Oklahoma § 43-139 - Legal right to child support

§ 43-139. Legal right to child support

The Legislature finds and declares that child support is a basic

legal right of the state's parents and children, that mothers and

fathers have a legal obligation to provide financial support for

their children and that child support payments can have a

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family

substantial impact on child poverty and state welfare expenditures.

It is therefore the Legislature's intent to encourage payment of

child support to decrease overall costs to the state's taxpayers

while increasing the amount of financial support collected for the

state's children by authorizing the district courts of this state

and the Department of Human Services to order the revocation,

suspension, nonissuance or nonrenewal of any recreational license or

permit, or permit including, but not limited to, a hunting and

fishing license or other authorization issued pursuant to the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, Section 1-101 et seq. of Title

29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and certificates of title for vessels

and motors and other licenses of registration issued pursuant to the

Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, Section 4001 et seq. of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or to order probation for a

parent who is in noncompliance with an order for support for at

least ninety (90) days or failing, after receiving appropriate

notice to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to paternity or

child support proceedings.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws

1997, c. 402, § 16, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2020, c. 111, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2020.