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OK HB2520

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

David Holt

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (Title 43 O.S.) to update terminology, fix statutory citations, and clarify references throughout the act
  • Designates the Oklahoma Department of Human Services as the agency responsible for maintaining the putative father registry and performing functions under the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support
  • Establishes that persons filing direct requests for support order recognition and enforcement are not entitled to assistance from the Department of Human Services
  • Allows out-of-state parties or witnesses to testify by telephone or audiovisual means under penalty of perjury, and specifies that immunity from civil process applies only while a party is physically present in Oklahoma for proceedings
  • Applies to all proceedings beginning on or after November 1, 2015, with an effective date of November 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Child support; modifying sections of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; repealer; effective date.

Last Action

Authored by Senator Holt (principal Senate author)

2/10/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Civil Procedure2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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