Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-238.3a
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Failure to appear at hearing - Administrative order
Official statutory text
If the obligor fails to appear at the hearing on the date and at
the hearing place given in the notice or appears but absents the
hearing prior to its conclusion, an administrative order will be
entered. Such order shall include findings of facts and conclusions
of law and shall be consistent with the notice served upon the
obligor. The order shall be 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
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state, in the county of residence of the obligor or elsewhere as
provided in this act. The administrative order shall be enforced by
the district court in the same manner as an order of the district
court. A copy of such order shall be mailed to the obligor by the
district office at the address where the obligor was served with the
notice. The order shall be mailed to the obligor by certificate of
mailing to the service address.
the hearing place given in the notice or appears but absents the
hearing prior to its conclusion, an administrative order will be
entered. Such order shall include findings of facts and conclusions
of law and shall be consistent with the notice served upon the
obligor. The order shall be 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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 140
state, in the county of residence of the obligor or elsewhere as
provided in this act. The administrative order shall be enforced by
the district court in the same manner as an order of the district
court. A copy of such order shall be mailed to the obligor by the
district office at the address where the obligor was served with the
notice. The order shall be mailed to the obligor by certificate of
mailing to the service address.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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