OK SB1234

Creates new Section 112B in Title 43 of Oklahoma Statutes defining "best interest of the child" for custody determinations involving shared parental responsibility and primary residence

Requires courts to evaluate 10 specific factors including which parent is more likely to allow frequent contact with the nonresidential parent, emotional ties between parents and child, and each parent's capacity to provide food, clothing, and medical care

Mandates consideration of environmental stability, family unit permanence, parental mental and physical health, the child's home/school/community record, and the child's reasonable preference if deemed sufficiently mature

Requires assessment of each parent's willingness to facilitate a continuing relationship between the child and the other parent

Effective date: November 1, 2016