Oklahoma · Custody and support · Updated Oct 2026

Child custody and support in Oklahoma

Custody and child support in a Oklahoma divorce: the legal term for custody, the parenting class, the official support calculator and the child support agency.

Quick answer

In Oklahoma, custody is called “custody and visitation (joint custody allowed)”. Parenting class: Required in incompatibility divorces with a child under 18: both parents must attend an educational program on the impact of divorce on children (43 Okla. Stat. 101, 107.2(B)). Oklahoma publishes an official child support calculator or guidelines.

Custody term
Custody and visitation (joint custody allowed)
Parenting class
Required
Child support calculator
Official child support calculator or guidelines
Child support agency
Oklahoma Human Services, Child Support Services

Custody terms in Oklahoma

Custody and visitation (joint custody allowed)

Parenting class in Oklahoma

  • Required in incompatibility divorces with a child under 18: both parents must attend an educational program on the impact of divorce on children (43 Okla. Stat. 101, 107.2(B)).
  • In other cases the court may require it.

Child support in Oklahoma

Good to know

  • With minor children there is a 90-day minimum wait after filing. (43 O.S. 107.1)
  • Parents in an incompatibility divorce must take a class on divorce's impact on children; it includes reconciliation as an option. (43 O.S. 107.2(B))

Children in a Oklahoma divorce: what the process includes

  1. Custody

    The court's orders use Oklahoma's term for custody: custody and visitation (joint custody allowed).

  2. Parenting class

    Required in incompatibility divorces with a child under 18: both parents must attend an educational program on the impact of divorce on children (43 Okla. Stat. 101, 107.2(B)).

  3. Child support

    The official calculator or guidelines: Official child support calculator or guidelines

  4. The child support agency

    Oklahoma's child support agency: Oklahoma Human Services, Child Support Services

Questions about custody and child support in Oklahoma

What is child custody called in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma uses the term “custody and visitation (joint custody allowed)”.

Do parents have to take a class in a Oklahoma divorce?

Required in incompatibility divorces with a child under 18: both parents must attend an educational program on the impact of divorce on children (43 Okla. Stat. 101, 107.2(B)). In other cases the court may require it.

Is there an official child support calculator for Oklahoma?

Yes. Oklahoma's official calculator or guidelines: Official child support calculator or guidelines

Which agency handles child support in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma Human Services, Child Support Services.

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Last checked: Oct 24, 2026.