Okla. Admin. Code § 340:25-5-124.3
Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024
Section 340:25-5-124.3 - Assignment and management of deprived cases(a) When a case includes a child(ren) in a deprived court action, Oklahoma Human Services Child Support Services (CSS) assigns cases per this Section. (1)No existing child support order. When there is no existing child support order and an open Family Group Number, the district office serving the deprived action coordinates with the assigned district office to determine which office establishes the paternity and child support order. When there is no deferral, the case is assigned to a district office serving the county in which the district court has jurisdiction over the deprived action.(2)Existing district court case. When there is a prior Family and Domestic district court case involving the parent(s) and child(ren), the case is assigned to a district office serving the county of the deprived action.(3)Split jurisdiction. When the case involves multiple deprived actions in different counties for different children of the same parents, the district offices coordinate paternity and child support order establishment and child support order enforcement procedures with the district courts.(b) Per Section 1-4-702 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, CSS requests the deprived court establish a paternity and child support order or requests the deprived court defer jurisdiction. When jurisdiction is deferred, CSS enforces the existing child support order or establishes a paternity and child support order in district court or Office of Administrative Hearings: Child Support.Okla. Admin. Code § 340:25-5-124.3
Added at 24 Ok Reg 1301, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1307, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1245, eff 7-1-09Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/15/2016Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/15/2021Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 22, August 1, 2023, eff. 9/15/2023