Oklahoma § 43-118A - Definitions

§ 43-118A. Definitions

As used in Section 118 et seq. of this title:

1. "Adjusted Gross Income" (AGI) means the net determination of

the income of a parent, calculated by modifying the gross income of

the parent as follows:

a.

adding to the gross income of the parent any Social

Security benefit paid to the child on the account of

the parent,

b.

deducting from gross income the amount of any support

alimony arising in a prior case to the extent that

payment is actually made,

c.

deducting from gross income any deductions as set

forth for other prior-born or after-born children for

whom the parent is legally responsible and is actually

supporting, pursuant to Section 118C of this title,

and

d.

deducting the amount of reasonable expenses of the

parties attributable to debt service for preexisting,

jointly acquired debt of the parents;

2. "Base child support obligation" means the amount of support

displayed on the Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations which

corresponds to the combined AGI of both parents and the number of

children for whom support is being determined. This amount is

rebuttably presumed to be the appropriate amount of basic child

support to be provided by both parents in the case immediately under

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consideration, prior to consideration of any adjustments for medical

and child care costs, and any other additional expenses;

3. "Current monthly child support obligation" means the base

child support obligation and the proportional share of any health

care coverage, cash medical support and annualized child care costs;

4. "Custodial person" means a parent or third-party caretaker

who has physical custody of a child more than one hundred eighty-two

(182) days per year;

5. "Incarceration" means an obligor is in custody on a fulltime basis in a local, state or federal correctional facility.

Incarceration shall not include probation, parole, work release or

any other detention alternative program that allows the obligor to

be gainfully employed;

6. "Noncustodial parent" means a parent who has physical

custody of a child one hundred eighty-two (182) days per year or

less;

7. "Obligor" means the person who is required to make payments

under an order for support;

8. "Obligee" or "person entitled" means:

a.

a person to whom a support debt or support obligation

is owed,

b.

the Department of Human Services or a public agency of

another state that has the right to receive current or

accrued support payments or that is providing support

enforcement services, or

c.

a person designated in a support order or as otherwise

specified by the court;

9. "Other contributions" means recurring monthly medical

expenses and visitation transportation costs that are not included

in the current monthly child support obligation;

10. "Overnight" means the child is in the physical custody and

control of a parent for an overnight period of at least twelve (12)

hours, and that parent has made a reasonable expenditure of

resources for the care of the child;

11. "Parent" means an individual who has a parent-child

relationship under the Uniform Parentage Act;

12. "Parenting time adjustment" means an adjustment to the base

child support amount based upon parenting time; and

13. "Payor" means any person or entity paying monies, income,

or earnings to an obligor. In the case of a self-employed person,

the "payor" and "obligor" may be the same person.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 407, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws

2016, c. 289, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2021, c. 286, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2021.

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