In Oklahoma, a child may be adopted with the parents’ consent. Generally, both parents must consent to the adoption, unless one parent is deceased or has had his/her parental rights terminated. If the child is in the custody of a guardian, child-placing agency, or the Department of Human Services (DHS), then the guardian, child-placing agency
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If a court has ordered me to pay a judgment, how can the court make me pay?
Someone has sued you, and you’ve lost the lawsuit, and the judge has ordered you to pay. You wonder: what can the court do to make you pay?
There are a number of remedies, which I will outline here; I will also discuss your rights.
Asset hearings
The creditor may ask the judge to hold
How should blended families handle estate planning?
One of the more complex areas of estate planning law deals with blended families. If a person dies without a will, the intestate succession law applies; this law is different and more complex when stepchildren are involved. Also, if a married person writes a will, and leaves her spouse less than a certain percentage of
Suing a Government Agency in Oklahoma
To sue a government agency (or city or county) in Oklahoma, you have to comply with the Governmental Tort Claims Act (GTCA). You first have to send notice of your claim to the government agency you’re suing; the agency has ninety days to approve or deny your claim. After the agency denies your claim, you
If I have a protective order against me, can I have firearms?
It depends on what the court found when it issued the protective order. If you had notice and an opportunity to participate in the protective hearing, and if the protective order finds that you are a threat to your intimate partner or partner’s child, or if the order prohibits the use of physical force against
How to Find Hope in Jesus
Most of my blog posts are about legal topics. But, this Christmas, when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, I’ll blog a much more important topic — How to Find Hope in Jesus. I posted this three years ago, and I’m posting in again.
The following article, “How to Make It to Heaven” was
What Happens if I’m Caught Driving without My Insurance Verification?
If you don’t have your insurance verification with you when you are driving, and an officer stops you, you don’t need to worry. If you don’t have your insurance verification, the office must run your information through an online database. If the officer finds you had insurance, he can’t penalize you. Even if the officer
How to Give Someone Access to Your Digital Assets with a Will, Trust, or Power of Attorney
A new Oklahoma law allows you to write a will, trust, or power of attorney in which you allow someone else to access your digital assets. This law also allows you to use an online tool to allow someone to access your digital assets. If you use a will, trust, power or attorney or online
What to Do if You Have a Lien on a Motor Vehicle
If you’ve done work on a vehicle, or furnished storage space for a vehicle, and the vehicle’s owner won’t pay you, you have a lien on the vehicle. If you have a lien, you may sell the vehicle, and keep the proceeds of the sale as your pay for the work you performed. (To find
New Oklahoma Laws 2024
Every year, I publish a list of some of the more important new laws that the Oklahoma Legislature has passed in the year. Here is my list of laws passed in 2024. Many of these laws will take effect on November 1; a few of them have already taken effect.
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