of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy
of the documents and information, regardless of their form.
C. A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must
be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed
at the same time as the request for registration or later. The
pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.
D. If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting
registration shall:
1. Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order
asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in
this section;
2. Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if
any; and
3. Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.
E. A request for a determination of which is the controlling
order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and
enforcement or for registration and modification. The person
requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each
party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
title, a support order or income-withholding order of another state
or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by
sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this
state:
1. A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting
registration and enforcement;
2. Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be
registered, including any modification of the order;
3. A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a
certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the
amount of any arrearage;
4. The name of the obligor and, if known:
a. the obligor's address and social security number,
b. the name and address of the obligor's employer and any
other source of income of the obligor, and
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c. a description and the location of property of the
obligor in this state not exempt from execution; and
5. Except as otherwise provided in Section 601-312 of this
title, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the
person to whom support payments are to be remitted.
B. On receipt of a request for registration, the registering
tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal
of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy
of the documents and information, regardless of their form.
C. A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must
be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed
at the same time as the request for registration or later. The
pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.
D. If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting
registration shall:
1. Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order
asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in
this section;
2. Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if
any; and
3. Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.
E. A request for a determination of which is the controlling
order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and
enforcement or for registration and modification. The person
requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each
party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
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