Understanding Custodial Rights After Military Deployment
Hello, I’m Oklahoma City family attorney Dillan Savage of Wirth Law Office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Today, we’re discussing what happens when a deployed military member returns home and there’s a temporary custodial schedule in place during their deployment. As we’ve covered in previous videos, certain protections are in place when a military member deploys, one of which is a temporary change in the custodial schedule.
Returning Home and Notification Procedures
So, what happens when you return? According to Oklahoma law, Title 43 Section 150.9, you must notify the non-deploying parent as soon as you’re back and ready to resume visitation. If you can’t reach the non-deploying parent, notify the court instead. You should do this in writing, filing the document in your case.
Once notice is given—either to the court or the non-deploying parent—the temporary custodial schedule ends after 10 days. You don’t need to take further action; the schedule automatically reverts to the original one as if nothing changed.
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