Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-143: Conditions of allowance

Such allowance shall be made by the county court and only upon

the following conditions:

(1) The child or children for whose benefit the allowance is

made must be living with the mother of such child or children; (2)

The allowance shall be made only when in the absence of such

allowance the mother would be required to work regularly away from

her home and children, and when by means of such allowance she will

be able to remain at home with her children; (3) The mother must, in

the judgment of the county court, be a proper person, morally,

physically and mentally, for the bringing up of her children; (4)

Such allowance shall, in the judgment of the court, be necessary to

save the child or children from neglect; (5) No person shall receive

the benefit of this act who shall not have been a resident of the

county in which such application is made for at least one (1) year

next before the making of such application for such allowance.