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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1151 By: Osburn, Lawson and Roberts
(Sean) of the House
and
Howard 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 communicate about children; allowing court
to consider evidence of domestic violence, stalking
or harassment; requiring findings of fact and
conclusions of law if equal access to children is not
granted; 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 assure that
minor children have frequen t 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 parents have
separated or dissolved the ir marriage, provided that. The court may
consider evidence of the ability of the parents agree to communicate
and cooperate and that on issues related to their minor children, as
well as evidence of domestic violence, stalking, or harassing
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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 at 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 if equal access and
custody is not provided to both parents after a fin al hearing on the
merits.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate