Oklahoma § 43-109.5 - Voluntary relinquishment of physical custody –
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 43-109.5 — Voluntary relinquishment of physical custody –, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-109.5. Voluntary relinquishment of physical custody –
Presumption.
When an order has been entered which provides for payment of
child support and the legal custodian places physical custody of the
child with any person, subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Children's Code or this title, without obtaining a modification of
the order to change legal custody, the placement of the physical
custody, by operation of law, shall create a presumption that such
person with whom the child was placed has legal physical custody of
the child for the purposes of the payment of child support and the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family
obligee shall remit such child support obligation to the person with
whom the placement was made.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 230, § 20, eff. Oct. 1, 1987. Amended by
Laws 1998, c. 415, § 46, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998. Renumbered from
§ 38 of Title 10 by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 51, emerg. eff. June 11,
1998. Renumbered from § 7202.3 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, §
208, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 358, § 9,
emerg. eff. June 7, 2010.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-109.5 ("Voluntary relinquishment of physical custody –") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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