What is a Motion to Enforce?
A motion to enforce visitation in Oklahoma is a legal process used to request the court to enforce a prior court order regarding parenting time, also known as visitation. A motion to enforce visitation may be filed by a parent who is not receiving the court-ordered parenting time with their child as outlined in a prior court order.
The motion to enforce visitation can be filed in the same court that issued the original parenting time order. In the motion, the parent who is seeking enforcement must provide evidence that the other parent has failed to comply with the court-ordered parenting time.
The court will then hold a hearing to determine whether the other parent has failed to comply with the court-ordered parenting time. If the court finds that the other parent has willfully failed to comply with the court-ordered parenting time, the court may impose a variety of remedies, including:
A motion to enforce visitation in Oklahoma is a legal process used to request the court to enforce a prior court order regarding parenting time, also known as visitation. A motion to enforce visitation may be filed by a parent who is not receiving the court-ordered parenting time with their child as outlined in a prior court order.
The motion to enforce visitation can be filed in the same court that issued the original parenting time order. In the motion, the parent who is seeking enforcement must provide evidence that the other parent has failed to comply with the court-ordered parenting time.
The court will then hold a hearing to determine whether the other parent has failed to comply with the court-ordered parenting time. If the court finds that the other parent has willfully failed to comply with the court-ordered parenting time, the court may impose a variety of remedies, including:
- Ordering make-up parenting time: The court may order the parent who failed to comply with the court-ordered parenting time to provide additional parenting time to make up for the time that was missed.
- Modifying the parenting time order: The court may modify the parenting time order to address the issues that led to the non-compliance.
- Imposing fines or other penalties: The court may impose fines or other penalties as a remedy for the non-compliance.
- Ordering counseling: The court may order counseling for the parents to address the issues that led to the non-compliance.