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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
March 30, 2021
AS AMENDED
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1151 By: Osburn, Lawson and Roberts
(Sean) of the House
and
Howard and Pederson of the
Senate
An Act relating to child custody; amending 43 O.S.
2011, Section 110.1, which relates to shared
parenting; permitting court to consider a bility of
parents to cooperate on certain issues; allowing
court to consider evidence of domestic violence,
stalking or harassment; requiring findings of fact
and conclusions of law ; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2011, Section 110.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 110.1 It is the policy of this state to ass ure that
minor children have frequent and continuing contact with parents who
have shown the ability to act in the best interests of their
children and to encourage parents to share in the rights and
responsibilities of rearing their children after the par ents have
separated or dissolved their marriage, provided that. The court may
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consider evidence of the ability of the parents agree to cooperate
and that on issues related to their minor children, as well as
evidence of domestic violence, stalking, or harassing behaviors
harassment as defined in Section 109 of this title are not present
in the parental relationship . To effectuate this policy, if
requested by a parent, the court may provide substantially equal
access to the minor children to both parents a t a temporary order or
final hearing, unless the court finds that shared parenting would be
detrimental to the child. The court shall issue findings of fact
and conclusions of law to support its decision after a final hearing
on the merits.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
March 30, 2021 - DO PASS AS AMENDED