Family Law
Oklahoma Lawyer Discusses Divorce in Tulsa
So for the first thing, if you're looking for a divorce lawyer in Tulsa, Oklahoma go to the Wirth Law office. Read more »When You Don't Need a Lawyer for Your Oklahoma Divorce
First off, you're not required to have a lawyer. If you're going to get divorced, you are required to go to court to go through the process. Read more »Two Options for Getting Divorced in Oklahoma Without an Attorney
Each divorce, the party is responsible for drafting their own pleadings and making sure that they comply with Oklahoma law. Read more »How to Get a Divorce in Oklahoma
Unlike a common law marriage where you can enter it outside of court, there's no such thing as a common-law divorce. Read more »How Much is Child Support in Oklahoma?
It is determined based on primarily the parties' incomes and the number of kids involved, with a few other factors that go into that as well. Read more »How to File for Child Support in Oklahoma
If you are the father filing, establish yourself as the father, get parental rights and seek child support from the mother. If you're the mother, then you're filing to establish that the father is the legal father, biological father, and should be paying child support. Read more »What is Joint Custody in Oklahoma?
Generally speaking, when you have joint custody, it means that you have a joint legal say in the big decisions for the child. Read more »Six Things a Child's Legal Custodian Must Decide in Oklahoma
It's primarily what school's the child going to attend. That's the first one. The second one is summer camps, church camps, things like that. Read more »What is Primary Custody in Oklahoma Family Law?
The term primary custody was not located anywhere in Oklahoma statute, was not cited in any case law. But typically, it was used in order to designate for two particular purposes. One, sometimes you've got two parents going through a divorce or through a custody battle. And one party as part of negotiations wants to be designated the primary just to have that title. Read more »What is Standard Visitation in Oklahoma Custody Cases?
Standard visitation generally means that the non-custodial parent or the secondary custodial parent has every other weekend and alternating holidays. And that every other weekend is typically from Friday after school and then returning sometime Sunday evening every other weekend. And that's the typical standard visitation, but it's important to note that many people don't call that standard visitation. Read more »What is Extended Standard Visitation in Oklahoma Family Law?
Extended standard visitation, that means instead of being from Friday after school to Sunday evening every other weekend, it is from Friday after school, all the way till Monday back to school every other weekend and that's the extended part. Instead of returning the child on Sunday evening, you returned the child on Monday morning by taking the child to school. Read more »50/50 Visitation Schedules in Oklahoma Family Law
The two most common 50/50 schedules are going to be a week on/week off and the 2-2-3 schedule. Read more »What Is Week on/Week off Visitation Schedule in Oklahoma Family Law?
A 50/50 schedule is where each parent gets an equal amount of time and the kids are transitioned once per week. Read more »What is a 2/2/3 Visitation Schedule in Oklahoma Family Law?
In Oklahoma, the 2-2-3 schedule is a 50/50 plan, meaning that each parent gets an equal amount of time with the kids. Read more »How To File To Terminate a Guardianship in Oklahoma
To begin with guardianships by their nature are temporary. They are never meant to be permanent. Permanent guardianship, that's called adoption. Read more »What is Sole Custody in Oklahoma?
Sole Custody means that that person has the legal authority to make the big decisions for that child or those children. Read more »What is a Guardian Ad-Litem (GAL) in Oklahoma?
A guardian ad litem is generally an attorney that is appointed by the court to advocate for the best interest of a child in a custody case. Read more »What is the Effect of an Adult Adoption in Oklahoma?
First off, it allows you to update your legal name, so you can take the last name of the adoptive parent. It updates the birth certificate so it will show the adoptive parent as your parent on the birth certificate. Read more »The Benefits of Adult Adoption for Step-Parent Adoption in Oklahoma
Wirth Law Office has done very many adoptions over the years. A lot of those have been stepparent adoptions. Read more »Who May Adopt Another Adult in Oklahoma?
Tulsa Adoption attorney James Wirth talks about adult adoptions and the requirements under Oklahoma law. Read more »Where is Proper Jurisdiction for an Adult Adoption in Oklahoma?
Tulsa adult adoption attorney James Wirth, speaks on a few issues related to adult adoption in Oklahoma. Read more »What Is the Standard for Adult Adoption in Oklahoma?
The standard is that the adoption is in the best interest of the parties involved. So best interest requirement we see a lot in family law usually relates to the best interest of the child. Read more »Does the Age of Adoptive Parents Matter in an Adult Adoption in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma Adoption Attorney, James Wirth and speaks on adult adoptions and the requirements. Read more »Whose Consent is Needed for Adult Adoption in Oklahoma?
So adult adoptions in Oklahoma are fairly straightforward and they can oftentimes move forward pretty quickly because there's not a lot of notice requirements and consent requirements. Read more »Does Oklahoma Law Allow Adult Adoption?
Oklahoma law does allow for adult adoption. The person being adopted does not have to be a minor in Oklahoma, and actually completing an adult adoption can be much simpler than the adoption of a minor. Read more »
