Child custody; requiring notice to custodial parent by noncustodial parent; providing that the parent is not required to disclose certain information; exception. Effective date.

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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 970 By: Weaver of the Senate

and

West (Kevin) of the House

An Act relating to child custody; requiring notice to
custodial parent of in-patient treatment of
noncustodial parent; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.

AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill
and insert:

"An Act relating to child custody; requiring notice
to custodial parent by noncustodial parent; allowing
noncustodial parents the authority to deny disclosing
reasons for noncompliance; providing an exception;
providing for charges of indirect contempt of court
in certain circumstances; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-107b of Title 43A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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A custodial parent shall receive notice from the noncustodial
parent, or the noncustodial parent’s representative, if the
noncustodial parent is unable to comply with court-ordered
visitation or any other court-ordered requirement for any reason.
Unless ordered otherwise by the court, the noncustodial parent shall
not be required to disclose the reason the parent is unable to
comply. A noncustodial parent who violates the provisions of this
section shall be in indirect contempt of court.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025."
Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House of
Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 970 By: Weaver of the Senate

and

West (Kevin) of the House

An Act relating to child custody; requiring notice to
custodial parent of in-patient treatment of
noncustodial parent; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-107b of Title 43A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A custodial parent under a court order entered pursuant to the
provisions of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall receive notice
from the noncustodial parent, or the noncustodial parent’s
representative if such parent is unable, if the noncustodial parent
is unable to comply with court-ordered visitation or any other
court-ordered requirement because he or she is receiving in-patient
treatment at a facility within the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services or a facility certified by the Department.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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Passed the Senate the 27th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives