Oklahoma § 43-424 - Forms for petition and court order - Modification of

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§ 43-424. Forms for petition and court order - Modification of

visitation rights.

A. The Office of the Court Administrator shall develop:

1. A form for use in petitioning the court for inclusion in the

child visitation registry which shall be distributed to all court

clerk offices; and

2. A form for the court's order requiring participation in the

registry. This form shall provide for the following:

a.

a requirement that a copy of the order be given to

each parent, the child visitation registry agency, and

court file,

b.

a determination of who is authorized to pick up or

deliver a child to the child visitation registry

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family

agency. The list may include, but is not limited to,

parents, stepparents, and grandparents,

c.

a determination of when the participants shall meet to

pick up or deliver a child to the child visitation

registry agency. This decision shall include specific

days of the week and time periods,

d.

the date when participation in the program shall begin

or end, and

e.

a requirement that the participant delivering the

child to the registry must wait at the agency and sign

out after the participant picking up the child has

departed from the agency.

B. If a parent, or other person with custody, is habitually

late to pick up or deliver the child or children, the court may,

upon proper notice, consider reducing or canceling visitation

temporarily or permanently.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 131, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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