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Child Custody

Facing child custody decisions can feel overwhelming, but understanding the legal factors involved is crucial to protecting your rights and your child’s well-being. Oklahoma courts focus on the best interests of the child, including stability, parental fitness, and the child’s emotional needs. To navigate this complex process, you need clear, reliable information from trusted sources. Learning about custody laws and your options will empower you to make informed choices. For guidance tailored to your situation, consider consulting a Tulsa child custody attorney.

When custody matters arise, having a skilled advocate can make a significant difference. The Tulsa attorney team at Wirth Law Office understands the emotional and legal challenges involved in custody disputes. They are prepared to help you develop a strategy focused on your child’s best interests and your parental rights. If you need legal help, call Wirth Law Office at (918) 879-1681 to discuss your case with an experienced professional.

  • How to Pick an Oklahoma Parenting Coordinator for Your Custody Case

    Tulsa attorney James M WirthThere are essentially two types of people that can be appointed as parenting coordinators, an attorney with experience in family law, and a mental health professional that either through education and mediation training, or through licensing, is eligible to be a parenting coordinator. Read more »

  • Who Can Be a Parenting Coordinator in Oklahoma?

    Oklahoma statutes, they define specifically, in Oklahoma Parenting Coordinator Act, who can be a Parenting Coordinator and they fall within essentially two categories, a licensed Oklahoma attorney with experience in Family Law could be a Parenting Coordinator and a professional in mental health can be a Parenting Coordinator. Read more »

  • What is a Parenting Coordinator in Oklahoma?

    Tulsa attorney James M WirthIf both parties are in agreement for the appointment, then the court can go along with that. However, if one party is in disagreement, there's certain standards that have to be met. Either party can make the request for the court appointed parenting coordinator, or the judge can sua sponte. Meaning on the court's own motion, make the request for a parenting coordinator. Read more »

  • The Most Underutilized Tool to Save Time & Money in Your Oklahoma Custody Case

    The Parenting Coordinator Act that allows the appointment of a parenting coordinator in certain custody and family law cases. It's generally a good idea to get one appointed if you can, because what are the main complaints that people say about the family law courts in Oklahoma and elsewhere? Takes too long and it's too expensive. Well, for many issues, having a parenting coordinator involved can help get around those issues because it can be a cheaper way to get resolution on small issues and it's definitely a faster way to get resolution on small issues. Read more »

  • Domestic Violence and Child Custody: Domestic Violence Pt 1

    Domestic violence is an incredibly common situation that folks find themselves in, and it involves adult intimate partners perpetrating violent acts against each other, and using physical and emotional coercion to control the other party. Now, according to statistics that I'm going to cite to you from the Domestic Violence Manual for Child Welfare Specialists provided by Oklahoma DHS in March 2018... They were sourced by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence originally in a study that was done some time ago, and those statistics are pretty astounding: One in four women at some point in their life will suffer from domestic violence, which could mean stalking or sexual violence or physical assault. Read more »

  • Covid-19 Impacts Emergency Custody in Oklahoma

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has put out rules that have limited greatly what can be done in courts right now during this lockdown isolation period. Also, each county court most county courts have also put out their own rules restricting things. But there are certain things that we can't shut down, no matter how bad it may get. And those things include.. Read more »

  • The Facts Behind Emergency Custody for Potential Coronavirus Exposure in Oklahoma

    Tulsa attorneysSo there's been this one order going around on social media where actually a tribal judge here in Oklahoma purportedly granted a change in custody on an emergency basis without hearing from the other side primarily because the parent was working in the healthcare industry and could have been exposed to the Coronavirus. There was no specific information that, that person was exposed. The allegations were based just on the line of work. And the post goes on and talks about that at 10 o'clock, "Law enforcement showed up at my house and forcibly removed my child and gave it to dad just because I work in the healthcare industry." Read more »

  • Can Visitation Be Denied Due to the Coronavirus?

    Tulsa lawyer James M. WirthThere have been parents who get visitation normally, but are being denied visitation from the other side saying that it's a danger to transport the child, or have the child in more than one house, or some other circumstances. What can you do under those circumstances? What are you entitled to do? Read more »

  • Visitation Rights of a Non-Custodial Parent in Oklahoma

    child visitationOklahoma, like all states, has laws regarding the custody and visitation of children when parents divorce. Sometimes, both parents to share custody of the children in what is known as joint custody. In other cases, one parent maintains child custody, while the other parent has visitation rights. During the divorce proceeding, the court will issue orders regarding […] Read more »

  • State Court Defines Primary Physical Custody in Oklahoma Joint Custody Orders

    Tulsa child custody attorneysIn a landmark child custody ruling, The Oklahoma Supreme Court has decided parents who share share joint custody of a child may not petition to relocate the child unless a court has declared one parent to be the primary physical custodian. A <a href="https://stage4.wirthlawgroup.com/lawyer/tulsa-oklahoma-child-custody-attorney.html">Tulsa child custody attoroIn a landmark child custody ruling, The Oklahoma Supreme Court has decided parents who share share joint custody of a child may not petition to relocate the child unless a court has declared one parent to be the primary physical custodian.</a> explains how the ruling affects parents with various types of child custody in Oklahoma. Read more »

  • Girl in State Custody Begs Judge 'Let Me Go Home'

    Tulsa AttorneyAccording to a Massachusetts judge, the parents of a Connecticut teenager did terrible things to their daughter. First, they took her to the hospital seeking medical treatment for a bad case of the flu. Then, when state workers seized custody of the teen, the parents talked publicly about the state’s seizure of their teenaged child. […] Read more »

  • How to Voluntarily Transfer Child Custody in Oklahoma

    Voluntarily transfer child custody in OklahomaOklahoma Child Custody Can Now Be Delegated Without a Court Order A new Oklahoma law adopted in 2014 now allows parents to sign voluntary agreements that transfer custody of a child to another person. The non-judicial delegation of parental custody by power of attorney can last as little as 24 hours or as long as […] Read more »

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