Understanding Testimony Subpoenas

Hi, my name is Clint Hastings. I’m an attorney in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and I focus on fathers’ rights. Today we’re going to continue talking about subpoenas. In Title 12, Section 2004.1, there are more provisions regarding subpoenas, how they are issued, what form they have to be in, and how they are served. In this video, we’ll just talk real quick about what needs to be in the subpoena, and your attorney, you know, with experience, knows exactly what needs to be in it.

He’ll check it against the statutes, but the basics are you got to put what court it’s coming from, right? You got to let them know that this is an actual court case. Let them know the court number, the case number. Then you need to put where they are coming to, to testify. Sometimes that’ll be at the attorney’s office, or it could be in court, but you got to put specifics, time, date, place, room numbers, and if you want them to bring anything, any records that you’re gonna talk about in that testimony, you have to also put that in your subpoena.

Key Elements of a Subpoena

There’s also a witness fee. You have to pay witnesses to travel, like $20 to $50, but you got to include it with the subpoena, or it’s not, or they’re not, you’re not going to have a remedy if they don’t show up for it. I hope that answers some questions for you about what the whole subpoena issue is and what that’s all about. We’ll continue with other videos on this topic next. Thanks for watching.

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