Family Law Attorneys
Yes. We can draw up paperwork and give you instructions on what you need to do to go through an Oklahoma visitation case.
You either need to file a Motion to Enforce Visitation or file an Application for Contempt and a Motion to Modify.
You need to file a Paternity action to give you equal rights to your child.
A free consultation gives clients an opportunity to decide whether they will be comfortable with an attorney’s personality and style. It also gives the attorney an opportunity to see if you have the type of case the attorney wants to take and decide if they want to work with you.
Most attorneys will not provide legal advice during a free consultation. They will listen to your case and let you know if they can help you. In addition, a family law attorney who is offering free consultations may be one who has few clients, is not terribly busy, or is willing to take any case that walks through the door, even if other alternatives may exist for that client.
If an attorney is willing and/or able to commit the serious time involved in a consultation for free, or at a significantly reduced rate, it may indicate a lack of experience by the attorney, or you should investigate other red flags. That may not always be the case, but most reputable and experienced attorneys charge a fee in exchange for the valuable and tailored information they provide during consultations.
There has to be a material, permanent change in circumstances in the home where the child lives in order to file a Motion to Modify to change child custody and child support orders.
No. An attorney may not represent two clients who are on opposite sides of the same court action as that creates a conflict of interest. If you and your spouse are not able to fully agree about things such as property and debt division or child custody and visitation, then you should each have your own lawyer from separate law firms. (You can, of course, represent yourself in court, but it's not highly recommended, especially if your spouse has hired their own attorney)
If you and your spouse are 100% in agreement about EVERY term of your divorce agreement, then you may utilize just one attorney to help you with an uncontested or "waiver" divorce. In this instance, one of you will be the client and the other will be self-represented, or "pro se". The pro se party will sign a Waiver of Summons/Entry of Appearance that tells the court that they know the divorce papers have been filed, they don't want an attorney of their own, and they are okay with the terms of the decree their spouse will take to the court. The attorney for the other spouse will prepare all the documents necessary, have both parties sign them, and then go with their client to have them signed by the judge and entered as a Final Decree.
Uncontested divorces handled this way are much faster and far less expensive than arguing in court and are a perfect choice for couples who have already agreed on how everything will be handled and just want a quick and streamlined court process. If you are interested in finding out if an uncontested divorce is right for you, please call us at (405) 792-2400 to schedule a consultation.
Child support can be obtained without filing for divorce. You will need to speak with an experienced attorney.
No. When couples get divorced, their property is divided into separate and marital property. Separate property is anything acquired before the marriage (with some exceptions). Marital property is any property or assets acquired after the marriage, regardless of whose name is on it. Anything considered marital property will be subject to equitable division by the court system. This means that if your spouse’s property was acquired after you were married, you may be entitled to receive a share.
If you have other questions about your divorce and property settlement options, contact Naidu Law today to schedule a consultation with one of our attorneys!
No. An attorney may not represent two clients who are on opposite sides of the same court action as that creates a conflict of interest. If you and your spouse are not able to fully agree about things such as property and debt division or child custody and visitation, then you should each have your own lawyer from separate law firms. (You can, of course, represent yourself in court, but it's not highly recommended, especially if your spouse has hired their own attorney)
If you and your spouse are 100% in agreement about EVERY term of your divorce agreement, then you may utilize just one attorney to help you with an uncontested or "waiver" divorce. In this instance, one of you will be the client and the other will be self-represented, or "pro se". The pro se party will sign a Waiver of Summons/Entry of Appearance that tells the court that they know the divorce papers have been filed, they don't want an attorney of their own, and they are okay with the terms of the decree their spouse will take to the court. The attorney for the other spouse will prepare all the documents necessary, have both parties sign them, and then go with their client to have them signed by the judge and entered as a Final Decree.
Uncontested divorces handled this way are much faster and far less expensive than arguing in court and are a perfect choice for couples who have already agreed on how everything will be handled and just want a quick and streamlined court process. If you are interested in finding out if an uncontested divorce is right for you, please call us at (405) 792-2400 to schedule a consultation.
Due to us offering monthly payments it isn’t unusual that you will have more than one outstanding monthly invoice at a time. If this happens to be case, your payment(s) are applied to the most outstanding (oldest) invoice first to pay that bill off before applying any payments to more recent invoices. So to find your payment it will be on your oldest, outstanding bill.
When you hire our firm you will be assigned to a live, personable Accounts Receivable Rep. They are available during working hours to answer any questions you might regarding your account with our firm as well taking payment over the phone.
This isn’t difficult to do at all! As long as it is a type of case our office is capable of handling you would just need to let our office know and come in for a consult for this new matter and sign a new contract as well as discuss payments for your new case.
It is according to your contract. Most of our contracts allow for 30 days from when you receive your invoice. You will need to put in writing what line items you are disputing and why and email that to your Accounts Receivable Clerk for review.
Yes! You can pay online via our website; just click on “Pay Online” near the top. Please make sure you put the clients name in the Reference Line so we know which case to record the payment to.
The only way to do this is if you have been re-married for one year and your new spouse is willing to adopt your child.
In order for Oklahoma to terminate your parental rights in a DHS case you have the right to a jury trial. If you have done your treatment plan then that information is what you will use to fight termination of your parental rights.
Yes you can, if someone is waiting to adopt your child. You can not do this through a family law, custody case.
Short answer? Yes.
Longer answer? It depends - most of the time if an ex is making quite a bit more than they were when your original child support order was entered and there haven't been any significant changes to your income, then yes, a higher support amount is probably likely. However, the income of the parties is not the only factor that goes into calculating child support - things such as health insurance and child care costs, other children being supported, court-ordered marital debt payments, and the number of overnight visits that your ex gets with your child all play a role in calculating the final amount of child support to be paid.
If you would like to have a detailed assessment of your child support matter, give Naidu Law a call at (405) 792-2400 to schedule a consultation.
Like most questions that come up in family law matters, the answer to this one is "it depends". Generally speaking, in Oklahoma, there is no default rule that a parent is required to pay for some or all of a child's college costs, and it's very rare that a court will order such a thing to be done unless there's a compelling reason to do so. This doesn't mean that it can't be worked into a divorce decree, though - it simply takes some negotiation skill on the part of the attorneys.
Anything that a divorcing couple agrees to do after their divorce is finalized can be incorporated into an enforceable court Order in the final divorce decree - including an agreement for the parents to either share the college costs or for one person to pay the bulk of them. If you want this to be part of your decree and your ex won't agree to it, your attorney can ask the court to make a ruling on that issue at trial, as long as they file something specifically requesting it and they can make a legitimate argument as to why it needs to be part of the final decree. Things such as large income disparity, special needs of the child or children, and other factors may support a ruling that specifically addresses college costs. These factors are specific to each family and it is not an automatic given that the court will make a ruling in your favor if you are requesting that your ex
If you would like to have one of our attorneys evaluate your situation, please call us at (405) 792-2400 to schedule a consultation.