Oklahoma Fathers Rights
Dad's are NOT Disposable
Oklahoma law takes a negative attitude when it comes to unwed fathers, you have no rights to see your child until you've established rights. Read more »Establishing Your Rights as an Unwed Father
This is done by filing a petition for paternity in the district court for the county in which your child resides. Read more »Mandatory Considerations for Custody and Visitation
Some of the mandatory considerations include a conviction for domestic abuse within the past five years. Read more »Fathers Rights: Watch Out What You Say on Social Media
Anything you put on the internet, but particularly social media, you might as well consider it written on a billboard. Read more »Should You Trust Your Children's Mother?
If she changes her mind about you, if you don't have a court order, she can do whatever she wants if you're not married to her, literally. Read more »How to Keep Your Kids During Your Divorce
Sometimes marriages end due to an unforeseen event, if this happens, make sure you have financial resources to support your children. Read more »Fathers Rights: Social Media Pitfalls
As far as the admissibility of your posts, you don't have a privacy interest in what you post online on your social media. Read more »What’s Dad’s Should Know About Their Teenage Driver
For example, a drunk driver, or if you know your kid is just a reckless ass driver or just not fit to drive, you could potentially be liable for that if they injure someone or damage property. For the most part, if your kids breaking the traffic laws, that's their problem, not yours, but that is something to be aware of is negligent entrustment. Read more »Fathers Rights: Don’t Be an ATM (Part 2)
There are specific statutory rules that deal with those types of allegations, that set up a presumption that works against you. Read more »Fathers Rights: Don’t Be an ATM (Part I)
If you know you're expecting a child out of wedlock, or if you have a child out of wedlock, then you need to be the one that's proactive. Read more »What Is the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act?
As a preliminary matter, for the state to be able to establish jurisdiction it would mean that another state could not have assumed jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. Read more »What Is Marital Property?
If you get married, assets acquired during the marriage as a general rule with some exceptions, are considered the property of both parties. Read more »Jurisdictional Issues and Your Child Custody Case
So what should you do if your ex takes off out of state and immediately goes and file something, either paternity or a divorce in the new state? Dads Attorney Answers, Read more »Juvenile Delinquency: How It Can Affect Your Custodial Rights
The juvenile court does have the power to take a child out of your home and they have the power to dictate to you what you can and can't do in your home. Read more »What Type of Information Do You Have a Right to as a Non-Custodial Parent?
One of the first things that the statutes provide for is you have a right to know where your child is located at any given time. Read more »Conditions on Visitation: Is It Possible to Have Them Waived?
Conditions of visitation can be if visitation is supposed to be supervised, it's professionally supervised, or supervised by some individual. Read more »Legal Misconceptions: Spanking
Nothing contained in this act shall prohibit any parent, teacher, or another person from using ordinary force as a means of discipline, including, but not limited to spanking, switching, or paddling. Read more »Fathers Rights: What Is the Appropriate Way to Store Firearms in the Home?
You do have a duty to secure your weapons. However, Oklahoma Statutes don't necessarily prescribe a specific way in which you need to secure your weapons. Read more »Legal Misconceptions: Do Not Withhold Child Support if She Denies Visitation
If she's not giving you your visitation, you still have an obligation to pay for your children. Read more »Legal Misconceptions: I Can Serve My Child Alcohol in My Home
If you are under 21 and consuming alcohol, that's underage drinking and that is considered a crime in the state of Oklahoma. Read more »
