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Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-5.1: Premarital counseling

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  2. Title 43

A. The clerk of the district court shall reduce the fee for a

marriage license as prescribed by Section 31 of Title 28 of the

Oklahoma Statutes to persons who have successfully completed a

premarital counseling program meeting the conditions specified by

this section.

B. 1. A premarital counseling program shall be conducted by a

health professional, an official representative of a religious

institution, or a person trained by the principal authors or duly

authorized agents of the principal authors of nationally recognized

marriage education curriculum including, but not limited to,

Prevention & Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). Upon

successful completion of the program, the counseling program

provider shall issue to the persons a certificate signed by the

instructor of the counseling program. The certificate shall state

that the named persons have successfully completed the premarital

counseling requirements. A minimum of four (4) hours of education

or counseling shall be necessary for successful completion of the

marriage education curriculum.

2. For purposes of this subsection, the term “health

professional” means a person licensed or certified by this state to

practice psychiatry or psychology; a licensed social worker with

experience in marriage counseling; a licensed marital and family

therapist; or a licensed professional counselor.

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