OK SB495

Requires courts to hold evidentiary hearings within 60 days when a party alleges child abuse or domestic violence, with findings entered before considering other best interest factors

Protects parents from losing custody or visitation rights when they make good-faith allegations of child abuse or domestic violence based on reasonable belief and act lawfully to protect the child

Mandates sole custody to the non-offending parent and suspension or supervised-only visitation when a court finds a pattern of child abuse or domestic violence by a parent

Authorizes courts to order offending parents to pay court costs, attorney fees, and expert fees incurred by non-offending parents during abuse-related evidentiary hearings

Effective date: November 1, 2025