Author Archives: Evan Taylor

Social Networking & Divorce Cases

By Evan Taylor | Published: August 6, 2010
My mother always said never write anything down or take a picture of anything that  I didn’t want someone else to see. What I have found in my practice is that you should also ask yourself whether anything that you every write down or take pictures of would make you look like a responsible parent [...]
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Temporary Orders that last for years. . .

By Evan Taylor | Published: July 7, 2010
Any time a new divorce or child custody case is filed any of the parties can ask the court to enter temporary orders which govern the responsibilities of the parties while they wait for trial.  Since many contested matters may take six months or more to reach trial– and some more than a year– it [...]
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Separate & Marital Property

By Evan Taylor | Published: May 26, 2010
In Oklahoma law, Title 43 O.S. Section 121 upon the granting of a divorce the Court: B. The court shall enter its decree confirming in each spouse the property owned by him or her before marriage and the undisposed-of property acquired after marriage by him or her in his or her own [...]
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Court Filing Fees

By Evan Taylor | Published: April 28, 2010
Believe it or not filing fees have fallen. It is so usual to see prices go down, but that is exactly what has happened in our Oklahoma court. The new filing fees are as follows: Divorce $173.00 Motion to Modify $ 55.00 Income Assignment $ 25.00 Paternity $ 115.00 Guardianship $ 155.00 Adoption $ 115.00 Application for Contempt $ 45.00 Summons $ 5.00 Of course [...]
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Child Support Modification

By Evan Taylor | Published: April 23, 2010
In Oklahoma, the law on child support is that from time to time it can be reviewed and modified to keep pace with the changing needs of the child and the changes in the income of the parents. This means that whenever there is a substantial and permanent change in the needs of the child [...]
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Alimony or all of your money?

By Evan Taylor | Published: March 30, 2010
Nothing makes me think trial, trial, trial than a stray request for Alimony. It really does add insult to injury in most cases, especially when you are talking about short marriages with high debt. However, there are some important things to remember about alimony in divorce cases. In Oklahoma we have two different types of alimony: [...]
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Guardian Ad Litem?

By Evan Taylor | Published: March 9, 2010
Ever heard of one? Often in the messiest of child custody disputes, the judge will appoint an attorney to represent the interest of the kids. This person is known as a Guardian Ad Litem, or GAL. The GAL has the duty to interview the children as well as other people who have information about the children. [...]
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Here we go again . . . End Common Law Marriage

By Evan Taylor | Published: February 18, 2010
True to form there is another bill this year in the Oklahoma Legislature seeking to abolish common law marriage in Oklahoma. This time, Sen. Earl Garrison, D-Muskogee, has introduced a bill that would require the state of Oklahoma to no longer recognize common-law marriages formed after Nov. 1. “A common-law marriage in this state or any other [...]
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Child Tax Exemptions

By Evan Taylor | Published: February 11, 2010
During tax time the phones ring every day with parents asking about how to handle the tax benefits available to them for claiming their children. It is not very simple, unless you have already worked your way through this issue in your court papers. In Oklahoma, each parent should look to the terms of their final [...]
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Client Ratings

By Evan Taylor | Published: February 9, 2010
In these days of our new Net-neighborhoods, can go beyond personal rl referrals. By this, I mean, we are able to look to the net community for reviews on our favorite restaurants or movies. Why should legal services be any different?In fact, why isn’t it even more important to know about the quality of legal [...]
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