Oklahoma § 56-234 - Actions to secure compliance with court's support or

§ 56-234. Actions to secure compliance with court's support or

maintenance orders.

A. If a party in a divorce action or other civil case has

disobeyed or failed to comply with an order of the court to make

payments for the support or maintenance of a child for whom the

Department of Human Services thereafter makes payments in its

program for Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), the Department

may file and prosecute in such action or civil case an application

to have a party cited and punished for contempt of court, or any

other pleading to secure compliance with the court's order.

B. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with

district attorneys, is authorized to periodically offer an amnesty

program for those who owe past-due child support. The Department,

in coordination with district attorneys, may announce and publicize

a program that offers those who owe past-due child support an

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons

opportunity to pay off the past-due support by a certain date. If

payment in full is made, the Department, in coordination with

district attorneys, may forego the use of other enforcement remedies

for support past-due and accrued interest on that amount owed to the

state up to that date. For accrued interest owed to a parent, the

parent may, by affidavit, waive the past-due interest.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 165, § 2, emerg. eff. April 11, 1968.

Amended by Laws 1999, c. 422, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.