Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-123: Remarriage and cohabitation - Appeal from judgment

It shall be unlawful for either party to an action for divorce

whose former husband or wife is living to marry in this state a

person other than the divorced spouse within six (6) months from

date of decree of divorce granted in this state, or to cohabit with

such other person in this state during said period if the marriage

took place in another state; and if an appeal be commenced from said

decree, it shall be unlawful for either party to such cause to marry

any other person and cohabit with such person in this state until

the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date on which final

judgment shall be rendered pursuant to such appeal. Any person

violating the provisions of this section by such marriage shall be

deemed guilty of the Class D1 felony offense of bigamy and shall be

punished as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any person violating the

provisions of this section by such cohabitation shall be deemed

guilty of the Class D1 felony offense of adultery and shall be

punished as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

An appeal from a judgment granting or denying a divorce shall be

made in the same manner as in any other civil case.

R.L. 1910, § 4971. Amended by Laws 1925, c. 119, p. 166, § 1; Laws

1957, p. 82, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 322, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 5, § 1, eff.

Jan. 1, 1971. Renumbered from Title 12, § 1280 by Laws 1989, c.

333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 462,

eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 507, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 462 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.