Oklahoma Divorce Laws-Frequently Asked Questions

There is a residency requirement according to Oklahoma divorce laws, that the plaintiff must be residing in the state for at least 6 months to file a case for Oklahoma divorce.

Paying the divorce lawyer's fee in advance is known as retainer fee. Most divorce lawyers charge their fees on hourly basis and submit invoices to the client regularly stating the hours worked on his/her Oklahoma divorce case.

In case of contested divorces, the time spent on the client's case cannot be predicted and as the divorce lawyers in Oklahoma charge their fees on per hour basis, it is difficult to estimate the total fees of a divorce lawyer.

In case of minor children, it takes about 90 days to get divorced. Divorces that do not have minor children involved are much quicker and take 10 days in Oklahoma.

After getting divorced in Oklahoma, according to Oklahoma divorce laws, the non-custodial parent is responsible to pay child support.

Child support amount is calculated according to the Oklahoma Child Support Guidlines. The court considers the number of children and the gross monthly income of both the parties to estimate the child support amount.

There exist two types of custodies in Oklahoma, i.e.,

• Sole custody. In which only one spouse is granted the custody of a child and the non-custodial spouse gets the visitation rights.
• Joint custody. In which the child resides at one place and both the spouses are responsible for making decisions regarding the child education or medial facilities.

Support alimony is the amount paid after divorce by one spouse to another usually on monthly basis to support the "ex" spouse. The support alimony is claimed when the divorce is in process.

There is no restriction that you should hire a divorce attorney. But it is advised to appoint an attroney because s/he can handle court proceedings in a better way.

For Oklahoma divorce, the Oklahoma divorce laws require only one of the spouses to be a resident of the state.