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Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-61: Domestic violence court program

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  2. Title 22

A. Subject to the availability of funds, any district or

municipal court of record of this state may establish and maintain a

domestic violence court program pursuant to the provisions of this

section.

B. For purposes of this section, "domestic violence court"

means a specialized judicial process for domestic matters both civil

and criminal in nature that arise out of the same family or domestic

circumstance.

C. The presiding judge of a district or municipal court of

record may appoint an individual judge to preside over related

criminal, family and matrimonial matters that arise in the context

of domestic violence. Criminal domestic violence charges,

protective orders and any actions for divorce, separate maintenance,

guardianship, adoption or any other proceeding involving custody or

visitation between the same parties may be presented to the domestic

violence court.

D. The Administrative Office of the Courts may promulgate

rules, procedures and forms necessary to implement a domestic

violence court to ensure statewide uniformity.

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