{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-551-209","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-551-209","heading":"Information to be submitted to court","body":"INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO COURT\n\nA. In a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first\n\npleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if\n\nreasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child's present\n\naddress or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during\n\nthe last five (5) years, and the names and present addresses of the\n\npersons with whom the child has lived during that period. The\n\npleading or affidavit must state whether the party:\n\n1. Has participated, as a party or witness or in any other\n\ncapacity, in any other proceeding concerning the custody of or\n\nvisitation with the child and, if so, identify the court, the case\n\nnumber, and the date of the child custody determination, if any;\n\n2. Knows of any proceeding that could affect the current\n\nproceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and proceedings\n\nrelating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of\n\nparental rights, and adoptions, and, if so, identify the court, the\n\ncase number, and the nature of the proceeding; and\n\n3. Knows the names and addresses of any person not a party to\n\nthe proceeding who has physical custody of the child or claims\n\nrights of legal custody or physical custody of, or visitation with,\n\nthe child and, if so, the names and addresses of those persons.\n\nB. If the information required by subsection A of this section\n\nis not furnished, the court, upon motion of a party or its own\n\nmotion, may stay the proceeding until the information is furnished.\n\nC. If the declaration as to any of the items described in\n\nparagraphs 1 through 3 of subsection A of this section is in the\n\naffirmative, the declarant shall give additional information under\n\noath as required by the court. The court may examine the parties\n\nunder oath as to details of the information furnished and other\n\nmatters pertinent to the court's jurisdiction and the disposition of\n\nthe case.\n\nD. Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of any\n\nproceeding in this or any other state that could affect the current\n\nproceeding.\n\nE. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath\n\nthat the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be\n\njeopardized by disclosure of identifying information, the\n\ninformation must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other\n\nparty or the public unless the court orders the disclosure to be\n\nmade after a hearing in which the court takes into consideration the\n\nhealth, safety, or liberty of the party or child and determines that\n\nthe disclosure is in the interest of justice.","path":["OK Code","Title 43"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os43.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"c4cd0d6481035d4f4e102bac4361b5703707c70b93ac369570d7d5b42750a17e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-551-208","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-551-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}