Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-238.1
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Notice of support obligation - Service - Content -
Official statutory text
Voluntary acknowledgment of obligation.
A. For the purposes of establishing the amount of the debt
which has accrued as provided for in Section 238 of this title, to
establish an obligation for support in the absence of a court order
of support, or to establish a judgment for support preceding the
filing of the support action pursuant to Section 83 of Title 10 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, the Division may issue a notice of a support
obligation to establish current support and support owed for past
months in accordance with the child support guidelines, Section 118
of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The notice of debt shall be
served upon the obligor in the same manner prescribed for the
service of summons in a civil action. The notice of obligation
shall include:
1. A statement of the support debt accrued, as defined in
Section 237.7 of this title;
2. The amount of monthly child support required for the minor
child as determined by the child support guidelines, Section 118 of
Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. A statement that either or both parents shall be required to
provide medical support for the child, which may include health
insurance, cash medical support, or a combination of both, and pay
the proportionate share of medical expenses not reimbursed by
insurance, as determined by the court;
4. A statement that the obligor shall be required to keep the
Division informed of the obligor's current address, the name and
address of the obligor's current employer and access to health
insurance and other insurance policy information of the obligor;
5. A statement containing the name of the child and the name of
the custodian of the child;
6. A statement that the obligor may object to all or any part
of the notice of support debt at a hearing which will be held at a
given location on a date specified in the notice to show cause why
the obligor should not be determined liable for the support
requested in the notice and for any or all of the obligation accrued
or accruing, and the amount to be paid thereon; and
7. A statement that if the obligor fails to appear at the
hearing, the monthly support requested and the support debt shall be
made an administrative order subject to collection action and shall
be filed in the office of the court clerk in the county of residence
of the custodian of the child or, if the custodian resides out of
state, in the county of residence of the obligor or elsewhere as
provided in Section 231 et seq. of this title. The administrative
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 139
order shall be enforced in the same manner as an order of the
district court.
B. The Division may accept voluntary acknowledgments of support
liability and stipulated support amounts. The obligor shall be
informed, in the notice specified by this section, that the obligor
may make voluntary acknowledgments.
C. The lump-sum judgment established for support owed prior to
the establishment of the current support order shall draw interest
pursuant to Section 114 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A. For the purposes of establishing the amount of the debt
which has accrued as provided for in Section 238 of this title, to
establish an obligation for support in the absence of a court order
of support, or to establish a judgment for support preceding the
filing of the support action pursuant to Section 83 of Title 10 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, the Division may issue a notice of a support
obligation to establish current support and support owed for past
months in accordance with the child support guidelines, Section 118
of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The notice of debt shall be
served upon the obligor in the same manner prescribed for the
service of summons in a civil action. The notice of obligation
shall include:
1. A statement of the support debt accrued, as defined in
Section 237.7 of this title;
2. The amount of monthly child support required for the minor
child as determined by the child support guidelines, Section 118 of
Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. A statement that either or both parents shall be required to
provide medical support for the child, which may include health
insurance, cash medical support, or a combination of both, and pay
the proportionate share of medical expenses not reimbursed by
insurance, as determined by the court;
4. A statement that the obligor shall be required to keep the
Division informed of the obligor's current address, the name and
address of the obligor's current employer and access to health
insurance and other insurance policy information of the obligor;
5. A statement containing the name of the child and the name of
the custodian of the child;
6. A statement that the obligor may object to all or any part
of the notice of support debt at a hearing which will be held at a
given location on a date specified in the notice to show cause why
the obligor should not be determined liable for the support
requested in the notice and for any or all of the obligation accrued
or accruing, and the amount to be paid thereon; and
7. A statement that if the obligor fails to appear at the
hearing, the monthly support requested and the support debt shall be
made an administrative order subject to collection action and shall
be filed in the office of the court clerk in the county of residence
of the custodian of the child or, if the custodian resides out of
state, in the county of residence of the obligor or elsewhere as
provided in Section 231 et seq. of this title. The administrative
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 139
order shall be enforced in the same manner as an order of the
district court.
B. The Division may accept voluntary acknowledgments of support
liability and stipulated support amounts. The obligor shall be
informed, in the notice specified by this section, that the obligor
may make voluntary acknowledgments.
C. The lump-sum judgment established for support owed prior to
the establishment of the current support order shall draw interest
pursuant to Section 114 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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