Grandparents Rights in Oklahoma
Will Homeschooling Your Children Impact Your Child Custody Case in Oklahoma?
The decision about where your children should go to school is an intensely personal one obviously, and your first step should definitely be to speak with your spouse, or ex spouse, about where he or she thinks your children should go to school. In the event that you're in the middle of a custody dispute, either a new divorce or paternity case or a modification of an existing order, the issue of education is likely to come up. And if you were in the position where you believe that your child, or children, will be served best by attending homeschool and you're going to need to marshal evidence to make that case to the court. Now, Oklahoma has a very light hand on regulating homeschooling in state. Generally speaking, the only requirement is that children from age five to 18 receive classroom instruction for at least 180 days every school year. And that's really it. Read more »How Does COVID-19 Impact Tulsa Criminal Cases?
Now if you have an arraignment or are in custody, the courts are still processing those cases at least in Tulsa County, and it really is a county by county situation. Each County is putting out its own guidance and their own instructions about how the situation should be handled. In Tulsa County, for instance, arraignments and pleadings are being done on special dockets, that are set aside, that are open only to defendants and their defense attorney, and the state, and are special settings specifically designed to get cases off the docket. Read more »Can Grandparent Rights Be Terminated or Modified in Oklahoma?
If you're in a position where you've been granted grandparent visitation rights and something changes, then it is technically possible for the court to order a modification. One thing that I see a lot in my practice is that if the custodial parent moves with the child, that might trigger a necessary change in schedules. Read more »