{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-571-102","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-571-102","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this act:\n\n1. \"Abduction\" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention\n\nof a child;\n\n2. \"Child\" means an unemancipated individual who is less than\n\neighteen (18) years of age;\n\n3. \"Child custody determination\" means a judgment, decree, or\n\nother court order providing for the legal custody, physical custody,\n\nor visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a\n\npermanent, temporary, initial, and modification order;\n\n4. \"Child custody proceeding\" means a proceeding in which legal\n\ncustody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is\n\nat issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution\n\nof marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,\n\npaternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from\n\ndomestic violence;\n\n5. \"Court\" means an entity authorized under the law of a state\n\nto establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination;\n\n6. \"Petition\" includes a motion or its equivalent;\n\n7. \"Record\" means information that is inscribed on a tangible\n\nmedium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is\n\nretrievable in perceivable form;\n\n8. \"State\" means a state of the United States, the District of\n\nColumbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any\n\nterritory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the\n\nUnited States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian\n\ntribe or nation;\n\n9. \"Travel document\" means records relating to a travel\n\nitinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for\n\ntransportation, or accommodations. The term does not include a\n\npassport or visa;\n\n10. \"Wrongful removal\" means the taking of a child that\n\nbreaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under\n\nthe laws of this state; and\n\n11. \"Wrongful retention\" means the keeping or concealing of a\n\nchild that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or\n\nrecognized under the laws of this state.","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":"3d78befc1adc2b6f3c9e6cb1f168463d19eb749cbdf5b7562c2d9752957253ff","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-571-101","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43-43-571-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}