Mediation in Tulsa Divorce and Family Law

Tulsa family law strongly encourages Mediation in Tulsa Divorce.  While no law expressly requires mediation local courts may have certain local rules. District courts require setting mediation prior to setting the case for trial. The reasoning is that trials are costly and that mediation may reduce the cost. Additionally this reduces the number of cases set on the courts trial docket. Mediation in Tulsa divorce allows the parties to attempt to resolve outstanding issues in a divorce or paternity action themselves. With mediation, at least the parties have some… Read More

Where Do I File Divorce Tulsa Oklahoma?

In order to have a court hear your Oklahoma divorce or paternity case, you must establish proper jurisdiction.  In legal matters, there are two types of jurisdiction.  The first subject matter jurisdiction:  does the court have the authority to make a ruling regarding the type of case. The second is personal jurisdiction, that is does the court authority over the parties.  When it comes to Oklahoma family law matters, any district court will have subject matter jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction is not that cut and dry. What personal… Read More

Who Gets Your Inheritance in a Tulsa Divorce?

Oklahoma is an equitable division of marital property state regarding inheritance in a Tulsa divorce. This means that any assets acquired during the marriage must equitably divide in a divorce.  Parties in a divorce may keep those items that they acquired prior to the marriage. Also they keep those assets they acquired after they physically separated,  along with assets acquired through gift and inheritance. However Who gets your inheritance in a Tulsa divorce may be a tricky matter. Certainly inheritance, like a retirement account, is an asset that one can… Read More