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Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-571-102: Definitions

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 43

As used in this act:

1. "Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention

of a child;

2. "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is less than

eighteen (18) years of age;

3. "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or

other court order providing for the legal custody, physical custody,

or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a

permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order;

4. "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal

custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is

at issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution

of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,

paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from

domestic violence;

5. "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state

to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination;

6. "Petition" includes a motion or its equivalent;

7. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible

medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is

retrievable in perceivable form;

8. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any

territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the

United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian

tribe or nation;

9. "Travel document" means records relating to a travel

itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for

transportation, or accommodations. The term does not include a

passport or visa;

10. "Wrongful removal" means the taking of a child that

breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under

the laws of this state; and

11. "Wrongful retention" means the keeping or concealing of a

child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or

recognized under the laws of this state.

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