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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1453 By: Wingard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to child support; amending 43 O.S.
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8 child support; prohibiting child support award in
8 cases of joint custody; modifying expenses eligible
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9 updating statutory language; and providing an
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2021, Section 118D, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 118D. A. All child support shall be computed as a
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16 percentage of the combined gross income of both parents. The Child
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17 Support Guideline Schedule as provided in Section 119 of Title 43 of
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18 the Oklahoma Statutes this title shall be used for such computation.
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19 The child support obligation of each parent shall be computed. The
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20 share of the obligor shall be paid monthly to the obligee and shall
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21 be due on a specific date.
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22 B. In cases in which one parent has sole physical custody, the
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23 adjusted monthly gross income of both parents shall be added
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1 together and the Child Support Guideline Schedule consulted for the
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2 total combined base monthly obligation for child support.
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3 C. After the total combined child support is determined, the
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4 percentage share of each parent shall be allocated by computing the
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5 percentage contribution of each parent to the combined adjusted
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6 gross income and allocating that same percentage to the child
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7 support obligation to determine the base child support obligation of
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8 each parent.
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9 D. 1. In cases of split physical custody, where each parent is
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10 awarded physical custody of at least one of the children for whom
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11 the parents are responsible, the child support obligation for each
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12 parent shall be calculated by application of the child support
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13 guidelines for each custodial arrangement.
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14 2. The parent with the larger child support obligation shall
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15 pay the difference between the two amounts to the parent with the
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16 smaller child support obligation.
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17 E. In cases of joint custody, where each parent is awarded
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18 joint physical custody and equally shared parenting time, a child
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19 support obligation shall not be awarded to either parent.
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20 F. Child support shall be computed as set forth in subsections
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21 A through D of this section in every case, regardless of whether the
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22 custodial arrangement is designated as sole custody or joint
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23 custody. This subsection shall not apply in cases of joint custody
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1 where each parent is awarded joint physical custody and equally
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2 shared parenting time.
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3 F. G. The court, to the extent reasonably possible, shall make
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4 provision in an order for prospective adjustment of support to
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5 address any foreseen changes including, but not limited to, changes
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6 in medical insurance, child care expenses, medical expenses,
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7 extraordinary costs, and the satisfaction of jointly acquired debt
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8 of the parents used as a deduction from the gross income of a
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9 parent.
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10 G. H. Transportation expenses of a child between the homes of
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11 the parents may and any additional expenses including, but not
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12 limited to, child care, daycare, and school-related expenses shall
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13 be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted gross
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14 income, so long as the payment of such expenses does not
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15 significantly reduce the ability of the custodial parent to provide
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16 for the basic needs of the child.
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17 H. I. The social security numbers of both parents and the child
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18 or children who are the subject of a paternity or child support
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19 order shall be included in the support order summary form provided
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20 for in Section 120 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
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21 I. J. A completed support order summary form shall be presented
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22 to the judge with all paternity and child support orders where the
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23 Department of Human Services is not a necessary party pursuant to
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1 such order shall be signed by the judge without presentation of the
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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