Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-140: Problem-solving court program - Participation by obligors

of state child support plan.

A. In cases in which child support services under the state

child support plan as provided in Section 237 of Title 56 of the

Oklahoma Statutes are being provided for the benefit of the child,

the administrative or district court may order the obligor to

participate in the problem-solving court program of the Department

of Human Services. The problem-solving court program is an

immediate and highly structured judicial intervention process for

the obligor and requires completion of a participation agreement by

the obligor and monitoring by the court. A problem-solving court

program differs in practice and design from the traditional

adversarial prosecution and trial systems. The problem-solving

court program uses a team approach administered by the judge in

cooperation with a child support state’s attorney and a child

support court liaison who focuses on removing the obstacles causing

the nonpayment of the obligor. The obligors in this program shall

be required to sign an agreement to participate in this program.

The court liaisons assess the needs of the obligor, develop a

community referral network, make referrals, monitor the compliance

of the obligor in the program, and provide status reports to the

court.

B. Participation in the problem-solving court program shall not

act as a stay of federally mandated automated enforcement remedies.

The child support obligation of the obligor shall not be suspended

or abated during participation in the program.