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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 43. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

  § 43-551-310. Hearing and order.  

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  • HEARING AND ORDER

    A.  Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to Section 16 of this act, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that:

    1.  The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under Section 27 of this act and that:

    a.the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Article 2 of this act,

    b.the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2 of this act, or

    c.the respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of Section 8 of this act, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or

    2.  The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under Section 27 of this act, but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2 of this act.

    B.  The court shall award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under Section 34 of this act and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.

    C.  If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

    D.  A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this article.

Added by Laws 1998, c. 407, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.