Category Archives: In The News

Father Kills Son Rather Than Pay Child Support

January 5, 2009

In a tragic story out of New Orleans, a father has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 2 1/2 year old son. Apparently the father had never before exercised his visitation rights with his son, but upon being ordered to pay child support, the father arranged to pick up the boy [...]

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Tulsa County Judge Perugino Dismisses Same-Sex Divorce Petition

November 26, 2008

Yesterday, Tulsa County Special Judge Robert Perugion dismissed a same-sex divorce petition filed on behalf of Cait O’Darling. Perugino noted that Oklahoma defines marriage “as the union of one man and one woman” and said he could not grant O’Darling’s request for a “dissolution of marriage” from another woman. A 2004 amendment to Oklahoma’s Constitution [...]

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Oklahoma DHS settles lawsuit regarding its negligence in death of toddler

August 19, 2008

A federal judge in Tulsa gave approval last Friday for a $160,000 settlement in a lawsuit that was filed against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services after the 2005 scalding death of a 2-year-old Tulsa boy.
The lawsuit filed by the child’s grandfather, alleged that DHS was negligent for failing to remove the boy from his [...]

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Judge Vacates Divorce So Ex-Wife Can Become Widow

March 27, 2008

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DHS Employee Fails To Report Sexual Abuse

February 23, 2008

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State Courts Closed For Oklahoma’s Centennial

November 15, 2007

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Lavender to Retire

June 25, 2007

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Oklahoma Judge Recognized for Implementing Innovative Child Support Enforcement Ideas

June 20, 2007

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Free Legal Clinic Tomorrow

February 9, 2007

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Child Custody Dispute Escalates Into Murder-For-Hire Plot

January 10, 2007

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