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The Oklahoma Court of Appeals recently ruled that the right to claim a child as a dependent for tax purposes is related to an award of child support, not part of property division in a divorce. The Court cites several cases from other states as supporting the decision. The Court further stated that since the right to claim the parties’ children as dependents is modifiable, it implies such rights are akin to child support.
What does this mean for divorced parents? Anytime a modification is properly filed to change the amount of child support, it is also opening the door for a change as to which parent may claim the child or children on their taxes. To help avoid this issue, it is important to address which parent is going to be able to claim the children on their taxes and on which years they will be able to claim them. If this issue is properly addressed in the original decree, it will help avoid issues regarding taxes down the road. For the Court’s full opinion click here: Barnes v. Barnes, 2017 OK CIV APP 38 . A new law will take effect in Oklahoma that makes it illegal to drive in the left lane unless passing another vehicle. The left lane will become a true passing lane. If pulled over for a violation, a ticket could cost as much as $235.00. There are expected to be street signs around the state to remind drivers to use the left lane for passing only.
A new law will take effect in Oklahoma that makes it illegal to drive in the left lane unless passing another vehicle. The left lane will become a true passing lane. If pulled over for a violation, a ticket could cost as much as $235.00. There are expected to be street signs around the state to remind drivers to use the left lane for passing only.
A new Oklahoma law is set to become active on November 1, 2017. The new law allows for DUI suspects to have the option to have an ignition interlock devices put into their vehicles and take a DUI prevention course or await the outcomes of their criminal cases to determine whether their license revocations are upheld.
It will also become illegal for drunken driving suspects to refuse to take a breath test in Oklahoma. The new law also will abolish the civil administrative process that suspects currently use to challenge the revocation of their driver's licenses. "Our prisons are way over capacity, and our prison population is expected to grow by 25 percent in the next 10 years,” said Fallin. “Oklahoma’s overall incarceration rate is the second-highest in the country, and we lead the nation in female incarceration – incarcerating women at two-and-a-half times the national average. By 2018, we will have the highest incarceration rate in the country." - Mary Fallin
The Governor's office released a statement regarding the new laws. A link to the statement is below: |
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