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Rule DR 1. Assignment of Family Cases

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedLocal District Court RulesEffective: August 24, 2023

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Local District Court Rules
Rules of the Fourteenth Judicial District [Tulsa and Pawnee Counties]
Family Rules
Effective: August 24, 2023
Fourteenth Judicial District Court Rule DR 1
Rule DR 1. Assignment of Family Cases
Currentness
1. All Family cases, including Habeas Corpus actions seeking custody of minor children, DHS, and Paternity cases, shall be assigned at the time of filing to one of the Family Division Dockets by random computer function.
2. An assigned case will remain on the assigned docket from filing, including temporary orders, through any post-decree matter. The setting of the case will be determined by the Judge assigned to the docket. Nothing in this rule is intended to prohibit administrative reassignment to a docket which promotes judicial economy (e.g., indirect contempt of court for failure to pay child support).
3. Unless otherwise ordered, the following cross-docket assignments will control:
a. Adult Protective Services filing with guardianship filings shall be assigned to the Guardianship Division;
b. Protective Order filings with domestic filings shall be assigned to the Family Division.
4. In any case where the Department of Human Services, Oklahoma Child Support Services, is a necessary party as provided in 43 O.S. ยง 112(F), the case may be set on or continued to the designated DHS Docket by the Judge assigned to the case.

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[Adopted effective February 6, 2003. Amended effective September 22, 2006; March 24, 2011; August 24, 2023.]
Fourteenth Judicial District Court Rule DR 1, OK R 14 DIST CT Rule DR 1
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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