Tulsa Attorney Blog 3 Posts Tagged 'parenting time penalty'

• Oklahoma Parenting Penalty Hurts Families, Erodes Trust in Law

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., October 22nd, 2014

  It has been five years since the Oklahoma DHS concluded the legislature accidentally passed a law that penalizes parents for parenting. DHS’ illogical interpretation of parenting time adjustments does not encourage troubled parents to work out reasonable solutions. If DHS refuses to read the law as intended, lawmakers need to clarify their intent.

• Oklahoma DHS Child Support Computations Defy Common Sense

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., October 21st, 2014

  Part 2: An Exercise in Bureaucratic Nonsense UPDATE: In April 2015, an Oklahoma judge found that DHS had overstated interest on back child support obligations of some non-custodial parents. Learn how DHS calculated interest why some parents could get refunds for interest on back child support here. UPDATE: In May, 2015, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin […]

• Oklahoma DHS Child Support Form Penalizes Shared Parenting

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., October 20th, 2014

  An Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services child support form penalizes certain parents for parenting by applying an increase when no adjustment is indicated. A Tulsa child support lawyer says the practice is illogical and legislators should step in if the DHS refuses to interpreted the law as they intended it to be read.